A new comedy season at The Lowry
May – August 2010
The new summer season is jam-packed with rib-tickling comedy during its 10th anniversary year. Ruby Wax and Judith Owen bring their new show Losing It! to Salford prior to the West End. TV favourite Paul Merton returns with a brand new tour. Bridget Christie, ex journalist from the Daily Mail’s diary column, gives an hilarious account of the questionable practices of the modern showbiz hack in, My Daily Mail Hell. Faulty Towers, The Dinning Experience returns with an interactive experience like no other!
Bridget Christie – My Daily Mail Hell Sun 25 April
Andrew Maxwell Sat 1 May
Idiots of Ants Live Sun 2 May
Hardeep Singh Kohli – The Nearly Naked Chef Fri 14 May
Die Roten Punkte – Robot/Lion Tour Sat 15 May
Katy Brand Sun 16 May
Reginald D Hunter Sun 23 May
Kevin Bridges Wed 26 May
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums Mon 31 May
Ruby Wax – Losing It! Tue 1 June
Eric’s Tales of the Sea Sun 13 June
The Best Bits of LipService Mon 14 & Tue 15 June
Comedy for Christies Sun 27 June
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Sat 10 July
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Mon 6 – Sun 19 September
Sun 25 April
Bridget Christie – My Daily Mail Hell
The former Daily Mail diary columnist offers a frank and hilarious account of the questionable practices of the modern showbiz hack.
Times 7.45pm
Tickets £12
Sat 1 May
Andrew Maxwell
A sell-out hit in both the UK and Ireland, Edinburgh Comedy Award and Time Out Award nominee Maxwell performs his first national tour.
Times 7.45pm
Tickets £13
Sun 2 May
Idiots of Ants Live
Following three sell-out Edinburgh Festivals and an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, the Ants (BBC1, E4, Radio 4) bring their fast-paced sketch comedy to The Lowry.
Times 7.45pm
Tickets £12
Fri 14 May
Hardeep Singh Kohli – The Nearly Naked Chef
Comedy combines with cuisine as Glaswegian Hardeep serves up his articulate humour and recipes, following a sell-out debut at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Times 8pm
Tickets £15
Sat 15 May
Die Roten Punkte – Robot/Lion Tour
The dysfunctional Berlin siblings were a 2009 Edinburgh Fringe smash… If you like Flight of the Concords, you’ll love comedy's most infamous indie rock duo.
Times 7.45pm
Tickets £12
Sun 16 May
Katy Brand
Following the success of her hit ITV2 show, the British Comedy Award-winner is returning to her live roots with this sassy and satirical evening of comedy.
Times 8pm
Tickets £18.50
Sun 23 May
Reginald D Hunter
A regular on television shows such as 8 Out Of 10 Cats and QI, Hunter returns to The Lowry following a sell-out appearance in November 2009.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £17
Wed 26 May
Kevin Bridges
Fresh from a 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Awards nomination, Kevin’s astute social commentary arguably makes him the hottest act to come out of Scotland in the last ten years.
Times 8pm
Tickets £15
Mon 31 May
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums
One of the country's best-loved performers returns to The Lowry with his Chums to create a new comedy show every night based on suggestions from the audience.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £20
Tue 1 June
Ruby Wax – Losing It!
Catch this new show on its way to the West End, and discover what happened when Ruby painted her house the same shade of beige for the 47th time.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £20
Sun 13 June
Eric’s Tales of the Sea
Former submariner Eric’s one-man show has taken the Edinburgh Fringe by storm for the last two years, offering an insider's view of a nuclear submarine.
Times 7.45pm
Tickets £10
Mon 14 & Tue 15 June
The Best Bits of LipService
Signed Performances. See p26.
Times Eves 8pm
Tickets £17.50
Sun 27 June
Comedy for Christies
The cream of the Manchester comedy scene unite to raise money for Christies. Starring Sarah Milican, Jason Cook, Phil Buckley and Slaughterhouse Live.
Times 8pm
Tickets £15
Sat 10 July
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
A brand new musical based on audience suggestions is created every time in this award-winning production, which has played sell-out seasons in London and Edinburgh.
Times 8pm
Tickets £14
Now Booking
Mon 6 – Sun 19 September
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
Following three sell-out visits here and two European tours, all with five-star reviews and standing ovations, Australia’s hit show is back!
Times Eves 8pm, Sat mats 2.30pm, Sun mats 1.30pm. No show Mon 13 September.
Tickets £37.50 - £42.50. Includes a 3-course meal in The Lowry Restaurant.
The Lowry celebrates its 10th anniversary on 28 April 2010 and has spent 10 years delighting, engaging and challenging both local and national audiences with the very best in visual art and performance. The Lowry Centre Trust is a not-for-profit charitable organisation and registered charity (no. 1053962). All income supports our world-class Theatres and Galleries programme, the care and display of the LS Lowry Collection and our life-changing Community and Education work. The Lowry’s Chief Executive, Julia Fawcett was awarded an OBE for services to the Arts in the Queen’s 2010 New Year Honours list.
Posted on Tuesday, 16 March 2010 under Press Theatre Press