After a run out at the Edinburgh Festival, a reworked version of ‘Everything I See I Swallow’ has come home to the Lowry, its commissioning theatre. Written and performed by Tamsin Shasha and Maisy Taylor (with assistance in the devising from Helen...
As someone who is about to enter her 30s, Emily Atack knows only too well about the contemporary pressures and expectations on those in their 20s. She describes her live tour of Talk Thirty To Me as “a stand-up show for 20-somethings who are trying...
At the opening of his Mythos trilogy, Stephen Fry welcomes the audience and informs us that what we are about to watch is not a play, it’s not a show, it’s something much older – it’s the ancient art of storytelling. Of course, in 2019 there are a...
Circus fans are in for a treat this autumn as Circus 1903 arrives at The Lowry with some of the most spectacular acts from around the world. The show promises to transport audiences back to the turn-of-the-century, shortly after the time of Greatest...
‘A bunch of clowns trying to do the impossible,’ is how Dylan Emery describes Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. It’s an insanely ambitious show he co-founded with Adam Megiddo in 2008, and soon became a must-see staple of the Edinburgh Fringe...
When talking about the inspiration behind new play, Admissions, writer Joshua Harmon points to his central character Sherri Rosen-Mason: “I knew a lot of Sherris growing up, and in my experience, it struck me that often those who were the most vocal...
Choreographer, Matthew Bourne captures the essence and power of young love and passion in his latest production, Romeo and Juliet He talks to Quays Life about his dance interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless romantic tragedy. Matthew Bourne...
After our rather mixed weather bag of a Bank Holiday, there’s sun all the way in Little Miss Sunshine from Tony Award-winners James Lapine and William Finn. Based on the Oscar-winning film of the same name, this fun musical road trip introduces us...
Multi-award-winning choreographer, Russell Maliphant talks to Quays Life about Silent Lines, a ground-breaking new dance production with video artist, Panagiotis Tomaras. Can you tell us a bit about your new work Silent Lines? Silent Lines is a work...
LipService duo, Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding, are masters of the literary spoof. Since 1985 the Chorlton-based comics have produced no fewer than 20 stage shows, turning their unique surreal gaze on genres ranging from James Bond to Norwegian crime...
Martin Thomasson
Brian Donaldson
Carmel Thomason
Lorraine Worsley-Carter