October press night events at The Lowry
October takes a spooky turn when Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray is brought to the North West by choreographer Mathew Bourne. The Lowry’s home-grown production Fireflies is set to take the Quays Theatre by storm and temperatures will rise as Hot Mikado, directed by Craig Revel Horwood, arrives in the Lyric Theatre. The audience is in the thick of the action in Beyond the Front Line, a co-production with The Lowry.
Tue 6 Oct – Birmingham Stage Company, Skellig – 7pm, Lyric
Ten-year-old Michael makes an eerie and magical discovery among the cobwebs as David Almond’s multi-award-winning story is brought to life.
Tue 6 Oct – Hot Mikado – 8pm, Quays
Directed by Craig Revel Horwood. Gilbert and Sullivan’s original score is sassed up with swing, jive and gospel in this wonderfully absurd comic opera about a Japanese town where flirting is banned.
Thu 8 Oct – Beyond the Front Line – 8.15pm, The Plaza.
Pre-show drinks at 7.30pm in The Quay Club
A Slung Low and The Lowry co-production
Journey beyond media hype to the heart of a war zone in this large-scale, outdoor experience which explores the ties between the civilian population and the Armed Forces. Beyond the Front Line is a unique collaboration between Slung Low, The Lowry and The University of Salford, which is generously funded by Arts Council Grants for the Arts. With special thanks for the Imperial War Museum North for their support.
Tue 20 Oct – Fireflies – 8pm, Quays
Starring Naomi Radcliffe (Coronation Street) and Brian McCardie (The Damned United) and directed by Noreen Kershaw (Shameless), this fiercely frank and darkly comic tale reveals two lonely hearts in the face of hardship..
Wed 21 Oct – Matthew Bourne’s Dorian Gray – 7.30pm, Lyric
Oscar Wilde’s gothic fable becomes a darkly seductive dance theatre event from master storyteller Matthew Bourne.
Tue 27 Oct – Pitman Painters – 7.30pm , Lyric
A co-production between the National Theatre and Live Theatre, Newcastle.
In 1934, a group of Ashington miners hired a professor to teach an art appreciation evening class. Rapidly abandoning theory in favour of practice, the pitmen began to paint.
If you would like to attend please get in touch with me on 0161 876 2024 or Nicola.halstead@thelowry.com
Please note Francesca now only works Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Media Relations team. If your enquiry is urgent, please contact myself or Michelle Bowey on michelle@thelowry.com or 0161 876 2037.
We look forward to seeing you,
Many thanks
Nicola
Posted on Thursday, 17 September 2009 under Press Theatre Press