WHAT'S ON AT LOWRY, SALFORD
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 and has premiered shows such as 42 Balloons.
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 many great shows lined up including The Silence of the Lambs, Paranormal Activity, The Constant Wife, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Top Hat, High Society, Matthew Bourne's Cinderella and The Car Man, The Ballad of Johnny and June, Inspector Morse - House of Ghosts, The Gruffalo, The Boy At The Back Of The Class, The Bank Of Dave, Six, and High School Musical, Sylvia, Waitress, A Man For All Seasons, Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Maiden of Venice and The Jolly Christmas Postman. See what's on at Lowry below and book tickets online.
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 and has premiered shows such as 42 Balloons.
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 many great shows lined up including The Silence of the Lambs, Paranormal Activity, The Constant Wife, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Top Hat, High Society, Matthew Bourne's Cinderella and The Car Man, The Ballad of Johnny and June, Inspector Morse - House of Ghosts, The Gruffalo, The Boy At The Back Of The Class, The Bank Of Dave, Six, and High School Musical, Sylvia, Waitress, A Man For All Seasons, Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Maiden of Venice and The Jolly Christmas Postman. 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
High School Musical
Lyric Theatre
Friday 21 August - Saturday 19 September 2026
Hope Mill Theatre and Chris Harper Productions with Lowry are delighted to announce that beloved singer and actor Jason Donovan* will star in Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL as Coach Bolton. He joins the previously announced Tobias Turley, Leo...Bobby Seagull's Escape from Ancient Egypt
Quays Theatre
Friday 28 August 2026
What happens when a maths whizz gets trapped inside an ancient pyramid? Best known for television appearances on the BBC and University Challenge, join Bobby Seagull for a thrilling family adventure packed with puzzles, secrets and surprisi...CBeebies House Party LIVE
Quays Theatre
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 August 2026
You're all invited to the CBeebies House Party LIVE! A family fun-packed stage show with sensational songs, stupendous surprises and mega moments. Join the superstars of CBeebies - Andy Day, Duggee, Joanna Adeyinka, Rhys Stephenson and Ge...Swamplesque
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 2 - Thursday 3 September 2026
After taking Australia by storm and smashing box office records at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 & 2025, everyone's favourite ogre-inspired burlesque and drag parody returns to the UK! Swamplesque is the award-winning, critically acclaimed, bur...Jack Rooke
Quays Theatre
Friday 4 - Saturday 5 September 2026
BAFTA-winning writer and recovering spoken-word artist Jack Rooke (Creator of Hulu / C4's Big Boys) brings back his debut comedy-theatre show 'Good Grief', a decade on from it launching his career. Featuring the original show (co-written wi...Krishna Calling: Classic Bhajans and Raga Symphony
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 6 September 2026
Devotional songs accompanied by String Orchestra  Singer: Dr. Rakesh Joshi & choir Rakesh Joshi is talented composer, artistic director of the Indian choir-ensemble and educator. He specialised in singing devotional and semi-classical so...One Fell Swoop: By A Thread
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 10 - Friday 11 September 2026
SEVEN ACROBATS AND 30 METRES OF ROPELong spools of white rope run through pulley sheaves and wrap around bodies, explicitly connecting the artists? movements above and off the ground. Like the booms and sheets of a sailing ship the performe...Sindhu Vee
Quays Theatre
Sunday 13 September 2026
 Born and raised in India, Sindhu Vee (full name Sindhu Venkatanarayanan) came to London in her 20s to begin a career in investment banking before shocking her parents and switching to comedy. Someone once asked Sindhu Vee a very stupid q...Caitlin Moran
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 16 September 2026
 To celebrate the release of her brand-new book, Sunday Times Bestselling author Caitlin Moran will be heading out on tour accompanied by special guest hosts. ''No one's inventing good, new futures any more,' I say to my husband, Pete. ...Caitlin Moran: How To Be Hopeful - In Conversation
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 16 September 2026
A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the World ?No one?s inventing good, new futures any more,? I say to my husband, Pete. ?Everyone seems resigned to accepting that things will be dreadful. I can?t bear it. I need us to do someth...Blaze FM
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 September 2026
?Yo! Listen. Right now it?s Blaze FM. 101.7. You?re locked into the sounds of SHUT DOWN CREW. I need 20 missed calls if you wanna hear this one again. Press play on that.?The Big House made their Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut with Blaze F...Steven Pinker: The New Science of Harmony Hypocrisy and Outrage
Lowry, Salford
Friday 18 September 2026
The Harvard Professor and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now and The Better Angels of Our Nature joins us to reveal the power and perils of thinking alike. What do you know that everyone else knows?  As a cognitive scientist, the ul...Jonathan Pie
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 20 September 2026
 Jonathan Pie, the UK's angriest news reporter returns for a brand-new Live Show, This is The End of The World according to Jonathan Pie. Jonathan Pie is coming to terms with the horror of Keir Starmer's Labour and the fact that he voted...Lucy Worsley - My Royal Life
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 20 September 2026
Step into a glittering royal world with Lucy Worsley, beloved historian and bestselling author, who spent twenty years working as Chief Curator in some of Britain's most marvellous palaces.  Lucy wants to take you behind the scenes an...Holmes & Watson - The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
Quays Theatre
Sunday 20 September 2026 - Saturday 16 January 2027
A Holmes & Watson Magic Show for ages 6 - 106. It's 1906 - the Golden Age of Magic.  The Masked Magician bestrides London's world of Magic like a colossus, UNTIL... one night, in mid-performance, the Magician vanishes.  Dead? Kidnapped?...
Larry Dean
Quays Theatre
Sunday 20 September 2026
Thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominee and two-time star of Live At The Apollo, returns with a hilarious brand new show, Hellbent. Recently married, emotionally feral, the Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing ...The Selfish Giant
The Studio
Sunday 20 September 2026
Through vivid, interactive story-telling, original music, puppetry and humour, Riding Lights Theatre Company brings you Oscar Wilde's brilliant story of transformation. The Giant is angry. He returns from Cornwall to find children - childre...High Society
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 22 September - Saturday 3 October 2026
Clear your diary, because you're invited to the most swell party of the year, Cole Porter's, High Society. Hot on the heels of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate, this summer's most eagerly anticipated production delivers another gl...Wright&Grainger's SELENE
Lowry, Salford
Friday 25 - Saturday 26 September 2026
From the internationally award-winning team behind ORPHEUS comes a new sibling show to the hugely acclaimed HELIOS.  A STORY ABOUT THE GODDESS AND THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON A radical explosion of an ancient myth about the moon from the i...Barrowland Ballet: Chunky Jewellery
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 26 September 2026
Two friends, one year, two births, a death, 18 bursts of laughter, 34,000 tears (each) and one piece of chunky jewellery. It was a year to forget but instead Natasha and Jude turned it into a show. This is a comedy that bites. An achingly j...Jeremy Bowen
Quays Theatre
Sunday 27 September 2026
Truth Under Fire is an essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be. Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. The world is facing more armed conflicts than at any point in decades, and Jeremy...John Kearns
Quays Theatre
Sunday 27 September 2026
 Tilting at Windmills  is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner,John Kearns.  A fragmented, digressing portrayal of a 38-year-old man's life, alluding to books he hasn't read, to...Madonna on the Rocks
Lowry, Salford
Wednesday 30 September - Thursday 1 October 2026
She used to have dreams, now she has a baby. A sad, aging sack full of milk and regret.? Madonna on the Rocks is a visceral, beautiful, hilarious call to arms. A neon-lit menty-b at the Stay and Play. It?s about egos, responsibilities and ...Mistero Buffo
Lowry, Salford
Friday 2 October 2026
Rhum + Clay present Dario Fo?s devilishly funny masterpiece, Mistero Buffo, a darkly comic look at the absurdities and inequalities of everyday life, as seen through the eyes and tales of a travelling storyteller. Banned as blasphemous for...Nish Kumar
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 4 October 2026
 The UK's leading political comic Nish Kumar - co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster's greatest losers - is back on tour with a formidable batch of passi...Jason Byrne
Quays Theatre
Sunday 4 October 2026
Jason Byrne is back and "Byrning" brighter than ever, celebrating 30 glorious years of stand-up with his brand-new show, 30 Years Byrning. Byrne delivers a riotous night of high-energy storytelling, surreal tangents and unstoppable laughter...Jay Rayner
Quays Theatre
Sunday 4 October 2026
Join the ever-tasteful, often hilarious, always readable writer and broadcaster as The Observer's award-winning restaurant critic returns. Jay Rayner faces some serious questions and in Nights Out in the Kitchen, the show marking publicatio...Robert White
The Studio
Sunday 4 October 2026
Robert White, that gay autistic keyboard-wielding comedian who you've almost forgotten [from Britain's Got Talent 2018], brings you his unique form of musical stand up in a laugh packed hour, but this time with a little more edge, a little ...Robert White
The Studio
Sunday 4 October 2026
'THAT' Gay Autistic Keyboard Tanktop Comedy Guy! is going on tour with a brand new show!Whether you're a fan from his series of Britain's Got Talent, or you're one of his millions of online viewers but only just realising that Robert is 'T...The Silence of the Lambs
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 October 2026
Dr Hannibal Lecter will see you now... Come face to face with the chilling cultural phenomenon THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS as it makes its world stageplay premiere in 2026. Based on Thomas Harris's gripping literary masterpiece, this e...
Ontroerend Goed- Thanks for Being Here
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 6 - Wednesday 7 October 2026
Thanks for Being Here is an ode to the audience. Because without an audience, there is no theatre. The fact that you are now reading this text, perhaps buying a ticket (or already have!), and will soon spend an hour in a room full of strang...CIRKO - Based on Kimberly: Yes Person
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 8 October 2026
Quintessential new wave, new wonk circus. Experimental, physical, fashionable, and satirical work by Inka and Imogen. Yes Person is a circus show that celebrates ideas too peculiar to live?but too fabulous to die. Inspired by the concept of...Phil Ellis
Quays Theatre
Friday 9 October 2026 - Friday 15 January 2027
 Multi-award winning 'comic genius' (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Ch4), Edinburgh award-winning North Manchester comedian Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour. Following his three big award wins ...Maisie Adam
Quays Theatre
Saturday 10 October 2026
Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, firec...Maisie Adam
Quays Theatre
Saturday 10 October 2026
 Straight off the back of Taskmaster, A League Of Their Own, and Last One Laughing, Maisie Adam is back with her brand new show Whatsherface. Join the "tall, chaotic one with the weird hair"* as she returns with her trademark wit, fi...Lenny Henry: Still at Large
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 11 October 2026
For over five decades, Lenny Henry has been telling stories?on stage, on screen and through a host of characters etched into our collective memory. Part stand-up, part storytelling and part conversation with himself (and with you), this ne...Nice Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 11 October 2026
Poetry legend Michael Rosen celebrates his 80th birthday with a brand-new live show!Michael looks back at a lifetime in poetry, performing beloved classics including Hot Food, No Breathing and Chocolate Cake, along with never-before-heard p...Tim Key
Quays Theatre
Monday 12 - Thursday 15 October 2026
 Comedian and poet Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme) again pops his suit on, plods about, in a brand new show, Loganberry. Bit gutted he's old. Guzzling continental lager. Magneti...The Choir of Man
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 October 2026
Direct from the West End, the Olivier Award-nominated, worldwide smash hit is now on its first ever UK tour. Welcome to THE CHOIR OF MAN, the best pub in the world... Come ready to drink in the excitement!Brimming with hits from artists suc...Woodhill
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 October 2026
?I DANCE IN THE HORROR OF GRIEF.'Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. The families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons. Gut punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story o...Ruby Turner
Quays Theatre
Friday 16 October 2026
Ruby Turner was born in Jamaica and grew up in Montego Bay. Her Grandfather sang the lead in one of the Island's Gospel Groups. Moving to England when she was 9, Ruby has lived here ever since. Her career to date has always had many unexpec...Beyond The Barricade
Quays Theatre
Saturday 17 October 2026
Beyond the Barricade, the UK's longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2024. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences ret...Troy Hawke
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 18 October 2026
 Following The Greeters Guild sellout world tour, 1930's throwback Troy Hawke is back to his globe sweeping with his new show Never Stop, Never Change! Angry security guards, barked compliments and crossed wires abound as Troy navigates...Between The Covers Live - Celebrating Agatha Christie
Lyric Theatre
Sunday 18 October 2026
Agatha Christie: Between The Covers Between The Covers - Live! is on the road to celebrate Agatha Christie, the bestselling novelist of all time, with a line-up guaranteed to deliver a thrilling dive into the world of crime thrillers. T...Harriet
Quays Theatre
Sunday 18 October 2026
 Sheffield singer Harriet Robert's sell-out show, Trying To Get The Feeling Again, sees her performing intimate interpretations of her favourite sounds of the 70s, including hits by The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, Carole King,...
Joe Wells: Daddy Autism
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 18 October 2026
There are 700,000 autistic people in the UK but who is their leader?  2 years ago, Joe Wells decided he should be ?King of The Autistics? and it all went horribly wrong. 'One of my favourite comics' (Frankie Boyle).  'Some of the most ...Sylvia
Lyric Theatre
Monday 19 - Saturday 24 October 2026
Sylvia Pankhurst - fearless, flawed, and unforgettable. The untold story of the rebellious middle child of Emmeline Pankhurst takes centre stage in this irresistible hip hop, funk and soul musical that moves your feet and fires your spirit....Bert & Nasi: L'Addition
Lowry, Salford
Friday 23 - Saturday 24 October 2026
Two performers armed with (or trapped in) a single scene ? a customer orders a drink from a waiter. And then things go awry. Played again and again, the scene starts spinning out of control. Nightmarish spiral or grotesque farce? Roles flip...Tom Cassani: Iterations
Lowry, Salford
Friday 23 October 2026
Iterations centres Cassani?s obsession with the skill and precision of sleight of hand magic. It invites us to consider the performance of the seemingly impossible. Through deconstructed routines and text that re-imagines the aesthetic tro...Amazons
Lowry, Salford
Saturday 24 October 2026
A recent sellout show at the Edinburgh Fringe, Amazons presents a compelling and mesmerising retelling of the stories of women from the world?s largest forest. ?Amazon? Online shopping? No! Come and discover the real Amazon.? Plant-sittin...Simon Amstell
Lowry, Salford
Sunday 25 October 2026
Simon Amstell returns on tour with a brand-new stand-up show - funnier, truer, and more healing than anything ever before or after. I Love It Here is the latest creation from the internationally acclaimed comedian and filmmaker behind the N...Jack Carroll
The Studio
Sunday 25 October 2026
Britain's Got Talent Runner-Up, Star of BBC's Live at the Apollo, QI and Sky sitcom Trollied, as well as award winning movie Eaten by Lions, returns to the stage with his new stand up comedy show, Walking Funny. ...Jack Carroll
The Studio
Sunday 25 October 2026
Britain's Got Talent Runner-Up, Star of BBC's Live at the Apollo, QI and Sky sitcom Trollied, as well as award winning movie Eaten by Lions, returns to the stage with his new stand up comedy show, Walking Funny. ...The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
Quays Theatre
Monday 26 October - Sunday 1 November 2026
Dive into Eric Carle's bright and colourful world as his beloved stories are transformed from page to stage using a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets and charming music. Featuring your favourite titles:Â Brown Bear, Brown Bear, 10 Little Rubb...The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Lowry, Salford
Monday 26 October - Sunday 1 November 2026
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over ten years, faithfully bringing Eric Carle?s timeless classics to the stage. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed show features a me...Waitress
Lyric Theatre
Tuesday 27 - Saturday 31 October 2026
"Treat yourself to a slice of five-star musical pie" (The Times) as the hit musical comedy WAITRESS comes to Lowry for one week only. Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new docto...Daniel Foxx
Quays Theatre
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Daniel was determined to handle his Big Breakup with the grace of Julia Roberts. He didn't. Join him as he navigates dating in your 30s, Le Creuset addiction and 12-step skincare routines, all while trying very hard to emanate love and ligh...REWRITES: Jeezus
Lowry, Salford
Tuesday 27 - Friday 30 October 2026
In 1990s Peru, a brutal military coup ushers in a decade of dictatorship under the rule of Alberto Fujimori. In the home of General Jos? and his devoted wife Mar?a, altar boy Jes?s prepares diligently for his first communion. But as the big...Barry From Watford
Quays Theatre
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Demagogue? Iconoclast? Dilettante? Virtuoso? Ok, these words have nothing to do with the show but they do make it sound clever and that's what it's all about. Shooting from the (new) hip, still alive and kicking, the nation's favourite octo...Stevie Martin
Quays Theatre
Friday 30 October 2026
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster, Mitchell & Webb's brand new sketch show, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Horne Section TV Show) has been doing online comedy for awhile (45 million views worldwide) but is now returning to live comedy with he....jpg)
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.
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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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Most Popular Shows and Events at Lowry, Salford
