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Summer 18

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April ……...…………………….………………...………...………3

May ……………………………………………...………………..11

June ……………………………………..………………………..19

July …………………………………………………...…………...27

August ………………………………………………………….....31

Visual arts…………………………………………………………34

Family………………………………………………………….…..36

Booking information……………………………………………...38

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April

The Winslow Boy

A major new revival of Terence Rattigan’s classic family drama

tours the UK, directed by Olivier Award nominated Rachel

Kavanaugh and starring Tessa Peake-Jones (‘Only Fools and

Horses’) and Aden Gillett (‘The House of Elliott’). Having been

expelled from the Royal Navy College for stealing a five shilling

postal order, young cadet Ronnie Winslow’s entire family are

pulled apart by the repercussions of this charge.

Mon 9 – Sat 14 April

Lyric Theatre

Times 7pm, 2pm – Weds & Sat

Tickets £15.50 - £31.50

Concessions £3 off

Post-show Q+A with cast Wed 11 April, 2pm

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Mary Stuart

Two queens. One in power. One in prison. It’s all in the

execution. Following its critically acclaimed West End run,

Robert Icke’s new adaptation of ‘Mary Stuart’ visits The Lowry

for one week only.

Schiller’s political tragedy takes us behind the scenes of some

of British history’s most crucial days. Playing both Elizabeth I

and Mary Queen of Scots, Juliet Stevenson (‘Hamlet’) and Lia

Williams (‘Kiri’, ‘Oresteia’) trade the play’s central roles, decided

at each performance by the toss of a coin

Tue 17 – Sat 21 April

Lyric Theatre

Times 7pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £19.50 - £41.50

Concessions £3 off (selected performances)

Captioned performance: Sat 21 April, 2pm

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Metta’s

Little Mermaid

The award-winning Metta Theatre in association with Theatre

by the Lake bring a fusion of spectacular circus and

spellbinding songs in this extraordinary new adaptation

following their smash hit tour of ’Jungle Book’. The Little

Mermaid longs for freedom, for adventure, for change! A

triumphant tale of love overcoming all.

Tue 10 – Sat 14 April

Quays Theatre

Times 7pm, 2pm - Wed, Fri & Sat

Tickets £20.50

Concessions £4 off

Family Ticket £68

BSL interpreted: Fri 13 Apr, 2pm

Relaxed Performance: Fri 13 Apr, 2pm

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Humanhood’s

ZERO

Submerge into Humanhood’s hypnotic and powerful piece

‘ZERO’. A mesmerising performance of immersive sound,

hypnotic lighting design and dynamic, contemporary movement

as two dancers entangle through a ritualistic journey.

Experience a spiritual dance and be transported into a dream-

like world of imagination and beauty.

Wed 18 April

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

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Natalie Inside Out

Playful, beautiful and highly skilled, this collaboration between

hand-balancer Natalie Reckert and digital artist Mark Morreau

uses technology and video projection to turn our conventional

ideas of circus upside down and inside out.

Fri 20 April

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

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balletLORENT’s

Rumpelstiltskin

balletLORENT‘s award-winning team are back with a show full

of action and humour. This emotionally rich fairytale is set in the

rural world of sheep, straw, wool and spinning where the

alchemist, Rumpelstiltskin is outcast until he is revealed to be

“the true prince that he was”.

Co-produced by Northern Stage and commissioned by Sadler’s

Wells.

Fri 20 – Sat 21 April

Quays Theatre

Times 7pm, 2pm – Sat

Tickets £17.50

Concessions £2.50 off

National Theatre’s

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This House

Following sell-out runs at the National Theatre and in the West

End, James Graham’s critically acclaimed play takes on new

importance in the current political climate.

Roll back to 1974. The corridors of Westminster ring with the

sound of infi ghting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties

battle to change the future of the nation. A timely, moving and

very funny insight into the workings of British politics.

Tue 24 - Sat 28 April

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £15.50 - £35.50

Concessions £3 off

Nightclubbing

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POST PUNK / POST FEAR / POST PANIC

Rachael Young and her badass band of super-humans

embrace Afrofuturism and the cult of Grace Jones in an

explosive new performance bringing visceral live music and

intergalactic visions to start a revolution

Thu 26 & Fri 27 April

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

May

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The Jungle Book

An exciting new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s family classic,

‘The Jungle Book’, comes to life in a brand new show packed

with memorable characters, original songs and brilliant

storytelling.

Mowgli the man cub battles for survival in this heart-warming

coming-of-age story about a child raised by wolves in the

jungle.

This unforgettable musical adventure is adapted by the Olivier

Award-winning Jessica Swale (‘Nell Gwynn’), features live

music by Joe Stilgoe and is directed by Max Webster (‘The

Lorax’).

Wed 2 – Sun 6 May

Lyric Theatre

Times 7pm, 1.30pm - Wed & Thu, 2pm - Sat & Sun

Tickets £17.50 - £24.50

Children £4.50 off

Family Ticket (for 4) £46 - £72

Captioned Performance: Sat 5 May, 2pm

The LEFTOVERS

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In a community recording studio, a makeshift band writes a

memorial song in tribute to their late mate. A heartfelt and

hilarious new musical following the melody of grief.

Thu 3 - Sat 5 May

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

Titanic The Musical

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In the final hours of 14th April 1912 the RMS Titanic, on her

maiden voyage to New York, collided with an iceberg and ‘the

unsinkable ship’ slowly sank. It was one of the most tragic

disasters of the 20th century. 1517 men, women and children

lost their lives.

‘Titanic The Musical’ is a stunning and stirring production

focusing on the hopes, dreams and aspirations of her

passengers. The original Broadway production of ‘Titanic The

Musical’ won five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best

Score and Best Book.

Mon 7 – Sat 12 May

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £29.50 - £39.50

Concessions £3 off (selected performances)

Flamenco Edition ‘18

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Sinergia

Manuel Liñán is one of the most celebrated flamenco dancers

today. In ‘Sinergia’ his personal and innovative approach to fl

amenco brings raw power, determination and artistry that will

delight UK audiences as the dancers interact with dance and

music to a magical and electrifying effect.

Mon 7 May

Quays Theatre

Time 8pm

Tickets £17.50 - £19.50

Concessions £2 off

The Lowry & National Theatre

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Connections

Join us for our annual festival of new writing for young people –

12 plays, two days, world-class playwrights and some of the

most exciting young theatre makers in the region.

Fri 11 & Sat 12 May

Quays Theatre & Aldridge Studio

See website for Times & Tickets

WEEK 53

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The Lowry’s festival for the compulsively curious is back.

Week 53 returns. The Lowry’s festival of incredible and

international work for the contemporary-minded, most

compulsively curious of cultural cats, week 53 is about

challenging convention and celebrating creativity.

In May 2018, Week 53 will present over 70 performances by

100 artists exploring ‘coming of age’.

All tickets for Week 53 are either free, £10 or £20. Even more

excitingly, we are delighted to announce that there will be an

allocation of Pay What You Decide tickets for all productions,

so there is no excuse not to try something new.

Visit thelowry.com/week53 for the full line-up.

Swan Lake / Loch na hEala

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From the imagination of one of Ireland’s foremost dance and

theatre-makers comes a magical adaptation of one of the most

famous of all story ballets, ‘Swan Lake’. Michael Keegan-Dolan

has forged a searing new vision for this beloved tale, creating a

world of magical realism, powerful imagery and potent

storytelling.

Fri 18 & Sat 19 May

School of Moon

On a luminous stage, children, small robots and a grown-up

couple engage themselves in a zero gravity slow moving

dance, smoothly reaching a climax of rhythm and fury.

A celebration of the creation of a micro-society between

generations, humans and robots that questions representations

of childhood and our fascination for the artificial through

Shonen’s distinctive style.

Sun 20 May

Pilot Theatre

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Brighton Rock

A WEEK 53 commision

An unmissable version of Graham Greene’s gripping noir

thriller.

Tue 22 – Sat 26 May

Nigel Slater’s

TOAST

A WEEK 53 commission

Based on the British Book Awards Biography of the Year,

‘Toast’ is the story of Nigel Slater’s childhood, told through

tastes and smells he grew up with.

From making the perfect sherry trifle to waging a war over

cakes and from the pressured playground politics of sweets to

the rigid rules of restaurant dining, this is a story of love, loss

and…toast.

Wed 23 May – Sat 2 June

June

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Northern Ballet

Jane Eyre

The ultimate heroine, Jane Eyre’s journey to overcome the

odds is one of literature’s fi nest love stories.

An unlikely bond grows between Jane and the mysterious Mr

Rochester, but his hidden past threatens to ruin them both.

With choreography by Cathy Marston, and music played live,

Northern Ballet brings this tale of romance, jealousy and dark

secrets to life.

Wed 6 – Sat 9 June

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Thu & Sat

Tickets £15.50 - £39

Concessions £2 off (selected performances)

Audio Described: Sat 9 June, 2pm

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Kill The Beast

Director’s Cut

Welcome to the worst fi lm never made. Thankfully, there’s only

one scene left to shoot. ‘Noises Off’ meets ‘The Exorcist’,

‘Carrie’ meets ‘Singin’ In The Rain’, award-winning Kill the

Beast present a new show of haunted Hollywood hilarity.

Thu 7 – Sat 9 Jun

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

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The nature of forgetting

Following a sell-out run at the 2017 London International Mime

Festival, Latitude and the Edinburgh Fringe, Theatre

Represents a powerful, explosive and joyous piece about what

is left when memory is gone.

Tue 12 & Wed 13 Jun

Quays Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 1.30pm – Wed

Tickets £16

Concessions £2 off

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National Theatre

War Horse

Following eight record-breaking years in London’s West End

and having played in 11 countries around the world to over

seven million people, the National Theatre’s acclaimed play

‘War Horse’ will return to Salford next year as part of its tenth

anniversary tour.

‘War Horse’ is an unforgettable theatrical event which takes

audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural

Devon to the trenches of First World War France.

Wed 13 – Sat 30 Jun

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - selected dates (see website for details)

Tickets £28.50 - £55.50

Children £10 off

BSL Interpreted: Thu 21 Jun, 7.30pm

Audio Described: Sat 23 Jun, 2pm

Relaxed Performance: Thu 28 Jun, 2pm

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Mimbre’s

The Exploded Circus

Join an all-female cast at the moment where an exploded

circus has been frozen in time – everything from circus ring,

sequins and fairground horses suspended in mid-air. Featuring

breath-taking acrobatics, aerial feats, and juggling, ‘The

Exploded Circus’ is a story of change, hope and belonging.

Sat 16 & Sun 17 Jun

Quays Theatre

Times 8pm - Sat & 2pm - Sun

Tickets £16

Concessions £2 off

Relaxed Performance: Sun 17 Jun, 2pm

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Maeve Binchy’s

Minding Frankie

Maeve Binchy’s last novel, ‘Minding Frankie’ come to the stage,

making her voice available to all those who love her, and to

those who will come to love her.

Noel struggles to be the best mother he can be but must prove

that he can fi ll a woman’s shoes, break all the stereotypes, and

along the way realise that it takes a village to rear a child, or at

least a street.

Tue 19 – Sat 23 Jun

Quays Theatre

Times 8pm, 2.30pm - Wed, Thu & Sat

Tickets £22.50 – £24.50

Concessions £2 off

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DIGITAL PERFORMANCE

INVENTIVE

Acclaimed UK music artist and producer Andrea Parker curates

her choice of electronic music talent. Koenraad Ecker &

Yannick Jacquet will present a new audio-visual performance

made specifi cally for The Lowry, followed by a performance

from The Sprawl; a syndicate of ‘sound disrupters’ originally

conceived as a performance for Berlin’s infamous CTM

Festival.

Sun 24 Jun

Quays Theatre

Time 8pm

Tickets Pay What You Decide

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Theatre Temoin

FEED

Enter the stimulating world of ‘FEED’, where emotions are the

currency, and your greatest loves, fantasies and beliefs will be

shared... for a price.

Thus 28 & Fri 29 Jun

Aldridge Studio

Time 8pm

Tickets £12

Concessions £2 off

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July

The last Ship

When a sailor named Gideon Fletcher (Richard Fleeshman)

returns home after 17 years at sea, tensions between past and

future fl are in both his family and his town. The local shipyard

is closing and no one knows what will come next, only that a

half-built ship towers over the terraces.

With the engine fi red and pistons in motion, picket lines are

drawn as foreman Jackie (Joe McGann) and his wife Peggy

(Charlie Hardwick) fight to hold their community together in the

face of the gathering storm.

Tue 3 – Sat 7 July

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £15.50 - £42.50

Concessions £3 off (selected performances)

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Agatha Christie’s

Love From a Stranger

A whirlwind romance with a handsome and charming stranger

sweeps Cecily Harrington off her feet and she recklessly

abandons her old life to settle in the country. However, her

new-found love is not all that he seems…

Electric with suspense and with a shocking twist, this rarely-

seen thriller by the UK’s greatest crime writer is rediscovered in

a brand new production by Lucy Bailey (‘Gaslight’, ‘Dial M for

Murder’) and designed by Mike Britton.

Tue 10 - Sat 14 July

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £21.50 - £32.50

Concessions £2 off (selected performances)

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Dusty

Don’t miss the world premiere of this landmark new musical

based on the authorised biography of Dusty Springfi eld,

featuring hits ‘I Only Want to Be with You’, ‘Son of a Preacher

Man’ and ‘You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me’.

With a fi ercely funny and emotionally charged script from

Jonathan Harvey (‘Beautiful Thing’, ‘Coronation Street’), ‘Dusty’

celebrates the extraordinary woman whose voice immortalised

her as one of Britain’s most successful female singers. Maria

Friedman (‘Merrily We Roll Along’, ‘Stepping Out’) directs

Katherine Kingsley (‘Piaf’, ‘Singin’ in the Rain’) in a career

defining performance that celebrates the music of a lifetime.

Tue 24 - Sat 28 July

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed & Sat

Tickets £18 - £39

Concessions £3 off (selected performances)

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The Lowry CAT: Dance Triple Bill

The highly anticipated end of year showcase features exciting

new works created in collaboration between students and

established choreographers.

Sat 28 & Sun 29 July

Quays Theatre

Time 8pm

Tickets £10

Concessions £3 off

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August

Open Day

Sat 11 August

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Cilla – The Musical

A spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of Bafta

Award-winning Jeff Pope’s critically acclaimed ITV series about

Cilla Black and her rocky, yet incredible, rise to fame. Featuring

Cilla’s greatest hits ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart’, ‘Alfi e’ and

‘Something Tells Me’.

Tue 28 August - Sat 1 September

Lyric Theatre

Times 7.30pm, 2pm - Wed, Thu & Sat

Tickets £20 - £43.50

Concessions £3 off (selected performances)

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Now or Never

An unmissable celebration in a big top outside The Lowry!

Under a star-studded big top a vibrant band of acrobats and

musicians invite you to share in their circus spectacle. Join in

the feast as acrobats and musicians mingle and make

pancakes before launching into an exhilarating fanfare of music

and circus.

Thu 30 August - Sat 1 September

The Lowry Plaza

Time 7pm

Tickets £16

Concessions £3 off

Family Ticket £50

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Visual Arts

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The latest in The Lowry’s programme of artist projects and

collaborations, Edit 02 features a new textile artist

collaboration, > Thread { }.

Cheryl O’Meara, Sally Gilford and Vicky Clark use innovative

techniques in extracting participants’ biodata, and find

unexpected ways to explore individual and social identity,

generating unique patterns that are ultimately printed onto

fabric.

This is textile-making, but not as you know it.

Sat 17 March – Sun 22 April

Free entry

LS Lowry: The Art and the Artist

The largest public collection of paintings and drawings by LS

Lowry.

Permanent display.

Free entry

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Personal feeling is the main thing

An exhibition by Chantal Joffe

Chantal Joffe’s fearless images of women and girls confront the

physicality of the female body, explore transitions into

adolescence and motherhood and share glimpses of her own

relationship with her daughter. Alongside are key works by

legendary German painter Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-

1907), the first modern woman artist to paint a nude self-

portrait, and later a series of self-portraits when she was

pregnant.

Sat 19 May – Sun 2 Sep

Free entry

Nervous

A WEEK 53 commission

In this commissioned installation, international artist Tom

Dekyvere will transform The Lowry foyer space into a stunning

physicallation of the human nervous system using lights,

mirrors and ropes.

Thu 17 – Mon 28 May

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Family shows in the studio

Taking Flight Theatre

You’ve Got Dragons

Sun 8 April, Compass Room

stuff and nonsense theatre company

The Gingerbread Man

Sun 6 – Mon 7 May

Scottish Dance Theatre

Innocence

Sun 20 May

Full House Theatre

The Owl and The Pussycat

Sun 17 June

Barm Pot Theatre

Penguinpig36

Sun 1 July

Tickets £8.50

Concessions £3 off

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Booking and Contact information

Online: thelowry.com

Phone: 0843 208 6000

Mon - Sat 9.30am - 8pm Sun 10am - 8pm

Visit the Box Office:

Mon - Sun 10am - 8pm

(6pm non-performance days)

The Lowry, Pier 8,

Salford Quays, M50 3AZ

*Calls to this number will cost 7p per minute plus your network

operator charge.

A per-ticket booking fee applies for all tickets made over the

phone and online (excludes Studio shows and activity

bookings).

Ticket collection

Tickets booked by phone or online more than ten days before

an event will be posted out and 55p will be added to each

transaction to cover postage costs. Tickets booked ten days or

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less before an event will have to be collected from the Box

Office and postage fees will not apply.

Discounts and Concessions

Discounts are available to the following: under 16s, students in

full-time education, disabled people, 60+ in full-time retirement

and job seekers. When child tickets are listed separately, no

extra concessions apply. Discounts are subject to availability.

Conditions of Sale

Full terms and conditions are available from the Box Office

phone number on 0843 208 6000 or at thelowry.com. Whilst

every eff ort is made to ensure the accuracy of information in

this brochure, changes may occur.

Parking

Secure parking is available in the Lowry Outlet car park. Pre-

purchase your parking when you book your tickets either on the

phone, in person, or online from The Lowry for £5.

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Access Info

The Lowry offers Audio Described, Captioned, BSL Interpreted and Relaxed performances. Find out about upcoming accessible performances by joining our Access mailing list. Email access@thelowry.com

Mobility

The Lowry is dedicated to making your visit as comfortable and

easy as possible. The Lowry has step free access to the box

office, toilets, performance spaces and galleries, and

accessible toilets on all floors. Wheelchair spaces are available in all three theatres.

Disabled Parking

There is a passenger drop off point immediately in front of The

Lowry. Secure parking is available in the nearby Lowry Outlet

car park.

Hearing Enhancement

We also offer hearing enhancement services in the theatres on

all performances via the infra-red Sennheiser system, or the

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MobileConnect app which can be downloaded to your mobile

phone.

Assistance dogs are welcome.

Complimentary tickets are available for personal assistants.

To book access tickets, or if you have any questions, call our dedicated Access line on 0161 876 2183.

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