Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is many stories in one. Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it – it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if...
Read onWhat kind of Queen are you?’ That’s the question posed by a new exhibition at The Lowry. The exhibition, which takes inspiration from the hit musical SIX, celebrates ‘everyday’ queens of every description. “With Queens we want to celebrate not only...
Read on‘What kind of Queen are you?’ That’s the question posed by a new exhibition based on the hit musical, SIX, which opens at The Lowry this autumn. In SIX each of Henry VIII’s wives are turned into a pop star on stage and take to the mic to tell their...
Read on“Its kind of like a TED talk with people flying around and doing fire,” laughs Marisa Carnesky describing SHOWWOMEN, her new performance work which comes to The Lowry this weekend. “It’s dynamic, it takes you on a journey, we make you laugh...
Read onTheatre audiences can look forward to some Brazilian sunshine this spring when São Paulo Dance Company tours the UK and Ireland for the first time. The company comes to The Lowry, Salford with a triple bill of contemporary works by some of the...
Read onIn 2019, when actor, writer and director Fraser Ayres suggested to Scott Graham, the artistic director of Frantic Assembly – one of the most iconic and collaborative British theatre companies of the last 30 years – that he might like to...
Read onThe countdown to Christmas has begun at Salford Quays as Francis House opens the bidding on its fundraising Festival of Trees. This year 40 decorated trees and gifts have been donated by individuals, groups and businesses in the region. Francis...
Read onAiley 2, America’s finest young dancers, are performing in the UK for the first time in over a decade. Ahead of their visit to The Lowry, Diane Parkes talks to Ailey 2 Artistic Director, Francesca Harper Ground-breaking New York dance company, Ailey...
Read onStarring in the UK’s first ever tour of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom is a childhood dream come true, Kevin Clifton and Faye Brookes tell Quays Life: When Kevin Clifton was 10 years old he watched the film of Strictly Ballroom and, as...
Read onRoy Williams’ play, Sucker Punch tells the story of two young black teenagers against a backdrop of Thatcherite politics and the simmering racial tensions in the 1980s. Director, Nathan Powell tells Claire Lishman how the tale struck a chord with...
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