Enter a world of magic and fantasy as Disney’s classic movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks makes its world premiere as an exciting new stage musical. With the original songs by the legendary Sherman Brothers (Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ), including Portobello Road, The Age Of Not Believing, The Beautiful Briny, and new music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill; Bedknobs and Broomsticks will be brought to life by award-winning theatre-makers Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.

When the three orphaned Rawlins children are reluctantly evacuated from wartime London to live with the mysterious Eglantine Price, they have no idea what adventures lie ahead. Upon discovering Eglantine to be a trainee witch, they join forces to search for a secret spell that will defeat the enemy once and for all. Armed with an enchanted bedknob, a bewitched broomstick and a magical flying bed, they encounter surprising new friendships on their journey from Portobello Road to the depths of the beautiful briny sea.

This magical new musical flies into The Lowry Theatre for 8 performances only so book your tickets today! It’s time to start believing.

If you’ve never read Dickens’ 1859 novel of revolution and excessive gestures of love, then this is the
show for you. If you have read it, this might also be the show for you, depending on how well you
remember it.

Dickens left a lot out of his novel, particularly when it comes to Lucie, the central female
character. She was underwritten, all her psychological complexity left on the cutting room
floor. This show picks up those offcuts and sticks them together, possibly in the wrong order, to
rediscover the real story of this complex, troubled, funny 21st century woman.

From the creators of Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me) and Juliet & Romeo, comes a re-staging
of one of the bestselling novels of all time (allegedly). Part dance, part theatre, part fictionalised
documentary, no-part costume drama, this is Lost Dog’s nearly unrecognisable re-imagining of a
classic.

The time for faff is over: has Big Daddy Graham got the skillz (anecdotes/banter/topical asides) to pay da billz (gas/water/electric)? More hilariously anxious blather from one of the most hilariously anxious blatherers in the business.
 
Most recently nominated for Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Award after a sell-out run at the 2019 Fringe Festival. Also spotted on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, Live from the BBC, Cats Does Countdown, Richard Osman's House of Games, Roast Battle, Hypothetical, The Stand Up Sketch Show, The Now Show, Fighting Talk.


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Please be aware that the Quays Theatre is at the far side of The Lowry’s building. After entering the main doors to the foyer, you should allow time to walk to the Quays Theatre before the show begins, especially if you have mobility difficulties. There are no stairs to negotiate, but there is a long sloping ramp, and wheelchairs are available to borrow if needed.
You can familiarise yourself with the building in advance using our virtual tour  https://thelowry.com/visit-us/access/

We live in an increasingly divided world, but if there is one thing that can connect us all, it’s a televised charity special.

Tonight, our charismatic hosts invite you to help unite the nation. Group singing, good will and oddball feats of endurance prevail as Telethon 2022 launches before your eyes, all to raise money for the most important causes in our lives.

In an exploration of groupishness and moral psychology, you are the live studio audience as the Telethon begins to fracture, the broadcast takes a jagged turn, and every voice silenced.

*Telethon offers an interactive experience for live audiences and integrates access shared between BSL and captioning.

Broken Robot Productions presents

 

MAGICAL BONES: BLACK MAGIC

 

The Britain’s Got Talent finalist is hitting the road ashis much-anticipated debut UK tour continues in Spring 2021. Join one of themost explosive names in street magic today as he effortlessly combines intricate sleight of hand with jaw dropping break-dance moves in one of themost awe-inspiring show’s you’ll see this year.

 

In addition to wowing the nation on BGT, Bones has also been entertaining international audiences with appearances on US television’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us, as well as having a critically acclaimed and totally sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His other credits include international stagehit Impossible, BBC1’s BAFTA Awards, ITV1’s This Morning and Sky’s Around The World In 80 Tricks.

 

‘A dazzling evening full of imagination and flair’

The Guardian

 

‘What is happening on stage really is magic’

The Telegraph

 

‘Magical Bones performance is stunning’

Evening Standard

 

 'Magical Bones boggled our minds'

Official London Theatre

Absolute Bowie: Legacy Tour
 
There will only ever be one David Bowie, he was unique in every way and an inspiration to millions. Absolute Bowie continue to celebrate the life and music of the Starman with a spectacular show uniting Bowie fans across the UK. Absolute Bowie’s Legacy Tour is named after the Greatest Hits album released in 2016 and takes us on a musical journey of non-stop hits through the iconic singer's ever changing personas.
 
Absolute Bowie are proud winners of the ‘Best Bowie Tribute’ and ‘Best Tribute Band" at the UK Agents Association Awards in 2018. They are often credited with being the most accurate and exciting Bowie tribute with incredible attention to detail, costume changes galore, excellent musicianship and an electrifying front man.
 
Don't just take our word for it, the band provide a “Loving crafted Bowie show" (NME) that wows audiences across the UK. Check out their social media to see what people say about them - the band is, without doubt, the most popular David Bowie tribute in Europe and now in their 12th year. 
 
Featuring the incredible vocals of John O’Neill as David Bowie, with our very own Ronno, Andy Marr on guitar, Fabio Cashio on bass, Ale Paolillo on keyboards and Alex Ricardi on drums.
 
Prepare to be taken from A to Z (Absolute Beginners to Ziggy!) with Stations to Station in between.
 
http://www.absolutebowie.com
https://www.facebook.com/absolutebowie1
https://twitter.com/absolutebowie
https://www.instagram.com/absolutebowie

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Please be aware that the Quays Theatre is at the far side of The Lowry’s building. After entering the main doors to the foyer, you should allow time to walk to the Quays Theatre before the show begins, especially if you have mobility difficulties. There are no stairs to negotiate, but there is a long sloping ramp, and wheelchairs are available to borrow if needed.
You can familiarise yourself with the building in advance using our virtual tour  https://thelowry.com/visit-us/access/

WOULD WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR A REMARKABLE STORY?

WE PROMISE IT WILL ONLY BE A LITTLE BIT GORY...
We are two sisters, The Sisters Grimm.
One is quite clever and one is quite… musical.
Our tales are greater than any others,
But they were stolen by our beastly brothers!

Now we must journey to fix their lies, Or else the birds will pluck out our eyes!

You know the Brothers Grimm? The famous storytellers...or story stealers more like!
Brunhilda & Mitzi were the true brains behind the books, but thanks to a treacherous father,
a nasty curse and a great big dollop of bad luck, you’ve probably never heard of them.

The Grimm Sisters are here to set the record straight. Join them on the journey as they tell
their twisted tales with a marvellous mix of comedy, singing & live music. Dive headfirst into
their weird world of poisonous parents, courageous quests & a magical frog called Jeremy
(Jeremy is not to be trusted).

Keep your mind sharp and your guts gory, because in the blink of an eyelash, you might find yourself within the story…
Award winning Scratchworks Theatre Company takes you by the hand and leads you on a
joyful & mischievous adventure in this interactive & family friendly show.

Suitable for ages 6+

‘The Grimm Sisters fizzes with the fun of storytelling’ The PRSD Review

Iain Stirling (Love Island and Taskmaster) is taking his ‘extremely funny’ (Telegraph) comedy back on the road for his biggest ever nationwide tour, following his 2018 sell-out smash U OK HUN? x.

Do you ever wonder how people manage to be normal? Iain does. So much so he’s written a brand new stand-up show about it. Join the ‘star of comedy’ (The i) as he explores his inability to function in the most basic of public settings, social media’s constant pressure to “live your best life” and that one time a man stole his shoes.

Having sold out his Edinburgh fringe run in advance for the second time, Iain can currently be seen on our screens hosting the third series of hit comedy gameshow Iain Stirling’s CelebAbility (ITV2). He recently starred in his own Comedy Central Live special which launched the latest series and has also been seen on The Comedy Bus, Drunk Historyand Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central(all Comedy Central), Virtually Famous(E4), Russell Howard's Good Newsand Sweat the Small Stuff(both BBC Three) and Fake Reactionand Safe Word(both ITV2)

 

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Please be aware that the Quays Theatre is at the far side of The Lowry’s building. After entering the main doors to the foyer, you should allow time to walk to the Quays Theatre before the show begins, especially if you have mobility difficulties. There are no stairs to negotiate, but there is a long sloping ramp, and wheelchairs are available to borrow if needed.
You can familiarise yourself with the building in advance using our virtual tour  https://thelowry.com/visit-us/access/

The Last Quiz Night on Earth by Alison Carr

★★★★
“A fantastic night down the pub and at the theatre… a joy to experience.”
North West End

It’s the end of the world. The last night on earth. An asteroid is heading straight for us. Fancy going out with a bang?

It’s the final countdown. Landlady Kathy invites you to the last quiz night on earth with Quizmaster Rav. He’s the host with the most. But with time ticking, some unexpected guests turn up out of the blue. Bobby wants to settle old scores and Fran wants one last shot at love. Expect the unexpected to the bitter end.

Following two sold out tours of Chip Shop Chips, Box of Tricks is back with a bang in your local with Alison Carr's explosive pre-apocalyptic comedy The Last Quiz Night on Earth. So grab a drink and join us for a night you won’t forget with plenty of drama. Let’s get quizzical, quizzical!  

The Children’s Theatre Partnership presents
Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Adapted and directed by Robert Icke
 
The animals of Manor Farm drive out the farmer and run the farm themselves. A revolution. And then what? Then freedom. Every animal will be free.

Old Major, the prize boar, calls the animals of Manor Farm together. He has had a strange dream of a better future.
 
George Orwell’s world-famous fable tells the story of a revolution and its aftermath. Re-imagined by an award-winning creative team, Animal Farm is a dynamic, daring and contemporary take on a timeless story.

Animal Farm is directed by Robert Icke, whose version of 1984 (co-adapted and directed with Duncan Macmillan) was a smash-hit in the West End and on Broadway; features puppetry designed by Toby Olie (whose credits include War Horse) and designed by four-time Olivier award-winner Bunny Christie.
 
The Children’s Theatre Partnership creates bold and imaginative theatre for young people, engaging new audiences and aiming to inspire a life-long love of theatre.

Age Guidance: 12+

Following smash-hit Diamond, David Hoyle returns to The Lowry with Ten Commandments, combining his captivating stage performance with lacerating social commentary. Rioting the wrongs of contemporary Britain, Ten Commandments promises to rebalance all the inequities and injustices that surround us.

In this light-hearted antidote to the rat-infested dystopia in which we currently find ourselves, David returns the Garden of Eden to its natural state free from nuclear weapons, landfills and perpetual burning forests. We welcome the congregation to liberate themselves and others in a thermonuclear explosion of love and also hope for what remains of the 21st century.

“He is raw, sometimes a bit frightening, but also thrilling in his look-no-hands recklessness.” – The Guardian on David Hoyle’s Magazine

“There is nothing quite like it: bold and unique, electrifying and disarmingly humane.” – Time Out

Directed by Mark Whitelaw

Dramaturgy by Jayne Compton

Commissioned by Contact and Soho Theatre. Supported by Arts Council England. Produced by Jayne Compton for Switchflicker Productions.

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow
 
It's me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles.
It's time for a little get together; so pull up a chair, get all cosy and let me tell you about the time I gave this horse a boner.  I'll bring my skates, you bring your wallet and we'll all take some piccies.
Maybe this show is the real vaccine? 😉

 As seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), Taskmaster (Channel 4), QI (BBC Two), Travel Man (Channel 4) and co-host of Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable (Dave).
 
‘A comedian who leaves you wanting more’ **** Times 
’She’s terrific’ **** Guardian 
’Thank the comedy Gods’ **** Chortle

After a sell-out 2021 tour, The Times Critic’s choice comedy-drama SKANK is coming home! Last chance to see this critically acclaimed solo-show on its final tour. last stop, The Lowry March 2022

SKANKS just wanna have a clean bill of health, the adoration of the public and some decent recycling facilities.

Kate could be a successful writer, if she could just concentrate. Instead, she needs to recycle this bean can, shag sexy Gary and stop obsessing about her inevitable untimely death. Clementine Bogg-Hargroves delivers “a painfully accurate slice of life” (BroadwayBaby ★★★★★) in this witty, dark, and often filthy, one-woman show. It’ll make you laugh, and then it'll make you cry.

“It’s a gem.” ★★★★★ (Bouquets and Brickbats)
“Moving and memorable” ★★★★ (North West End)
“A tour-de-force performance” (Number9)

As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Mock The Week (BBC2), Alan Davies As Yet Untitled (Dave), Russell Howard’s Stand-up Central (Comedy Central) and Live from the BBC (BBC).

 
 

Jonny Pelham is bringing this “truly remarkable show” (Ed Fest Mag) to venues nationwide. 

Jonny has something to say that’s usually off-limits for dating, family gatherings, hanging out with mates and most social situations really…

 
 

So what better place to talk about it than in a comedy show?

 
 

Off-Limits was the award-winning critically acclaimed hit of the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe and is a personal, provocative and hilarious hour that should not be missed.

 

WINNER: Herald Angel Award 2019

NOMINATED: Chortle Comedy Awards Best Show 2019

 

‘Kind of extraordinary’ The Telegraph ★★★★

“An intensely moving and consistently funny show” The Herald ★★★★★

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★ The Times

★★★★ The Scotsman

★★★★ Chortle

★★★★ Fest

We are Nature

We need the Wilderness as much as the Wilderness needs us. 

Recently we have learnt to value our green spaces more than ever.

In this fascinating, inspirational, and educational show, Ray will be demonstrating and explaining techniques that will help us improve our senses and highlight the problems nature faces today.
It is time to cease being frustrated and act now to prevent crimes against nature and the environment

Come and celebrate the importance of the Wilderness to us all.

Matt Chorley has spent the past 15 years in Westminster seeing up close how politics works, or doesn’t. After the sell-out success of his first tour This Is Not Normal, the award-winning Times columnist and Times Radio presenter is back with an hilarious new show exploring who really calls the shots. Is the Prime Minister actually in charge, or at the mercy of the opposition, backbenchers, lobbyists, the media, spin doctors, his wife, or the Queen?
‘Great British stand up is alive and well… Matt Chorley with acid wit and music hall timing’ Andrew Marr

‘No politician is spared in this delightful display of disdain’ ****
The Times

‘Engaging, funny, entertaining’ Rory Bremner

After nearly a decade since the last sell-out UK tour, Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed Broadway production of Boublil and Schönberg’s musical “LES MISÉRABLES” will play The Lowry in March and April 2022.

This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century”.  With scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of “LES MISÉRABLES” includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More“, “Master Of The House” and many more.  Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, “LES MISÉRABLES” is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

Storm the barricades for a ticket!

The Office meets Lord of the Flies meets Miranda.

Sheila’s Islandis a sparkling, sharp-witted new comedy from writer
Tim Firth (Calendar Girls, Kinky Boots, The Band), starring Olivier Award winner Sara Crowe
(Private Lives, Calendar Girls, Four Weddings and a Funeral), and Judy Flynn (The Brittas Empire, Dinnerladies).

Bonfire night 2019, Sheila, Denise, Julie, and Fay are Team C in Pennine Mineral Water Ltd.’s annual outward bound team-building weekend. Somehow, Sheila has been nominated team leader, and, using her cryptic
crossword solving skills, has unwittingly stranded her team on
an island in the Lake District. Our intrepid heroines find themselves manufacturing weapons from cable ties and spatulas, and create a rescue flag with plastic plates and a toasting fork.

Questions are asked; truths are told; dirty washing is aired.

Is it possible to build an adequate night shelter with a prom dress and a sleeveless jumper? What is Julie’s husband
really up to in Aldi? And why are they on this bloody team building exercise when they could be at a spa?

Please note: This production is suitable for ages 13+

After an exciting few years making and touring shows all over the world, Mercè and Patricia have somehow lost momentum and hit rock bottom. They always knew that making theatre would be difficult, but when they have to dress up as flamingos in a shopping centre to make ends meet, they seriously consider giving up. 

Can their shared dream of staging Waiting for Godot get them back on track or will their long held ambition be strangled by red tape? A hilarious and sometimes moving exploration of companionship, co-dependency and what motivates us to keep going, even in the face of failure and bureaucratic brick walls.

CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?!!

The world premiere of a brand new kick-asspirational pop musical bursts to life on stage as the Fantastically Great Women take to the stage to tell their stories.
Be one of the first to see the follow up show by the producer of the international hit musical SIX. Join our inquisitive heroine Jade as she breaks away from her
class to take a peek behind the scenes at the not yet open Gallery of Greatness in the local museum. Along her journey she is surprised to meet the original and
incredible wonder women: Frida Kahlo, Rosa Parks,Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie, Emmeline Pankhurst to name just a few. From explorers to artists, scientists to
 secret agents, hear the stories of some of history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all independent icons who really did change the world.

Celebrated dramatist Chris Bush (Nine Lessons and Carols, Almeida Theatre) and No. 1 hit songwriter Miranda Cooper (Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue) adapt suffragette
descendent Kate Pankhurst’s bestselling picture book with music by Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo (Miley Cyrus, Beth Ditto) and direction by Amy Hodge (Mr Gum
and the Dancing Bear, National Theatre).

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is an empowering new stage show which will be celebrated by anyone who is prepared to move and be moved,
with characters and songs that pack a popstar punch!

Running Time approximately 75 minutes
Suitable for everyone aged 6+

Classic Crisis / 40th Anniversary 1982-2022

Join Liverpool musical royalty China Crisis for this very special tour celebrating their 40th anniversary

Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1980 and releasing their debut album ‘Difficult Shapes and Passive Rhythms’ in 1982. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and five Top 40 albums and hits across Australia, Europe and the Americas. The band are known for their string of hit singles, including African & White, Christian, Working with Fire and Steel, Black Man Ray and Wishful Thinking.

This special evening will be a huge treat for fans old and new featuring all the hits with stunning arrangements and performed with a full band.

Tall Stories presents

The Smeds and the Smoos

Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?
Music, laughs and interplanetary adventures for everyone aged 3 and up, from Tall Stories – the company that brought you ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on the Broom’ live on stage.

"An irresistibly funny and wise story" (New Statesman)

John’s bad back is much better now, thank you, so he can safely punch the air once more as he performs all the faves from his pre-lockdown tour: ‘Blue Light Kettle’, Rapidly Downhill’ and ‘I Covet Joan’s Berlingo’, not to mention classics like ‘Y Reg’, ‘I Can’t Go Back To Savoury’ and ‘Pigeons in Flight’. Expect too fantastic new ditties written during lockdown, including ‘Stay at Home and Protect the VHS’.  The songs will be interrupted by hilarious phone calls from Ken, Mary and Joan Chitty, plus John’s tips on how to cope with modern home life, as described in his stylish new(ish) book ‘Two Margarines and other Domestic Dilemmas’! As seen recently in ‘Ricky and Ralph Go Out “(Dave )
 
 
A LUDICROUSLY COMPELLING NIGHT OUT     EVENING STANDARD

Chris McCausland: Speaky Blinder

Back by popular demand with his hit stand-up show and after his regular appearances on Would I Lie To You?, Have I Got News For You, 8 out of 10 Cats, Live At The Apollo and Hypothetical. One of the UK's top stand-ups Chris McCausland is on tour. Sunday Times Best of the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.

He's blind. He's a dad. He's a husband. He's third in command. He'll speaky about all of that, and loads more.

"A joke heavy show with gags a plenty" (The List)

“Passionate and rib-tickling. An illuminating, heartfelt performance. Highly recommended!” (EdFestMagazine)

'Proper stand-up, honest, straightforward, balls-out funny' (Chortle.co.uk).

"He paints us pictures with fantastical words and images... it's almost impossible not to like him" (ThreeWeeks

 

Bumper Blyton is a riotous Enid Blyton parody show for grown-ups performed by a cast of some of the UK’s most experienced and best-known improvisers. Created by Amy Cooke-Hodgson (founder of Edfringe and Multi Award-winning West End hit Austentatious) and Jonah Fazel (BAFTA winning History Bombs) Bumper Blyton is chock full of innuendo and lashings of puns, performed in vintage costume with music and songs.

With a multi-award-winning cast of some of the UK's best-known improvisers from stage and screen including; The Comedy Store, Showstoppers the Improvised Musical and Doctor Who, and two consecutive sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe alongside successful 2019 UK & Europe tour, Bumper Blyton is fast becoming unmissable.

Expect far too many picnics and plenty of farce in what will be an entertaining show for those who are well versed in Blyton’s novels and those who’ve never (yet) picked up one of her books.

An evening of pure escape with stories, jokes and poems from writer, poet and TV and film
producer Henry Normal. Featuring all your favourite poems from his BBC Radio 4 series and his
seven poetry collections.

"Not heard anything that jumps from hilarious to moving in such an intelligent, subtle way as
Henry Normal's show" - Radio Times

'the Alan Bennett of poetry' The Scotsman

'Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit' The Guardian

'A mixture of the absurd and downright wacky...a gentle giant of stand-up poetry' The List

'The poetry itself is stuff of proper substance, marrying the suburban beauty of Beatles ballads
with the blunt candour of the kitchen sink' The Guardian

"The funniest man you've never heard of" The Telegraph

"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations" - The Stage

"Distinctly funny" - Time Out “Shove up National Treasures. We need to make room for Henry
Normal" Simon O'Hagan - Radio Times

 

George sees something in the kitchen.

It’s cake!

I said I’d be good, George thinks, but I LOVE cake.

What will George do?

 

Oh No, George! is the delightfully playful tale of a dog who wants to be good but just can’t resist temptation. Adapted from the award-winning picture book by Chris Haughton, this brand new show for children aged 3+ (and their grown ups) uses acrobatics, slapstick comedy, Sign Supported English and live music to bring George’s joyful escapades to life.

 

Originally commissioned by ARC Stockton and The Civic, Barnsley in 2020, Oh No, George! is brought to life by Can’t Sit Still, a South Gloucestershire based arts organisation that tells stories and starts conversations with the power to change the world. 

*Oh no, George! Copyright 2012 Chris Haughton. Licensed by Walker Books Ltd., London.

Mr P has been a primary school teacher for over 12 years. He still works part-time in school and leads training in schools all over the UK and beyond. From sharing ideas and funny insights into life in the classroom, he has now become one of the most followed teachers on social media in the UK.
 
3 years ago, alongside his younger brother (who also works in a school) he started the award-winning podcast - Two Mr Ps in a Podcast. In a year, it has been the number one education podcast and amassed over 3 million listens. In August 2021, they are releasing their highly anticipated first book - ‘Put A Wet Paper Towel On It - The Weird and Wonderful World of Primary Schools’.
 
Sharing funny stories from the front line of teaching, this live show will see the Two Mr Ps reminiscing on their own school days and looking at the wonderful and hilarious world of education. Anyone who went to school will enjoy and relate to this brilliant new show.