WHAT'S ON AT LOWRY, SALFORD
Lowry at Salford Quays opened in 2000 and boasts two theatres, a drama studio, galleries, and events spaces. The Lyric is the largest UK stage outside the West End with a capacity of 1730. The Quays has a capacity of 440. It hosts diverse events and shows from operas, dance, musicals, plays, comedy, exhibitions, visual / digital arts, and workshops.
A registered charity, Lowry offer free creative participation opportunities. Their eight partner companies are Access All Areas, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Far From the Norm, LUNG, National Theatre, Ockham’s Razor, Opera North and Rambert.
Lowry has hosted Britain’s Got Talent, The Royal Variety, I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue and Mastermind. It premiered new musical 42 Balloons. Other shows lined up include Chicago, To Kill A Mockingbird, Blood Brothers, SIX, The Addams Family, Dear England, Derren Brown and The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe. See what's on at Lowry below and book tickets online.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
What's On at Lowry, Salford
The Shark is Broken
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 February 2025
Step aboard the Orca and into a "profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws" (The Daily Telegraph). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is "hilariously brilliant and pure genius" raves the Sunday Express in its 5 Star review an...Floella Benjamin's Coming To England
Quays Theatre
Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 February 2025
An inspirational story of hope, determination and triumph Floella Benjamin's award-winning and iconic book Coming to England comes to life in this joyful stage adaptation with music, storytelling and song. Much loved by children and familie...LIVES
The Studio
Thursday 6 - Friday 7 February 2025
An epic tale fro ages 12+ celebrating the echoes of love, hope and conflict that connect us. This brand-new work is a multimedia drama that follows six souls linked across time. How can we connect in a world defined by constant change? How ...Pre-Theatre Dining at The Lowry
Restaurant and Bar
Thursday 6 February 2025 - Sunday 19 April 2026
Enjoy lunch, pre-matinee, dinner and pre-theatre dining at The Lowry, overlooking the stunning waterside setting of Salford Quays and MediaCityUK. Pier Eight Restaurant is located on the ground floor of The Lowry. ...Lowry CAT - Open Dance Class
Studio 3
Thursday 6 February - Thursday 20 March 2025
Calling all young people aged 8-14 who love to move! Take part in inspiring dance classes to develop your dance ability and unleash your artistic creativity. Experience how dancers train at Lowry. Classes are led by Lowry Centre for Advanc...Babies Playtime
Lowry Lookout
Thursday 6 February 2025
A great opportunity to meet other parents and socialise babies, come along to The Lowry's fun and friendly activity for babies. In this session you and your little ones will sing, dance and get creative.10am-10.45am: For babies under 1 (pre...The Lowry Dance & Drama Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 6 February - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in scho...The Lowry Visual Arts Workshops
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 6 February - Thursday 31 July 2025
The Lowry offers a diverse and inclusive creating learning offer for Primary and Secondary Schools. With a variety of workshops linked to curriculum areas, mental health and wellbeing and project work. Held either at The Lowry or in the sch...Under 5s Little Creatives
Lowry, Salford
Friday 7 February 2025
Come along to Little Creatives in The Lookout for 45 minutes of fun. These sessions are designed for children age 2-5yrs with lots of engaging activities for them to get involved with. All attenders (child and adult) must book a ticket and ...Andrew Ryan
The Studio
Saturday 8 February 2025
Irish Comedian Andrew Ryan and host of 'Cork in the North' podcast embars on his latest tour, "Let Me Know How You Get On." Andrew's quintessentially Irish storytelling abilities and cheeky, friendly demeanour make him a natural stand up. W...Maisie Adam
Quays Theatre
Sunday 9 February 2025
Fresh from Live At The Apollo, A League Of Their Own and Have I Got News For You, Maisie Adam is heading back out on tour with a brand new show, Appraisal. She's five years into her job as a comedian now, so she's due an appraisal. Join...Amy Mason
The Studio
Sunday 9 February 2025
After an unsettling encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh). Expect coming out in your 30s, rinsing homophobes, and forming a coven with your kids. Th...Sydnie Christmas
Lyric Theatre
Monday 10 February 2025
Britain's Got Talent 2024 winner Sydnie Christmas made her introduction to the public with 'Tomorrow' from Annie, in a performance that received the Golden Buzzer from Amanda Holden. Hailing from Gravesham in Kent, having studied at the D...BeardMeatsFood
Quays Theatre
Monday 10 February 2025
BeardMeatsFood - aka Adam Moran - is one of the UK's biggest YouTube sensations, known for his incredible eating feats, record-breaking challenges, and charismatic personality. Since launching his channel in 2015, Adam has turned his pas...The Girl on the Train
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 15 February 2025
Adapted from Paula Hawkins' novel - an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide - this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment. Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only escape i...Hold On To Your Butts
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 12 - Saturday 15 February 2025
65 million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth... 30 years ago, a movie about dinosaurs ruled the box office... Hold On To Your Butts is a must see "shot-for-shot" parody of the greatest dinosaur film of all time. After selling out in New ...Horizons Collective Showcase
The Studio
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Horizons Collective is delighted to support BESEA-led projects by artists in north west England, helping them to develop their projects and ultimately present their pieces in front of an audience. The Horizons Collective Showcase is a warm ...Jacob Hawley
The Studio
Friday 14 February 2025
The new stand up show from award-winning Stevenage wideboy Jacob Hawley. Space offers politics for idiots, feminism for lads, love stories for louts and self-care for those who don't care. As seen on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky1), Ladhoo...Micky Overman
The Studio
Saturday 15 February 2025
All of a sudden, comedian Micky Overman finds her life going the direction she's always wanted. The path has been set, she just has to follow it. So why is she finding that so hard?Hold On is a show about change, commitment and letting go o...British Gymnastics - GymFusion
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 16 February 2025
Lights, camera, action! GymFusion is one of the most exciting and dramatic forms of gymnastics to watch, as display teams from across the country showcase exciting and creative performances based on this year's theme of 'movies'. It's all a...Connor Burns
The Studio
Sunday 16 February 2025
From one of the most exciting emerging new stars in the UK's live stand-up scene, "1994" is Edinburgh native's Connor Burns third solo hour. A prolific joke writer, his Scottish-level cynicism and self-deprecation punctuates a disarmingly r...Jazz Emu
Quays Theatre
Monday 17 February 2025
For the first time ever musical supernova Jazz Emu (The Guardian's breakout comedy act of 2023 and The Telegraph's 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) will be touring his hotly anticipated brand-new show, Knight Fever, alongside hi...The Detective Dog
The Studio
Monday 17 - Thursday 20 February 2025
Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie's well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who ...Day of Dance with Lowry
Lowry, Salford
Monday 17 February 2025
Love to move? Aged between 10-16 years? If so, this Day of Dance is for you! Dance Artists, Cameron and Shannon share their top tips and inspire young people of all abilities through a day of physical, creative workshops. Open to dance en...Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 18 February - Saturday 22 March 2025
In this brand new show, "the world's greatest living stand-up comedian" (The Times) shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of North America who hates humanity. The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy...Theatre Ad Infinitum - Last Rites
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 February 2025
Last Rites combines exciting physical, non-verbal storytelling with dynamic projection and an immersive soundtrack that can be felt and heard. Told through a Deaf man's unique perspective, this show tells the passionate and poignant story ...Bing's Birthday
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 February 2025
Join Bing and his friends Sula, Pando, Coco, Amma and of course Flop as they get ready to celebrate his special day in the brand-new live stage show, Bing's Birthday!It's Bing's birthday and everyone is very excited! Things won't always go ...Sarah Keyworth
Quays Theatre
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 February 2025
Nottingham stand-up comedian Sarah Keyworth is back with a brand new, joyous show. My Eyes Are Up Here is about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super big) losses. As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats...Emilyn Claid - Untitled
The Studio
Friday 21 February 2025
Emilyn Claid has a fifty year career as a performer, stretching back to the 1960s when she was a ballet dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and the 1970s when she was co-founder of experimental collective X6 Dance Space in London, a ...Felicity Ward
Quays Theatre
Saturday 22 February 2025
Star of The Office (Australia), Felicity Ward returns for her first national tour in six years, I'm Exhausting! In a two hour laugh out loud extravaganza, Felicity Ward talks about something that no one has ever done before - she had a baby...Tom Stade
Quays Theatre
Saturday 22 February 2025
The hilarious Canadian superstar stand-up returns with his latest show, Risky Business.. Tom's funny and today's funny don't always see eye-to-eye, but that's cool; it's not Tom's way to follow the herd. He much prefers to take the path les...Rachel Galvo
The Studio
Saturday 22 February 2025
Comedian, actress, singer and writer, Rachel Galvo brings her raunchy one woman show, The Shite Feminist, to London. Reflecting on the forces that have shaped her - from an Irish Catholic upbringing (Private, of course) to awkward sexual en...John Shuttleworth
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 23 February 2025
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and 'the 42nd best reason to love Britain' (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!) In RAISE ...Viggo Venn
Quays Theatre
Sunday 23 February - Sunday 27 July 2025
Norwegian clown Viggo Venn moved to this country with one dream: to be a British comedian. The rest, you already know about. After blowing away the competition in an explosion of hi-vis jackets, balloons, and joyous idiocy, Viggo became the...Sophie Duker
Quays Theatre
Sunday 23 February 2025
The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) is back! The Taskmaster champ is back on tour and dealing with her (sugar) daddy issues in a hilarious new stand-up show. But Daddy I Love Her sees Sophie take the stage with her tradema...Andrew Bird
The Studio
Sunday 23 February 2025
Crowned "Comic's Comic-Best Act" at The UK Comedy Awards, after his TV appearance on "The Russell Howard Hour" stand-up Andrew Bird supported Russell Howard on his massive national tour including six straight shows at The London Palladiu...Wes Peden - Rollercoaster
Quays Theatre
Monday 24 February 2025
Ultra-modern pop-punk juggling! Surrounded by a huge inflatable blue structure and accompanied by electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Wes Peden shares his cutting-edge tricks inspired by corkscrews, adrenalin, and high...Ghost Stories
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
The long-running West End hit returns! When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings - as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting ...The Merchant of Venice 1936
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 1 March 2025
'THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE' (Metro) Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from selling out the RSC and London's West End. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (EastEnders...Frozen Light - The Ancient Oak of Baldor
The Studio
Tuesday 25 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
A multi-sensory experience for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their companions, offering the chance to gather and experience the collective power of shared stories. Frozen Light Theatre welcomes you into thei...Chris McCausland
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 2 March - Sunday 20 April 2025
A brand-new show for 2025! You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Scared of the Dark, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well. He's been called an "o...Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far
Quays Theatre
Sunday 2 March 2025
The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! Join comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid's comedy which will be the stupidest he has ever let trickle from his brain. Expect sausage ...Zoe Lyons
Quays Theatre
Sunday 2 March 2025
If life is a journey, Zoe's has had more than its share of potholes and diversions: from diving with sharks, to sitting in a shed in Vietnam with a former health secretary (and discovering that MPs aren't the only parasites she has to wo...Shabaz Ali
The Studio
Sunday 2 March 2025
Join Shabaz Ali, @ShabazSays, as he takes to the stage in his debut live comedy tour. Jam packed with his roaring, on point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a 'perfect' life online. Fro...imitating the dog - All Blood Runs Red
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 4 March 2025
The extraordinary true life of Eugene Bullard. This is one of history's overlooked true stories. This is a name that should be known, a story that must be told. This is a story of hope. Runaway, circus entertainer, boxer, night club owner, ...Tones - A Hip-Hop Opera
The Studio
Wednesday 5 - Saturday 8 March 2025
A piece of gig theatre like no other, Tones - A Hip Hop Opera combines the gritty underground sounds of hip-hop, grime and drill with the melodrama of opera to tell the story of a treacherous path to self-discovery. From writer and performe...Birmingham Royal Ballet - Cinderella
Lyric Theatre
Thursday 6 - Saturday 8 March 2025
Step into the magical world of Cinderella, where Fairy Godmothers triumph over cruel stepmothers, pumpkins turn into sparkling carriages and a jewelled slipper changes one young woman's life forever. This timeless story of love, courage and...Joel Dommett
Quays Theatre
Thursday 6 March 2025
Joel returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of first-time fatherhood, Joel remains a charming, exhausted, happy idiot. As one of the nation's most famili...Chloe Petts
Quays Theatre
Friday 7 March 2025
After two consecutive critically acclaimed shows, rising star and "very funny" (Guardian) "very gay" Kent comedian Chloe Petts returns with her latest tour, How You See Me, How You Don't, and this time she's getting personal. Between he...How to get to Lowry, Salford
Lowry Frequently Asked Questions
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
The nearest parking is available at the Quayside multi-storey car park (formally Lowry Outlet). For further information, please click here.
The tram offers the closet stops to Lowry. Media City UK and Imperial War Museum are the nearest metrolink stops. Click here for a metrolink map.
The nearest train stations to Lowry are Eccles Train Station, Irlam Train Station, and Salford Train Station.
The capacity of The Lyric theatre at Lowry is 1730. The capacity of The Quats Theatre is 440. The capacity of The Aldridge Studio is 150. For further seating plan information please click here.
Please contact Lowry directly online. Click here for more details.
If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Lowry Box Office for shows commencing that day, for AM shows they open for 1 hour before the show and close 15 minutes after the show starts. For PM shows they open 2 hours before commencing that day and close 15 minutes after the show starts. Alternatively, you can see what's on and book online here. To book tickets by phone, call 0161 876 2004
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