Steve Timms‘There may be trouble ahead.’ In difficult times, people look for an exit. That was the case when the original RKO movie ‘Top Hat’, with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, arrived in 1936 at the height of the Great Depression. Arguably...
Carmel ThomasonThe Old Vic’s Tony Award-winning ‘A Christmas Carol’, is coming to Lowry, Salford this December. The Company in A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic (2024). Photo by Manuel Harlan Since its world premiere in 2017 the show, by The Old Vic’s Artistic...
Leslie James Kerwin“I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but it is in the script…” “There’s a script?” “Not tonight there’s not!” Ladies and gentlemen, we hope you’re having a lovely evening – and if you’re not sharing a bed with your appropriately-aged best friend...
Dave PorterPlaywright Laura Wade has performed CPR on a Somerset Maugham play many would think not worth bringing back from the dead. It’s easy to see the attraction of adapting The Constant Wife, with its garrulous talk, witty asides and...
Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel talk to Leslie Kerwin about reliving the magic of Morecambe and Wise on stage. “Every year we did a show for the Stage Golfing Society. They did a ‘70s variety show and asked if I would do Eric Morecambe,” Jonty...
Alex PriceEurovision winner and national treasure Cheryl Baker is celebrating her 50+ years in showbiz by invitng audiences to ask her anything they want to know in an evening of music and chat at Lowry, Salford. Alex Price meets her to find out more. “I’ve...
There’s a true sense of the hero returns as Operation Mincemeat opens its first ever world tour at Lowry’s Lyric Theatre. Now a West End and Broadway hit with numerous awards, it is hard to imagine the musical’s humble beginnings in front of an...
When Motionhouse’s co-founder and artistic director, Kevin Finnan says Hidden is the company’s most ambitious production to date, we know to expect something spectacular. Motionhouse is known for bringing its unique fusion of dance and circus to...
Diane ParkesDance-circus company Motionhouse’s latest show Hidden has been wowing audiences in the UK and Europe – and this January it comes to The Lowry in Salford. The show, which brings together agility, acrobatics, dance, digital projection and a...
Murder at Midnight is Torben Betts’ follow-up to his highly successful Murder in the Dark. In the programme notes he tells how the idea emerged after producers at Original Theatre company asked him to write another that could form a series of...