âIâm hoping for absolute chaos!â Itâs an unusual aspiration for the creative behind a brand-new musical to want from his audience reaction – especially when he adds that he wants the audience to be âshouting out and jumping up and down and...
Read onDear England, the hit Olivier Award-winning play by James Graham, comes to Lowry, Salford direct from a 10-week run at the National Theatre in London. After scooping the award for Best New Play In 2024 the production has been updated following last...
Read onItâs been a long time coming. Ever since Yosser Hughes strode onto the screen in 1982 and into television drama history, with his brilliant, heartbreaking catchphrase âGizza jobâ, people have been urging Alan Bleasdale to bring Boys from the...
Read onFollowing its sell-out debut at HOME, Manchester in 2023, actor, writer and HIV activist Nathaniel J Hall is taking his critically acclaimed second play, Toxic on tour, arriving at Lowry, Salford on April 16. He talks to Amy Corringham about the...
Read onA brand-new stage version of multi-award-winning Malorie Blackmanâs novel Pig Heart Boy comes to Lowry, Salford. Quays Life met the cast to find out more about bringing this important story about organ donation to the stage. Based on Malorie...
Read onâThe Mothâ, by Paul Herzberg, was originally filmed as a 10-minute piece to camera, as part of a series of short films from Elysium Theatre Company called âThe Covid-19 Monologuesâ. The film was seen around the world, winning several awards...
Read onWhitworth Art Gallery is currently home to an installation quite literally good enough to eat. Artist Bobby Baker has recreated her An Edible Family in a Mobile Home (1976, 2023) enlisting the help of Long Boiâs Bakehouse to make the edible family...
Read onFloella Benjamin talks to Quays Life about the stage adaptation of her autobiographical book Coming to England as a vibrant new play with music, which arrives at Lowry, Salford on 5 February as part of a UK tour. Could you tell us about Coming to...
Read onActor Laura Littlewood has become a familiar face reporting breaking news from Coronation Street’s many dramatic moments. Now at the other end of the reporter’s notebook, Laura tells us about her latest role playing Mrs Bradman in HER...
Read onSir David Bintleyâs Cinderella remains one of the most popular ballets in BRBâs repertoire. As the company prepares to take this magical production on tour again in 2025, Diane Parkes talks to designer John Macfarlane to find out what it takes to...
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