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
Hold On To Your Butts
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15 February 2025
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth... 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office... Hold On To Your Butts is a must see "shot-for-shot" parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. After selling out in New ...Jacob Hawley
The Studio
Friday 14 February 2025
The new stand up show from award-winning Stevenage wideboy Jacob Hawley. Space offers politics for idiots, feminism for lads, love stories for louts and self-care for those who don't care. As seen on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky1), Ladhoo...Micky Overman
The Studio
Saturday 15 February 2025
All of a sudden, comedian Micky Overman finds her life going the direction she's always wanted. The path has been set, she just has to follow it. So why is she finding that so hard?Hold On is a show about change, commitment and letting go o...Connor Burns
The Studio
Sunday 16 February 2025
From one of the most exciting emerging new stars in the UK's live stand-up scene, "1994" is Edinburgh native's Connor Burns third solo hour. A prolific joke writer, his Scottish-level cynicism and self-deprecation punctuates a disarmingly r...Jazz Emu
Quays Theatre
Monday 17 February 2025
For the first time ever musical supernova Jazz Emu (The Guardian's breakout comedy act of 2023 and The Telegraph's 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) will be touring his hotly anticipated brand-new show, Knight Fever, alongside hi...The Detective Dog
The Studio
Monday 17 - Thursday 20 February 2025
Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who ...Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 18 February - Saturday 22 March 2025
In this brand new show, "the world's greatest living stand-up comedian" (The Times) shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of North America who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy...Theatre Ad Infinitum - Last Rites
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 February 2025
Last Rites combines exciting physical, non-verbal storytelling with dynamic projection and an immersive soundtrack that can be felt and heard. Told through a Deaf man's unique perspective, this show tells the passionate and poignant story ...Bing's Birthday
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing's Birthday!It's Bing's birthday and everyone is very excited! Things won't always go ...Sarah Keyworth
Quays Theatre
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 February 2025
Nottingham stand-up comedian Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show. My Eyes Are Up Here is about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses. As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats...Emilyn Claid - Untitled
The Studio
Friday 21 February 2025
Emilyn Claid has a fifty year career as a performer, stretching back to the 1960s when she was a ballet dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and the 1970s when she was co-founder of experimental collective X6 Dance Space in London, a ...Tom Stade
Quays Theatre
Saturday 22 February 2025
The hilarious Canadian superstar stand-up returns with his latest show, Risky Business.. Tom's funny and today's funny don't always see eye-to-eye, but that's cool; it's not Tom's way to follow the herd. He much prefers to take the path les...John Shuttleworth
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 23 February 2025
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and 'the 42nd best reason to love Britain' (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!) In RAISE ...Viggo Venn
Quays Theatre
Sunday 23 February 2025
Norwegian clown Viggo Venn moved to this country with one dream: to be a British comedian. The rest, you already know about. After blowing away the competition in an explosion of hi-vis jackets, balloons, and joyous idiocy, Viggo became the...Sophie Duker
Quays Theatre
Sunday 23 February 2025
 The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) is back! The Taskmaster champ is back on tour and dealing with her (sugar) daddy issues in a hilarious new stand-up show. But Daddy I Love Her sees Sophie take the stage with her tradema...
Andrew Bird
The Studio
Sunday 23 February 2025
 Crowned "Comic's Comic-Best Act" at The UK Comedy Awards, after his TV appearance on "The Russell Howard Hour" stand-up Andrew Bird supported Russell Howard on his massive national tour including six straight shows at The London Palladiu...Wes Peden - Rollercoaster
Quays Theatre
Monday 24 February 2025
Ultra-modern pop-punk juggling! Surrounded by a huge inflatable blue structure and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Wes Peden shares his cutting-edge tricks inspired by corkscrews, adrenalin, and high...Ghost Stories
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
The long-running West End hit returns! When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings - as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting ...The Merchant of Venice (1936)
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
'THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE' (Metro) Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from selling out the RSC and London's West End. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders...Frozen Light - The Ancient Oak of Baldor
The Studio
Tuesday 25 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
A multi-sensory experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their companions, offering the chance to gather and experience the collective power of shared stories. Frozen Light Theatre welcomes you into thei...Chris McCausland
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 2 March 2025
A brand-new show for 2025! You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "o...Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far
Quays Theatre
Sunday 2 March 2025
 The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid's comedy which will be the stupidest he has ever let trickle from his brain. Expect sausage ...Zoe Lyons
Quays Theatre
Sunday 2 March 2025
 If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...Shabaz Ali
The Studio
Sunday 2 March 2025
Join Shabaz Ali, @ShabazSays, as he takes to the stage in his debut live comedy tour. Jam packed with his roaring, on point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a 'perfect' life online. Fro...
imitating the dog - All Blood Runs Red
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 4 March 2025
The extraordinary true life of Eugene Bullard. This is one of history's overlooked true stories. This is a name that should be known, a story that must be told. This is a story of hope. Runaway, circus entertainer, boxer, night club owner, ...Tones - A Hip-Hop Opera
The Studio
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8 March 2025
A piece of gig theatre like no other, Tones - A Hip Hop Opera combines the gritty underground sounds of hip-hop, grime and drill with the melodrama of opera to tell the story of a treacherous path to self-discovery. From writer and performe...Birmingham Royal Ballet - Cinderella
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 March 2025
This enchanting fairytale is a glorious celebration of ballet. Praised by audiences and critics alike, former Birmingham Royal Ballet Director David Bintley's Cinderella is a sure-fire mix of wonderful dance, spectacular scenery, and a ...Joel Dommett
Quays Theatre
Thursday 6 March 2025
Joel returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of first-time fatherhood, Joel remains a charming, exhausted, happy idiot. As one of the nation's most famili...Chloe Petts
Quays Theatre
Friday 7 March 2025
 After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour, How You See Me, How You Don't, and this time she's getting personal. Between he...
An Audience with Si King
Quays Theatre
Saturday 8 March 2025
Take a trip down memory lane with national treasure Si King and get to know the man behind the bike like never before. Si invites you to an evening of memories, music, and laughs where he will pull back the curtain on the moments that made ...Ahir Shah
The Studio
Saturday 8 March 2025
 Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ahir Shah presents his award-winning stand-up show "Ends". The show spans six decades, three generations, and two continents, synthesising past and present in search of hope for the future. It's funn...Jason Donovan
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 9 March 2025
Jason Donovan's Doin' Fine 25 tour, is a spectacular celebration of his remarkable career in music, theatre, film and TV. This exciting tour will take fans on a journey through 35 years of hits on stage and screen via Jason's energetic an...Eshaan Akbar
The Studio
Sunday 9 March 2025
Eshaan Akbar is back doing jokes on tour! His debut tour, the Pretender, was described by The Times as "pretty sick" (not an actual quote) so this one is likely to be mad good. Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, includ...Ben Fogle - Wild
Lyric Theatre
Monday 10 March 2025
Ben Fogle's new show WILD takes you on a journey through his extraordinary encounters with the human and natural world, with inspiring and uplifting tales of self-discovery that will leave you enchanted, enlightened, and entertained, in th...Kate Mosse - Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 11 March 2025
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her global No 1 bestseller, Kate Mosse is set to thrill audiences anew with her unforgettable one-woman show, Labyrinth Live: Unlocking the Secrets of the Labyrinth. With theatre at its most dazzling, im...The Nordic Council - Häppy Hour
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 12 March 2025
The Nordic Council continues their exploration of life in the north with their second full length show. Bringing audiences their mix of peculiar humour and contemporary circus. This show delves into the moments and situations that arise whe...Opera North - The Magic Flute
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 13 - Friday 14 March 2025
Enter an enchanted world and join Prince Tamino on his quest to rescue Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, held captive by Sarastro, the Priest of the Sun. Tamino is accompanied by Papageno, a bird-catcher, who is also on a quest - ...Opera North - The Magic Flute Lite
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 13 March 2025
A 90-minute version of The Magic Flute based on James Brining's production. A delight for all ages, this production is perfect for schools, families and anyone who'd like to enjoy a shorter version of the opera. Enter an enchanted world and...Opera North - The Flying Dutchman
Lyric Theatre
Saturday 15 March 2025
Although not his first opera, Wagner regarded The Flying Dutchman as the true beginning of his artistic voyage, and it is in many ways the ideal introduction to his musical universe. From the bracing horn calls that set the propulsive dra...Elkie Brooks
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 16 March 2025
Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Salford blues legend Elkie Brooks will embark upon her Long Farewell Tour. A celebration of Elkie's illustrious award winning career in music performing s...Attention All Shipping - A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast
Quays Theatre
Sunday 16 March 2025
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly's hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the great...Rob Auton
Quays Theatre
Sunday 16 March 2025
 Award winning writer, comedian and actor Rob Auton returns with his latest show 'The Eyes Open and Shut Show'. Rob has written ten hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken-word shows on specific themes including the colour yel...The Littlest Yak
The Studio
Sunday 16 March 2025
A rollicking, heart-warming tale for everyone. This musical adaptation of the award-winning children's book will delight audiences young and old with beautiful puppets, catchy tunes and an uplifting tale of self-acceptance for all the famil...Handbagged
Quays Theatre
Monday 17 - Saturday 22 March 2025
11 years of weekly, behind-closed-doors meetings, where the destiny of a nation is shaped. Moira Buffini's clever, funny and charming political comedy unlocks the palace door, imagining the untold conversations of two of history's most powe...
Pride & Prejudice (sort of)
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 18 - Saturday 22 March 2025
Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love story. Men, money and microphones will be...Katie Norris
The Studio
Tuesday 18 March 2025
The smash-hit, critically-acclaimed debut solo show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock. 'Tremendous... Wonderfully batty and unapologetic, a solo debut to...Driftwood
The Studio
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 March 2025
An inspiring story about hope, love and belonging from the company that produced hit shows Peak Stuff and How Not To Drown. Two brothers on a beach need to figure out what to do with their dad - but the sea has other ideas. Mark and Tiny wa...Scott Bennett
Quays Theatre
Saturday 22 March - Saturday 6 September 2025
As heard on BBC Radio 4!As a society we love stuff, it's a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We're now struggling to balance these worlds, to foc...The Repair Shop - Secrets from the Barn
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 23 March 2025
The Repair Shop is stepping out of the barn and onto the stage for an exciting new live tour! This captivating live show will feature Will Kirk, Steve Fletcher, Lucia Scalisi and The Teddy Bear Ladies - Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell...Manchester United Legends - 1985 & 1990 FA Cup Special
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 23 March 2025
An Afternoon with Manchester United Legends: FA Cup Special celebrates the 35th and 40th anniversaries of Manchester United's iconic FA Cup triumphs in 1985 and 1990. This special event will bring together the legends who made history in th...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.
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
