WHAT'S ON AT THE LOWRY, SALFORD
What's On at The Lowry, Salford
The 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, The 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.
The 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, War Horse, Life Of Pi, Six, Come From Away, A Chorus Line and A Christmas Carol. See what's on at The Lowry below and book tickets online.
The 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, The 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.
The 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, War Horse, Life Of Pi, Six, Come From Away, A Chorus Line and A Christmas Carol. See what's on at The Lowry below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Lowry, Salford
What's On at The Lowry, Salford
Myra DuBois
Quays Theatre
Sunday 8 September 2024
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, Myra DuBois calls out to the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the world wit...SIX Dance Party
The Studio
Sunday 8 - Sunday 29 September 2024
Don't lose your head! Join the Lowry's SIX inspired dance party to learn some of the famous moves from the show. In this free 45 minute session you will work with a professional dancer to learn some of the legendary SIX choreography. Recomm...Queens: The Exhibition
Lowry Gallery
Sunday 8 September - Sunday 3 November 2024
Curated by The Lowry, this exhibition will be the first of its kind and has been produced with the support of SIX and its creators Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. This new exhibition will ask "What kind of Queen are you?" and will start with a c...The Lowry Gallery
Lowry Gallery
Sunday 8 - Sunday 29 September 2024
The Lowry Gallery has a permanent L.S Lowry exhibition which is open to all, and free to enter. The Lowry is named after Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 - 1976) - an artist who spent much of his life in Salford and whose work is strongly ass...Murder on the Orient Express
The Lowry, Salford
Monday 9 - Saturday 14 September 2024
Winter 1934 and an avalanche stops The Orient Express dead in its tracks. One murderer. A train full of suspects. An impossible case. Trapped in the snow with a killer still on-board, can the world's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot, c...Pre-Theatre Dining at The Lowry
Restaurant and Bar
Monday 9 September 2024 - Sunday 11 January 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. ...Margaret Thatcher - Queen of Soho
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 10 - Saturday 14 September 2024
Maggie returns in her smash hit drag extravaganza! Following four sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe, UK tours and a West End season, the Iron Lady is back and more fabulous than ever. On the eve of the vote on Section 28, Maggie gets lo...Pseudo//Seizure Diary
The Studio
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Step into the world of PSEUDO... a multidisciplinary gig-theatre production from poet, theatre-maker, and music maker Scarlett-Rose Lovette, exploring where agency lies in a person living with NEAD ('non-epileptic-attack-disorder') and F...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 10 September 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
The Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 10 September 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...Jason Manford
The Studio
Wednesday 11 - Saturday 21 September 2024
Jason Manford is back with his brand-new live show, A Manford All Seasons. The Manchester comedian has been busy since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn't...Babies Playtime
The Lowry Lookout
Thursday 12 September 2024
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...Under 5s Little Creatives
The Lowry, Salford
Friday 13 September 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 ...Tim Peake - Astronauts: The Quest to Explore Space
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 15 September 2024
After multiple sell-out tours with his debut show, My Journey to Space, Tim Peake returns to venues across the UK with his hugely anticipated new show, ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space. With the help of extraordinary archive material ...Danny Beard
Quays Theatre
Sunday 15 September 2024
Descibed by Graham Norton as "high fashion, hilarious and hairy! What's not to love?", the Liverpool-born, Manchester-living winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. is hitting the road with the Straight Expectations tour! Join multi-award winni...
Electoral Dysfunction
Quays Theatre
Monday 16 September 2024
Since launching earlier this year, Sky News podcast Electoral Dysfunction has reached over 2 million downloads and regularly features at the top of the podcast charts. With co-host and Labour MP Jess Phillips now appointed in a Ministerial ...War Horse
Lyric Theatre
Wednesday 18 - Saturday 28 September 2024
The Global Phenomenon Returns. The National Theatre's acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK tour. War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon ...Yemeni Song Day - Hussein Moheb
Quays Theatre
Thursday 19 September 2024
An evening of music and dancing that celebrates the very best of Yemeni Culture. Join hugely popular singer Hussein Moheb and others for the very first time Yemeni song will be heard in a theatre in the UK. Yemen has a long history in music...
Garry Starr - Monkeys Everywhere
Quays Theatre
Friday 20 - Sunday 22 September 2024
Join award-winning performer Damien Warren-Smith as he tries to find a calmer place to be amongst the madness of the monkey business that fills his mind in this show for all ages - but especially for those who can't always keep their monke...Garry Starr - Classic Penguins
Quays Theatre
Saturday 21 September 2024
Literature! Literature! Literature! It might not rhyme with anything but it's still very important. Having already saved everything else, Garry Starr is back and this time he's hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every P...Michael Blaustein
Quays Theatre
Sunday 22 September 2024
Michael Blaustein is an internationally renowned touring headlining comedian, accomplished actor, and award winning writer from California. Michael co-hosts a very popular podcast called "Stiff Socks" with comedian Trevor Wallace, which is ...Christopher Hall
Quays Theatre
Monday 23 September 2024
Social media sensation Christopher tells of his life, as a 'boy who's a bit girly really' in Girl for All Seasons. From unhealthy obsessions with pop princesses, falling in line behind the School Classroom Queen Bees, and gaining life less...King Arthur
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 September 2024
Award-winning funny men, Le Navet Bete, return to the stage with a a brand-new laugh-out-loud show for theatre. This hilarious retelling of the Arthurian legends, suitable for the whole family, will have audiences crying with laughter and b...
As I Am Naturally
The Studio
Thursday 26 - Friday 27 September 2024
The World Premiere of a journey of self-discovery and reclamation, embodying and intertwining themes of identity, landscape, touch and memory. This moving new production from performance artist Tania Camara (Oreo) features compelling spoke...Andrew Ryan
The Studio
Saturday 28 September 2024
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...The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 29 September 2024
A celebrated musical juggernaut for four decades, thrilling audiences from Tasmania in the South Pacific to Svalbard in the Artic Circle, Windsor Castle to Carnegie Hall, the all-singing, all-plucking Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain cont...0161 Studios Dance Company - Showcase
Quays Theatre
Sunday 29 September 2024
0161 Studios presents a phenomenal Hip Hop dance show. Showcasing the very best choreographers and Hip Hop dancers from the North, who will be creating a piece based on their "inspirations" the Manchester-based 8 times British Champions dan...
Sarah Keyworth
Quays Theatre
Monday 30 September 2024 - 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...Mercedes Ruiz & Santiago Lara - Dual
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 1 October 2024
World renowned flamenco masters Mercedes Ruiz (Choreography and dance) and Santiago Lara (flamenco guitar and composition) combine their exceptional talents and shared vision of flamenco in "Dual". This is an intimate and dramatic work in w...Blue Man Group
Lyric Theatre
Wednesday 2 - Sunday 6 October 2024
AEG Artistic Presents is thrilled to announce that Blue Man Group's Bluevolution World Tour will be returning to the UK in 2024. At Blue Man Group, audiences of all ages will rock, laugh and party as three bald and blue characters explore t...Danesha
The Studio
Wednesday 2 - Saturday 5 October 2024
A new coming-of-age story from Box of Tricks Theatre exploring black culture, queer joy and finding and loving your authentic self All they play in Preston nightclubs is Little Mix and Miley Cyrus. How is Danesha the dancer supposed to vibe...Nuua Company - Blueberry Burdock
Quays Theatre
Thursday 3 October 2024
A Surreal journey into the complexities of the lived experience from Finnish contemporary circus and visual theatre group Nuaa Company. A visually enchanting limbo created from the overabundance of literal and metaphorical directions. It's...
Andy Parsons
Quays Theatre
Friday 4 October 2024
'For those who worry that we are going to hell in a handcart, Parsons will at least make you enjoy the ride' - The i. As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo & Mock The Week. ...Mark Thomas
Quays Theatre
Sunday 6 October 2024
Jokes, rants, politics, play and the occasional sing song. If you don't know what he does ask your parents. In his time he has won awards (current total is now officially 'fuckloads'), forced a politician to resign, changed laws on tax and ...The Exploding Heads - Colin From Portsmouth
The Studio
Sunday 6 October 2024
Online sensations and stars of hit podcast Sports Horn, The Exploding Heads (aka Anthony Richardson and Mark Davison), bring their characters to life on stage for the first time in their debut national tour. Former professional footballer t...Galleries Relaxed Hour
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 6 October - Sunday 1 December 2024
Galleries Relaxed Hour: Every Sunday 9 ? 10am or 10-11am. Booking is essential. This is an hour for individuals and families with access requirements who would prefer to experience our Galleries in a calmer and less busy environment. On the...Qudus Onikeku & The QDance Company - Re:INCARNATION
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 October 2024
Nigeria's celebrated QDance Company explode onto the stage with their exuberant Re:INCARNATION. An ode to the riches of Nigerian culture, this dance, music, fashion and visual art fusion mixes ancient Yoruba philosophy with the rhythm and s...Theatre Re - Moments
The Studio
Tuesday 8 - Wednesday 9 October 2024
Part TED Talk, part Theatrical Performance with Theatre Re's trademark style combining striking imagery and action with original live music, Moments sits at the intersection of their training and theatre making activities. It creates a sp...
Slave: A Question of Freedom
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 October 2024
This exceptional award-winning production tells Mende Nazer's inspirational story. Performed by an outstanding ensemble of eight actor-musicians it is a feast of storytelling, music and dance. It celebrates Mende's indomitable spirit, the b...Ben Elton
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 10 October 2024
Ben Elton, the undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road with his new show - Authentic Stupidity. Ben first exploded into the national consciousness back in the 1980's, hosting Channel 4's ground breaking Saturday Li...
Carrie Hope Fletcher
Lyric Theatre
Friday 11 October 2024
Following the huge success of her debut UK Concert Tour, 'An Open Book', actress, author, vlogger and award-winning West End sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher is heading out on a brand-new UK tour in 2024. Carrie Hope Fletcher - Love Letters w...A Small Enclosed Room with Alfie Murphy
The Studio
Friday 11 - Saturday 12 October 2024
Created by the "utterly fascinating and wildly creative... definitely and defiantly different" (The Guardian) Cian Binchy, this darkly comic tale explores masking, autism, mental health and fantasy. A guru, a rocker, an artist, and a man w...Come What May
Lyric Theatre
Saturday 12 October 2024
The Ultimate Tribute to Moulin Rouge is an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza as you enter the secret world of one of the greatest movie-musicals of all time. Bursting at the seams with timeless classics including "Come What May," "Your ...
An Evening with Guenther Steiner
