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.
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 hosted Britain’s Got Talent, The Royal Variety, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and Mastermind. It premiered new musical 42 Balloons. Other shows lined up include Dear England, Come From Away, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Derren Brown, and The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe. 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.
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 hosted Britain’s Got Talent, The Royal Variety, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and Mastermind. It premiered new musical 42 Balloons. Other shows lined up include Dear England, Come From Away, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls, Derren Brown, and The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe. 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
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
Lyric Theatre
Friday 22 - Saturday 30 November 2024
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake returns for its 30th anniversary with a 2024/25 UK tour. This audacious reinvention of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful da...Matt Forde
Quays Theatre
Friday 22 November 2024 - Sunday 2 February 2025
Finally, the UK has a new government. That can only mean one thing: new people to take the piss out of. Leading political comedian and satirist Matt Forde makes this his personal mission. Host of hit political podcast 'The Political Party',...Pre-Theatre Dining at The Lowry
Restaurant and Bar
Friday 22 November 2024 - Sunday 19 April 2026
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. ...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 November 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
 The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 November 2024 - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...Under 5s Little Creatives
Lowry, Salford
Friday 22 November 2024
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 ...Tatty MacLeod
Quays Theatre
Saturday 23 November 2024
Hot off the back of a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Tatty Macleod is bringing her certain je ne sais quoi to the stage with her debut hour of comedy: FUGUE. Building on her hugely popular English vs French online sketches she asks the impo...George Lewis
Quays Theatre
Sunday 24 November 2024 - Sunday 23 March 2025
Described as 'the funniest dad on Instagram', Stockport stand-up comedian George has racked up hundreds of millions of views for his hilarious online sketches about the big things in life, like owning an air fryer, watching a David Beckham ...Felicity Ward
Quays Theatre
Thursday 28 November 2024 - Saturday 22 February 2025
Star of The Office (Australia), Felicity Ward returns for her first national tour in six years, I'm Exhausting! In a two hour laugh out loud extravaganza, Felicity Ward talks about something that no one has ever done before - she had a baby...Gorilla Circus - RPM
Quays Theatre
Saturday 30 November 2024
A mesmeric new show combining exhilarating acrobatics, adrenaline-pumping street dance and breath-taking roller skating, set on a giant moving treadmill! RPM explores the tragic, comic and absurd aspects of modern society, unravelling untol...
Count Arthur Strong is Charles Dickens in A Christmas Carol
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 1 December 2024 - Sunday 30 November 2025
Due to public pressure, Count Arthur Strong extends his fond farewell to you, for a 'once in a lifetime' limited run. Arthur delivers the Charles Dickens story and follows this with his own adaptation of the most classic of festive tales, A...Yotam Ottolenghi
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 1 December 2024
Spend a delicious evening with the inimitable chef and restaurateur Yotam Ottolenghi, celebrating the release of his highly anticipated new cookbook, Comfort, Ottolenghi's most personal work since his era-defining publications, Simple and F...Come From Away
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 3 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Come From Away -Â a moving tale that captures the spirit of true events that transpired in the wake of 9/11! This musical has taken the West End by storm, winning four Olivier Awards including one for Best New Musical. Aside from a fleet o...A Christmas Carol - The Musical
Quays Theatre
Friday 6 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
The classic Dickens story comes to life with true broadway spectacle This Musical version is brought to you by Alan Menken (Disney's Beauty And The Beast The Little Mermaid and Newsies and Little Shop Of Horrors) and Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime,...
Stick Man
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 10 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions' delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Stick Man is back in town! What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants t...
Little Penguin's First Christmas
The Studio
Saturday 28 December 2024 - Sunday 5 January 2025
From the company that brought you the sell-out productions of Snowbabies! and Aleena's Garden, Little Penguin's First Christmas is an immersive, festive experience for babies aged 0-36 months and their grown-ups! Filled with puppetry, origi...An Inspector Calls
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 7 - Saturday 18 January 2025
J B Priestley's Classic Thriller AN INSPECTOR CALLS Stephen Daldry's multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley's classic thriller returns. Hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, winning more awards than any ...Pagrav Dance Company - ROOH: Within Her
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 14 January 2025
Join us for this compelling solo piece from renowned choreographer and performer Urja Desai Thakore. In ROOH: Within Her, Urja Desai Thakore explores narratives in quiet, everyday, heroism across two millennia. She stages the turmoil of a m...Sealskin
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 January 2025
Exploring ideas of belonging, otherness and home, Sealskin combines Liverpool physical theatre company Tmesis's trademark playful and highly skilled physicality, puppetry, storytelling, incredible projection design and live original music ...
Until We Sleep
Quays Theatre
Saturday 18 January 2025
Lowry Partner company Far From the Norm Presents Botis Seva's latest Hip Hop theatre production, Until We Sleep, is a journey underlined with a resistance to change. Amidst the oppression of leadership, a lone warrior yearns for faith as th...The Classic Rock Show
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 19 January 2025 - Monday 19 January 2026
The ultimate live juke box is back, bigger and even better, celebrating the very best-of-the-best of Classic Rock. Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes CRS thunders through legendary performances from the likes of Queen, Led Zeppelin...Ed Gamble
Quays Theatre
Sunday 19 - Monday 20 January 2025
 Hi, Ed here. I have chosen the prestigious Salford Lowry Quays Theatre to film my new special. It will be all my favourite humour from the last 2 tours, and I will probably have some makeup on. I'd love it if you came along or else we wi...An Audience with Mark & Lard
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 23 January 2025
The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the 'Mark and Lard Show' come to an end with a resounding: 'STOP...!' Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: '... CARRY ...Russell Kane
Lyric Theatre
Friday 24 - Saturday 25 January 2025
Whirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is out on the road again, setting it on fire with his unique recipe of sharp wit and "storming physical comedy" (Mail on Sunday). Hyperactive, his brand-new tour ...Ania Magliano
Quays Theatre
Friday 24 January 2025
You know when you're trying to wee on a night out, and you're interrupted by a random girl who insists on telling you all her secrets even though you've never met? Imagine that, but she has a microphone. After two critically acclaimed sell-...Rachel Galvo
The Studio
Friday 24 January 2025
Comedian, actress, singer and writer, Rachel Galvo brings her raunchy one woman show, The Shite Feminist, to London. Reflecting on the forces that have shaped her - from an Irish Catholic upbringing (Private, of course) to awkward sexual en...
Jenny Eclair
Quays Theatre
Saturday 25 January 2025
In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show, Jokes Jokes Jokes Live! From drama school,...Russell Hicks
The Studio
Saturday 25 January 2025
Russell Hicks heads out on his first tour, Happy To Be Here, but not his first rodeo. (Warning: This is a stand up show. NOT a rodeo.) Russell Hicks is here to stay and he really is happy to be here. So, why don't British People believe him...Giovanni Pernice - The Last Dance
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 26 January 2025
Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice returns in 2025 with his tour 'The Last Dance'. The 2021 Strictly champion and BAFTA winner will be taking to the stage once again with his company of world class performers. Giovanni, the...Andy Zaltzman
Quays Theatre
Sunday 26 January 2025
 Chair of The News Quiz (Radio 4), host of the global hit satirical podcast The Bugle, and Test Match Special statistician, the stand-up comedian, broadcaster and writer, who has firmly established himself in the vanguard of British comed...Sathnam Sanghera - How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
Quays Theatre
Sunday 26 January 2025
imes columnist and multi-award-winning author and historian, Sathnam Sanghera revealed how Empire continues to shape life in Britain today in his ground-breaking work, Empireland. Now, he joins us LIVE to explore its lasting impact on t...Crafty Fools - Adventures in Science
The Studio
Sunday 26 January 2025
Seriously Silly Science for All Ages Join 'The Magical Mr West' on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental prin...Acosta Danza - Nutcracker in Havana
Lyric Theatre
Monday 27 - Tuesday 28 January 2025
A Cuban take on the favourite festive classic, Carlos Acosta's brand-new production Nutcracker in Havana explodes onto the stage, featuring new choreography by Carlos Acosta CBE performed by more than 20 dancers from his Cuban company, Acos...Buffy Revamped
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 29 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
Fresh from a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Fringe, this fast-paced new production from comedian Brendan Murphy - whose last show, Friend: The One with Gunther, recently won the award for Best Play in the World Wide Comedy Awards - brings y...London Symphonic Rock Orchestra
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 30 January 2025
Boundary breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology the raucous rebellion of rock, London Symphonic Rock Orchestra deliver iconic rock hits in the most spectacular way.​​A collective of 12 ...10 Nights
The Studio
Thursday 30 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
The Olivier Award nominated moving and funny play, by Shahid Iqbal Khan, is the story of one man's journey of self-discovery, and facing the consequences of your actions. One man's spiritual journey is about to begin... after he's posted o...NINE - The Musical in Concert
Lyric Theatre
Saturday 1 - Sunday 2 February 2025
A Hope Mill Theatre Production In celebration of Hope Mill Theatre's 9th Birthday, they present NINE the Musical in the concert starring Broadway and West End star, RAMIN KARIMLOO as Guido Contini. Nine is a musical with music and lyrics b...Kim Woodburn in Conversation with Belinda Scandal
The Studio
Sunday 2 February 2025
Promising to be an excited insight into one fascinating lady. As we peel back the perfectly starched net curtain on a modern day icon, get the behind the scenes gossip from Big Brother, the truth about her TV split, and of course I'm a Cele...The Shark is Broken
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 4 - Saturday 8 February 2025
Step aboard the Orca and into a "profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws" (The Daily Telegraph). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is "hilariously brilliant and pure genius" raves the Sunday Express in its 5 Star review an...Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 5 - Monday 10 February 2025
An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph Floella Benjamin's award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song. Much loved by children and familie...Andrew Ryan
The Studio
Saturday 8 February 2025
Irish Comedian Andrew Ryan and host of 'Cork in the North' podcast embars on his latest tour, "Let Me Know How You Get On." Andrew's quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural stand up. W...
Maisie Adam
Quays Theatre
Sunday 9 February 2025
Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show, Appraisal. She's five years into her job as a comedian now, so she's due an appraisal. Join...Amy Mason
The Studio
Sunday 9 February 2025
After an unsettling encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh). Expect coming out in your 30s, rinsing homophobes, and forming a coven with your kids. Th...Sydnie Christmas
Lyric Theatre
Monday 10 February 2025
Britain's Got Talent 2024 winner Sydnie Christmas made her introduction to the public with 'Tomorrow' from Annie, in a performance that received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden. Hailing from Gravesham in Kent, having studied at the D...BeardMeatsFood
Quays Theatre
Monday 10 February 2025
BeardMeatsFood - aka Adam Moran - is one of the UK's biggest YouTube sensations, known for his incredible eating feats, record-breaking challenges, and charismatic personality. Since launching his channel in 2015, Adam has turned his pas...Bill Bryson's Notes From a Small Island
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 February 2025
Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir journeys to the stage in an acclaimed adaptation, starring national treasure Les Dennis. From Calais to the Highlands, Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain rediscovering the green and pleasant land h...The Girl on the Train
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 February 2025
Adapted from Paula Hawkins' novel - an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide - this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape i...How to get to Lowry, Salford
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Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
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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.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
