New season of family shows at The Lowry Jan - April 2008
Family at The Lowry
January – April 2008
The Lowry has a selection of super shows for children this Spring including the energetic children’s favourite, LazyTown Live! in the first ever stage show. The award-winning Shakespeare 4 Kidz brings The Tempest and Hamlet, two exciting musical adaptations of the classic Shakespeare stories. We’re also excited to welcome Pop-Up Theatre with their interactive TV game-show inspired production, Britain’s Next Top Family.
A-tishoo! A Christmas Cold
Sat 29 & Sun 30 December 2007 & Sat 5 & Sun 6 January 2008
Sing-a-long-a Joseph Fri 11 January
The Snowman™ Fri 11 – Sat 19 January Icicle Bicycle Fri 11 – Sat 19 January
Rapunzel Tue 29 January – Sat 2 February
Stomp Tue 29 January – Sat 2 February
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Fri 15 & Sat 16 February
The Comedy Club 4 Kids Sat 16 February
Angelmoth Thu 21 February
One, Two, Zebra Zoo Sun 24 February
Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!
Tue 26 February – Sat 1 March
Invisible Bonfires Wed 27 February – Sat 1 March Shakespeare Youth Festival Mon 3 – Fri 7 March
Britain’s Next Top Family Mon 3 – Fri 7 March
The Tempest Mon 17 March
Hamlet Tue 18 March
LazyTown Live! Fri 21 – Sun 23 March
The Selfish Crocodile Sun 30 March
Doctor Nose Travels Through Time Sat 12 April
Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse Sun 27 April
Sat 29 & Sun 30 December 2007 & Sat 5 & Sun 6 January 2008
Dynamic New Animation
A-tishoo! A Christmas Cold
Unable to join the family festive fun because she has a cold, a young girl’s imagination leads her to faraway lands and fantastic stories. Most suitable for ages 5 and under.
Times Sats 11am & 2pm, Suns 1pm & 5pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Show & Workshop £8 Sat 29 & Sun 30 December 2007 & Sat 5 & Sun 6 January 2008 A-Tishoo! Workshop Learn to make simple puppets and create stories.
Times Sats 12.15pm & 3.15pm, Suns 2.15pm & 6.15pm The Studio
Fri 11 January
Sing-a-long-a Joseph
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat becomes a Sing-a-long-a classic - with lyrics, fancy dress, fun bags, dancing and a whole lot more!
Times 7pm
Tickets £14
Fri 11 – Sat 19 January
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company
The Snowman™
The lavish stage show based on Raymond Briggs’ best-selling book. A perfect treat for the New Year that will melt even the hardest hearts.
Times Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Tue – Sat mats 2pm, Sun 1.30pm & 5.30pm. No show Mon.
Tickets £14 - £22 Children go half-price when accompanied by one full-paying adult. Family teas available – please ask Box Office for details.
Sat 12 January
Half Moon Young People’s Theatre
Icicle Bicycle
Spike and Bella discover an old circus tent, a world of memories where balloon sellers, trapeze artists and high wire acrobats become a possibility. Most suitable for ages 5 and under.
Times 11am & 1pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Sat 12 January 11am & 1pm Signed Performance
Tue 29 January – Sat 2 February
Kneehigh Theatre and BAC
Rapunzel
A folktale of loveable rogues, magic pigs, evil brothers and enduring love. This dark and delightful story will appeal to adults and children alike.
Times Eves 7pm, Thu mat 1pm, Sat mat 3pm
Tickets £14 - £18
Tue 29 January – Sat 2 February
Stomp Productions Ltd and Glynis Henderson Productions Stomp
Incredible, high-energy performers use boots, bins, brooms and everything including the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feelgood rhythm.
Times Tue – Thu eves 7.30pm, Wed mat 2pm, Fri 5.30pm & 9.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets £10 - £22
Sat 2 February Stomp Family Workshop A fun packed family workshop for children and parents seeing the show, a one hour feast of beats, rhythms and steps. All welcome. Level Beginners & Intermediate Capacity 30 per session Times 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, 4.30pm – 5.30pm, 5.30pm – 6.30pm Tickets £6 per person The Studio
Fri 15 & Sat 16 February
Opera North
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Jonathan Dove A new family opera.
The classic tale of the boy carved from a block of wood becomes a fantastical musical story. Sung in English.
Times Fri 7.15pm, Sat 6pm
Tickets All under 16s tickets are £5, Adults £13.50 - £50 Family teas available – please ask Box Office for details. Sat 16 February 6pm Audio Described Performance Touch Tour 4.45pm. Sat 16 February 6pm Signed Performance.
Fri 15 & Sat 16 February Pinocchio Family Workshop These hands-on sessions will offer participants a taste of the opera’s music and story through a series of engaging artistic activities. All welcome. Capacity 40 per session Times Fri 5.15pm – 6.45pm; Sat 3.15pm – 4.45pm Tickets Adults £5, Under 16s go free but must be accompanied by an adult. The Studio
Sat 16 February
The Comedy Club 4 Kids
A real live comedy club with professional comedians performing for children and their families. Most suitable for ages 6+.
Times 1pm & 3pm
Tickets £6
Thu 21 February
Ballet Lorent
Angelmoth
In a dusty library, a band of regular customers encounter an ethereal butterfly-like creature who leads them on a fantastical journey. Most suitable for ages 5+.
Times 2pm & 7pm
Tickets Children £8 - £12, Adults £10 - £14
Sun 24 February
Blue Sky Theatre
One, Two, Zebra Zoo
Sing-along to this colourful and humourous musical storytelling with puppets - featuring tales and rhythms from West Africa, South Africa and England. Most suitable for ages 6 and under.
Times 11am & 1pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Tue 26 February – Sat 1 March
Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!
Brilliant re-interpretation of the family favourite. Following Swan Lake and The Car Man, it’s sure to be a red hot ticket.
Times Eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2pm
Tickets £11 - £36
Wed 27 February – Sat 1 March
Forkbeard Fantasy
Invisible Bonfires
Featuring live music, four actors, one horse and 15 film projectors, Forkbeard’s mix of film and live theatre looks at global warming. Most suitable for 7+.
Times Eves 7pm
Tickets £12 - £16
Thu 28 February
Invisible Bonfires
Post Show Talk Free to ticket holders. Quays Theatre
Mon 3 – Fri 7 March
Shakespeare Schools Festival and The Lowry Shakespeare Youth Festival
Expect romance, drama and laughs as local 16-21 year olds form their own theatre companies for their unique interpretations of Shakespeare.
Times Eves 7pm, mats 2.15pm
Tickets £6.50
Sat 8 March
Pop-up Theatre
Britain’s Next Top Family
Three families compete for the title of Britain’s Next Top Family and it’s all down to that crucial live vote from the studio audience…
Times 11am
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Mon 17 March
Shakespeare 4 Kidz
The Tempest A mystical, magical, mysterious, musical romantic comedy of revenge and the misuse of power. Times 1.30pm & 7.30pm
Tickets Children £8.50, Adults £13
Tue 18 March
Shakespeare 4 Kidz
Hamlet When Hamlet meets the ghost of his dead father, he sets out to prove that his uncle is a murderer.
Times 10am & 1.30pm
Tickets Children £8.50, Adults £13
Fri 21 – Sun 23 March
LazyTown Live!
Welcome to LazyTown Live! The funniest and freshest, award-winning show of the moment, that will energise and inspire children everywhere.
Times Daily 11am, 2pm & 5pm
Tickets Children £10.50 - £16.50, Adults £12 - £18.50 Family teas available – please ask Box Office for details.
Sun 30 March
Blunderbus
The Selfish Crocodile
This amusing story about a crocodile and the animals of the forest demonstrates that small acts of kindness can have a great impact. Most suitable for ages 4-7.
Times 11am & 1pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Sat 12 April
Dynamic New Animation
Doctor Nose Travels Through Time
Time-traveling storyteller Thurtinkle shares his tales and brings history to life with his unique mix of puppetry and music. Most suitable for ages 5-11.
Times 11am & 1pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £8
Sun 27 April
Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre
Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse
A classic story told with a difference, using rod-glove puppets and shadow theatre combined with original music and sounds. Most suitable for ages 3-7.
Times 11am & 1pm
Tickets Children £5, Adults £7
Posted on Monday, 05 November 2007 under Press Theatre Press