WHAT'S ON AT LOWRY, SALFORD
What's On at Lowry, Salford
Lowry at Salford Quays opened in 2000 and boasts two theatres, a drama studio, galleries, and events spaces. The Lyric is the largest UK stage outside the West End with a capacity of 1730. The Quays has a capacity of 440. It hosts diverse events and shows from operas, dance, musicals, plays, comedy, exhibitions, visual / digital arts, and workshops and has premiered shows such as 42 Balloons.
A registered charity, Lowry offer free creative participation opportunities. Their eight partner companies are Access All Areas, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Far From the Norm, LUNG, National Theatre, Ockham’s Razor, Opera North and Rambert.
Lowry has many great shows lined up including Death On The Nile, The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe, SIX, Operation Mincemeat, Bank of Dave The Musical, Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath, English National Opera's Albert Herring, To Kill A Mockingbird, Bluey's Big Play, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, The Enormous Crocodile, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes, The Constant Wife, Blood Brothers, Murder at Midnight, Uncanny - Fear of the Dark, The Talented Mr Ripley, Let The Right One In, Inspector Morse - House of Ghosts and The Boy at the Back of the Class. See what's on at Lowry below and book tickets online.
Lowry at Salford Quays opened in 2000 and boasts two theatres, a drama studio, galleries, and events spaces. The Lyric is the largest UK stage outside the West End with a capacity of 1730. The Quays has a capacity of 440. It hosts diverse events and shows from operas, dance, musicals, plays, comedy, exhibitions, visual / digital arts, and workshops and has premiered shows such as 42 Balloons.
A registered charity, Lowry offer free creative participation opportunities. Their eight partner companies are Access All Areas, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Far From the Norm, LUNG, National Theatre, Ockham’s Razor, Opera North and Rambert.
Lowry has many great shows lined up including Death On The Nile, The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe, SIX, Operation Mincemeat, Bank of Dave The Musical, Birmingham Royal Ballet's Black Sabbath, English National Opera's Albert Herring, To Kill A Mockingbird, Bluey's Big Play, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, The Enormous Crocodile, Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes, The Constant Wife, Blood Brothers, Murder at Midnight, Uncanny - Fear of the Dark, The Talented Mr Ripley, Let The Right One In, Inspector Morse - House of Ghosts and The Boy at the Back of the Class. See what's on at Lowry below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
What's On at Lowry, Salford
Dead Ringers
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 12 October 2025
 To mark its 25th anniversary, BBC Radio 4's legendary, multi-award-winning topical satire show takes to the road with a full UK tour for the first time. Starring long-standing cast members Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens, Lewis MacLeod, and Dun...Josie Long
Quays Theatre
Sunday 12 October 2025
 Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and very-hard-to-pin-down-indie-underdog-nightmare Josie Long is back with Now is The Time of Monsters, a new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna. ★★★★★ The Skinny "Riot...Listen Very Carefully - The 'Allo 'Allo Podcast
Quays Theatre
Sunday 12 October 2025
Attenzion!  You will listen very carefully. I shall say this only once. Following the success of their hit podcast, 'Allo 'Allo! stars Kim Hartman (Helga!), Guy Siner (Lieutenant Gruber!), and Richard Gibson (Herr Flick!) are now ...LOWRY 360
Lowry Gallery
Sunday 12 October 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026
A unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of LS Lowry's iconic work, Going to the Match, in the UK's first free permanent immersive experience.  Created in collaboration with Barcelona's renowned Immersive studi...Pre-Theatre Dining at The Lowry
Restaurant and Bar
Sunday 12 October 2025 - Saturday 13 February 2027
Enjoy lunch, pre-matinee, dinner and pre-theatre dining at The Lowry, overlooking the stunning waterside setting of Salford Quays and MediaCityUK. Pier Eight Restaurant is located on the ground floor of The Lowry. ...Rishab Sharma: Sitar for Mental Health
Lyric Theatre
Monday 13 October 2025
Hailed as the youngest and last disciple of sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sharma brings a legacy of tradition, innovation and purpose to every performance. Born into the renowned Rikhi Ram family of master luthiers, he has captivated a...Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 14 - Wednesday 15 October 2025
After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London's West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. Swallow with a brand new show. Show Pony has been described by Mr. Swallow as "payback ...An Evening with Jimmy Anderson
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 16 October 2025
The man for all seasons. England's greatest ever fast bowler. The Jimmy Anderson is returning to the stage for an unrivalled evening of never-before stories from inside the changing room. With 188 Tests and 700+ wickets to his name, the...BLACK POWER DESK
Quays Theatre
Thursday 16 - Saturday 18 October 2025
Inspired by the historic Mangrove Nine Trial and brought to life by an original score performed by a live three-piece band, Black Power Desk is a musical soundtrack charting a fiercely emotive and politically charged era of often overlook...Emma Doran
The Studio
Thursday 16 October 2025
Smash hit Irish comedian, best-selling author, podcast host and viral online star Emma Doran hits the road once again taking her brand-new stand-up show Emmaculate across the UK and Ireland in 2025/26. There's no such thing as a perfec...Lowry Youth Dance Project
Studio 3
Thursday 16 October 2025 - Thursday 19 March 2026
Calling young people aged 9-16 who love to move! Take part in this inspiring dance project to develop your dance ability and unleash your artistic creativity. Experience how dancers train at Lowry. All genders and abilities welcome! In ...Babies Playtime
Lowry Lookout
Thursday 16 October 2025
A great opportunity to meet other parents and socialise babies, come along to The Lowry's fun and friendly activity for babies. In this session you and your little ones will sing, dance and get creative.10am-10.45am: For babies under 1 (pre...Wankernomics
Lyric Theatre
Friday 17 October 2025
After entirely sold-out runs in Edinburgh & London in 2024, Australia's favourite workplace w*nkers return with their brand new show, Just Touching Base.W*nkernomics are masters at skewering the buzzwords, bureaucracy and bulls**t of the mo...Emmanuel Sonubi
The Studio
Friday 17 October 2025
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and Best Show nominee, Emmanuel Sonubi is back on tour with his new show Life After Near Death, following sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Fringe, his Curriculum Vitae European Tour, and hi...Under 5s Little Creatives
Lowry, Salford
Friday 17 October 2025
Come along to Little Creatives in The Lookout for 45 minutes of fun. These sessions are designed for children age 2-5yrs with lots of engaging activities for them to get involved with. All attenders (child and adult) must book a ticket and ...
Myra DuBois
Lyric Theatre
Saturday 18 October 2025
 Described by Graham Norton as "bust a gut funny", with her passion for compassion and flair for giving care, Rotherham's finest export since Paul Shane, registered empath Myra DuBois returns to the stage with a brand-new show "Cosmic Em...Cally Beaton
The Studio
Saturday 18 October 2025
Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from TikTok favourite Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo) - a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. Combining Cally's comedic and storytelling prowess with extracts...
Wet Wet Wet + Heather Small (M People)
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 19 October 2025
Iconic Clydebank pop act Wet Wet Wet have sold more than 15 million singles and albums to date and have featured in the UK Singles Chart and Album Chart for an incredible time period of over 500 weeks. Formed in 1982, their albums have been...Simply Dylan - A Tribute to Bob Dylan
Quays Theatre
Sunday 19 October 2025
As straightforward as the title suggests: no frills, no gimmicks, no pretense; Simply Dylan is John O'Connell's personal exploration and celebration of the rich and diverse work of Bob Dylan.O'Connell, formerly of Groundpig, has had his nam...Tom Houghton
Quays Theatre
Sunday 19 October 2025 - Friday 10 April 2026
 After phenomenal, sold-out, international tour, the multi-viral social media sensation and former resident of The Tower of London, Tom Houghton - star of Netflix's The Circle and host of Very British Problems: Live and Bad Manors podcast...Myra's Story
Quays Theatre
Monday 20 - Wednesday 22 October 2025
Direct from London's West End and the four-time smash-hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, Myra's Story is the tour-de-force performance that you'll never forget. Meet Myra (played by the acclaimed actor Fionna Hewitt-Twamley). Myra has fallen on h...English National Opera - Albert Herring
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 21 - Wednesday 22 October 2025
From Boy, to King, to Man. In this English National Opera debut at Lowry, join us for May Day celebrations in a fresh and witty new take on Britten's much-loved coming-of-age comedy. Following the success of ENO's previous semi-staged prod...curious directive - Black Sheep
The Studio
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Black Sheep, from Norwich-based theatre company curious directive, is a contemporary psalm about rural life, a razor-sharp account of the dilemmas facing generations of farming families. It's Easter weekend on the Carter family's farm. In ...Black is the Color of My Voice
Quays Theatre
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 October 2025
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and featuring many of her most iconic songs performed live. Apphia Campbell's acclaimed play follows a successful singer and civil rights activist as she seeks redemption after the untimely death o...
Hofesh Shechter - Theatre of Dreams
Lyric Theatre
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 October 2025
This new full-length evening showcases the physicality and complexity of Hofesh Shechter's choreography and his inimitable dancers, as they take the audience on a wild headfirst dive into the theatre of dreams. The production opened in Par...Not Truly Dead - Three Ghost Stories by MR James
The Studio
Saturday 25 October 2025
 Nunkie Theatre Company presents three tales of the restless dead, by the master of the English ghost story performed by R M Lloyd Parry. "His eyes were very deep-sunk. And over them, from the brows to the cheek-bone, hung cobwebs. Thick,...An Audience with Sir Bradley Wiggins
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 26 October 2025
5 times Olympic Gold medalist, 2010 Stage winner Giro D'Italia and 2012 Tour De France Winner,Sir Bradley Wiggins, is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016 is shari...Jack Dee
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 26 October 2025
Culture wars, the environment, British foreign policy and social justice: these are just a few of the topics that comedian Jack Dee spectacularly fails to address (or even mention for that matter) in his brand-new show Small World. Instea...
This Flight Tonight - A Tribute To Joni Mitchell
Quays Theatre
Sunday 26 October 2025
Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present 'This Flight Tonight' an intimate acoustic tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as 'California', 'Blue', 'Woodstock' 'Both Sides Now', 'Coyote', 'Big Yellow Taxi', ...The Smeds and The Smoos
Quays Theatre
Monday 27 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
Tall Stories presents The Smeds and the Smoos. Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. On a far off planet, Smeds and Smoos can't be friends. So when a young Smed and Sm...Jason Byrne
Quays Theatre
Monday 27 October 2025
 The biggest selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jason Byrne's inspired, original brand of high-energy intelligent lunacy ensures that there is no other comedian like him and his sell out shows have attracted accolades incl...Ivo Graham
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 28 October 2025
 Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory Ivo Graham returns with Orange Crush. Where is Ivo Graham from? And where exactly is he going? And will he please just slow down? The Taskmaster promise-squanderer, published author and gig pig welco...Garth Marenghi
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 October 2025
From the fevered imaginata of Horror Fiction's Grand Frightener Garth Marenghi - Channel 4's spoof pulp horror author created by English comedians Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade - author of Sunday Times Bestselling Garth Marenghi's T...
Shellshocked
The Studio
Thursday 30 October - Saturday 1 November 2025
From the creative team behind the five-star, multi-award-winning Jesus, Jane, Mother and Me and LASH, comes a thrilling new drama. The horrors of World War Two have broken young Wesley, but could the madness he encounters beyond it save or ...
Stephen Bailey
Quays Theatre
Friday 31 October - Friday 28 November 2025
 Comedian, presenter, actor and writer, Stephen Bailey is a fiercely proud Mancunian, working class, gay man and he's back with a brand new live show, TART. From a working-class background in Manchester, six years working at Sainsbury's,...Jimmy Cricket's Big Birthday Gala Show
Quays Theatre
Saturday 1 November 2025
Everyone's favourite Irish comedian,  Jimmy Cricket,  celebrates his 80th birthday with a star studded gala show all in aid of Francis House Children's Hospice. Lacashire-living Jimmy's amazing career in comedy includes his own TV and r...A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 2 - Saturday 8 November 2025
GOD BLESS HELP US, EVERYONE The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol. A new production of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG smashes into the Lowry pri...Ardal O'Hanlon
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 2 November 2025
Oh, it's all there! All the trademarks are in evidence in Ardal's latest show. Beautifully crafted stand-up comedy? Yes. Celebrated use of language? Tick. Lateral thinking, surreal flourishes, sharp observations? Of course. As for the occas...Rosie Jones
Quays Theatre
Sunday 2 November 2025
 Join self-professed prick and star of Taskmaster Rosie Jones as she heads back out on the road with her brand-new stand-up show, I Can't Tell What She's Saying. The BAFTA-nominated powerhouse returns with her loveable blend of cheek and ...Josh James
The Studio
Sunday 2 November 2025
One of the most exciting names to breakout in UK comedy, viral comedy star Josh James presents his highly anticipated debut tour Doin' Alright. Join Josh as he guides audiences through the life of a 'Essex Man', the uniqueness of English c...
Up to 50% Off selected dance shows at Lowry
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 4 November 2025
 GREAT OFFER FOR DANCE SHOWS AT LOWRY...  10% off for one show 25% off each show if you book two 50% off each show if you book three or more  The discounted price will be automatically added in your basket. Offer valid for the six eve...Sung Im Her - 1 Degree Celsius
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Through her signature electrifying movement style, pulsating music and dynamic light design, South Korean dancer and choreographer Sung Im Her's Her Project's exhilarating new production 1 Degree Celsius invites us to consider the question:...Kyla Cobbler
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Kyla Cobbler is one of the fastest-rising names in comedy. In her debut show Gone Rogue, Kyla covers everything from the chaos of Barcelona dating life to navigating a friend crush and the power plays of a barbeque. The Irish comic brings f...
Justin Live
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 9 November 2025
Are You Ready To Rock?.... Because Justin has got the band back together! Famous for his BAFTA Award-winning appearances in hit programmes including Something Special, Justin's House, Gigglebiz and Gigglequiz, Justin and his friends are ba...Josh Jones
Quays Theatre
Sunday 9 November 2025
After his 2023/24 sell-out smash tour Gobsmacked, this marvellous Manc is back with his best show yet, I Haven't Won the Lottery so here's another show. A TV favourite, and now an aspiring doctor's wife, Josh Jones is now knee deep into his...MC Grammar
Quays Theatre
Sunday 9 November 2025
Multi-award winning rapping teacher and World Book Day ambassador MC Grammar is back with his new show Books, Beatz and Barz. Get ready for book bangers, epic rhymes and non-stop vibes! It's the ultimate family party - so grab your caps, s...David Olusoga - A Gun Through Time
Lyric Theatre
Monday 10 November 2025
Have you ever considered how a single weapon could change the course of history? What stories lie behind the guns that shaped empires, wars, and even criminal underworlds? How did these firearms influence not just battles, but entire societ...Frantic Assembly - Lost Atoms
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 November 2025
Following sell out tours of Othello and Metamorphosis contemporary theatre company Frantic Assembly returns with a brand-new play for its 30th Anniversary year, written by Anna Jordan (Succession, Killing Eve, The Unreturning, Yen). ...Opera North - La bohème
Lyric Theatre
Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15 November 2025
From Paris with love comes a tale of friendship and romance that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure. When struggling poet Rodolfo meets Mimi, a quiet seamstress who lives upstairs, it's love at first sight. But life isn't easy whe...
Opera North - Susanna
Lyric Theatre
Friday 14 November 2025
Opera and dance combine in this story with a dark heart and strong contemporary resonance. Susanna is the victim of two powerful, predatory men out to destroy her reputation. As society swallows their lies and public opinion turns, she hold...
How to get to Lowry, Salford
Lowry Frequently Asked Questions
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
The nearest parking is available at the Quayside multi-storey car park (formally Lowry Outlet). For further information, please click here.
The tram offers the closet stops to Lowry. Media City UK and Imperial War Museum are the nearest metrolink stops. Click here for a metrolink map.
The nearest train stations to Lowry are Eccles Train Station, Irlam Train Station, and Salford Train Station.
The capacity of The Lyric theatre at Lowry is 1730. The capacity of The Quats Theatre is 440. The capacity of The Aldridge Studio is 150. For further seating plan information please click here.
Please contact Lowry directly online. Click here for more details.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Lowry Box Office for shows commencing that day, for AM shows they open for 1 hour before the show and close 15 minutes after the show starts. For PM shows they open 2 hours before commencing that day and close 15 minutes after the show starts. Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here. To book tickets by phone, call 0161 876 2004
When we know of a duration of a show, we add it to the description of the show on our event pages. For example, on our An Inspector Calls event page, after the description of the show we have added the duration of the show in large capital letters. If the time isn't listed, we do not have the information yet. We update our pages daily so it maybe a case of knowing closer to the performance itself, so keep checking.
Please click here for more information and Lowry's access team will be able to answer your questions.
Whether you have positive or negative feedback you would like to feedback to Lowry's Theatres, please click here for more information.
If you have lost an item during a visit to Lowry, click here and fill out the form with as much information as possible.
With loads of great places to eat in Manchester and decent pre-theatre menus, you should check out our Manchester Restaurant site here!
Manchester is full of great bars and pubs and some decent ones close to the theatre. Check out our Manchester Bar site here!
Either use the map at the side of the FAQ section as it has all types of accomodation or click here for hotels in Media City, Salford
If you need Lowry's customer services for more help, click here
Please note that ManchesterTheatres.com isn't the venue itself. We promote what's on at the Lowry and all other venues in Manchester and the local region. Feel free to contact us if you need more help though and we'll do our best to support you.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
