Accessible events a plenty as The Lowry celebrates its 10th anniversary
May – August 2010
Here at The Lowry we offer services that make both the galleries and theatres more accessible. We offer various theatre events that are accompanied by audio description, sign language interpretation and Stagetext captions. In the Galleries, we can arrange a free personal guide to take you around the exhibitions, describing the paintings and have sign language interpreted gallery talks every month.
All Lowry-produced printed material is available in large print and we also produce an audio season brochure which you can receive on CD or download from our website.
If you join our advanced notice email service, My Lowry, not only will you be the first to know when the events you are interested in are announced, but we will also send you a reminder approximately one month before each accessible theatre performance.
When ringing to book for an accessible performance, make sure you let Box Office know your requirements, so that our trained staff make sure you get seats in the best areas of the theatre to make best use of the services. If you really don’t enjoy the service that we have provided, we do offer a money back guarantee so that you can try it out risk-free.
A Chorus Line Signed performance Wed 5 May 7.30pm
The Best Bits of LipService Signed Performance Tue 15 June
La Bohème Signed Performance Fri 18 June
Rusalka Audio Described Performance 5.45pm
Britain’s Got Bhangra Audio Described Performance Sat 26 June 2.30pm & Touch Tour 1.30pm
Les Misèrables Audio Described performance Sat 14 August 2pm
Captioned performance Wed 11 August 7.30pm
Signed Performances Mon 16 August 7.30pm & Sat 21 August 2pm
Evita Signed Performance Thu 16 September 7.30pm
The Habit of Art Captioned Performance Fri 8 October at 7.30pm
Audio Described performance Sat 9 October at 2pm
A Christmas Carol Audio Described performances Sat 18, Tue 21 December & Tue 4 January 2.30pm. Thu 30 December 7pm, Captioned performances Wed 29 December 7pm. Sat 8 January 2.30pm, Signed Performances Tue 21 December & Tue 4 January 2.30pm. Fri 7 January 7pm
Peter Pan Audio Described Thu 16 December 1.30pm
Signed performance Thu 16 December 7pm
Captioned performance Tue 28 December 7pm
IN THE THEATRES:
Here are our accessible theatre performances from May – August 2010:
Thu 29 April – Sat 8 May
Pele Productions
A Chorus Line
This award-winning musical about a group of Broadway dancers auditioning for spots in a chorus line is must-see for dance fans of all ages!
Starring Jamie Lomas from Hollyoaks.
Times Eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2pm. No show Sun.
Tickets £18 - £32; Preview Thu 29 April – All Seats £20
Signed performance Wed 5 May 7.30pm
Mon 14 & Tue 15 June
The Best Bits of LipService
Celebrate 25 years of LipService lunacy and join Maggie and Sue for a comedy confection of their best bits in this gala evening to remember!
Times Eves 8pm
Tickets £17.50
Signed Performances Tue 15 June
Wed 16 & Fri 18 June
La Bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Opera North’s beautiful production of Puccini’s romantic masterpiece is set in 1950s Paris. Tissues at the ready – it’s going to be emotional!
Sung in Italian with English titles.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £14 - £51.50
Signed Performance Fri 18 June
Thu 17 June*
Rusalka
Antonín Dvorák
Water nymph Rusalka must make a terrible sacrifice to be with her prince, in this spellbinding opera based partly on the story of The Little Mermaid.
Sung in English.
Times 7pm
Tickets £14 - £51.50
Audio Described Performance 5.45pm
Tue 22 – Sat 26 June*
Rifo Arts
Britain’s Got Bhangra
Charting the rise of British Bhangra through the eyes of a washed-up Bhangra has-been, this glitzy new musical is guaranteed to lift you from the dhol drums!
Times Eves 8pm, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tickets £16 - £24
Audio Described Performance Sat 26 June 2.30pm
Touch Tour 1.30pm
Tue 10 – Sat 21 August
Cameron Mackintosh
Les Misèrables
Don’t miss your chance to dream the dream as the spectacular 25th anniversary production of the world’s longest running musical visits The Lowry for two weeks only.
Times Eves 7.30pm, Thu 12 & Wed 18 August 2pm, Sat mats 2pm. No show Sun.
Tickets £22.50 - £48.50
Audio Described performance Sat 14 August 2pm
Captioned performance Wed 11 August 7.30pm
Signed Performance Mon 16 August 7.30pm & Sat 21 August 2pm
Mon 6 – Sat 18 September
Bill Kenwright by special arrangement with The Really Useful Group
Evita
Bringing to life the dynamic persona of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, this brand new production promises to be ‘the theatrical event of the year.’
Times Eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2pm. No show Sun.
Tickets £23 - £35
Signed Performance Thu 16 September 7.30pm
Tue 5 – Sat 9 October
National Theatre on Tour
The Habit of Art
Alan Bennett’s latest play explores the ethics of biography by way of an imagined meeting between Benjamin Britten and W H Auden.
Times Eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2pm
Tickets £16 - £29
Captioned Performance Fri 8 October at 7.30pm
Audio Described performance Sat 9 October at 2pm
Sat 11 December 2010 – Sat 1 January 2011
Peter Pan The Musical Adventure
Stunning scenery, swashbuckling sword fights and breathtaking flying, accompanied by soaring music from a 14-piece orchestra, make this the North West’s must-see seasonal treat.
Times Visit our website or contact Box Office for details
Tickets £21 - £32
10+ £4 off except Peak performances
Schools £12.50
Family Ticket available - £4 off per ticket, from 3-6 tickets
Audio Described Thu 16 December 1.30pm
Signed performance Thu 16 December 7pm
Captioned performance Tue 28 December 7pm
Fri 3 December 2010 – Sat 8 January 2011
Manchester Library Theatre Company
A Christmas Carol
Adapted for the stage by David Holman
Directed by Rachel O’Riordan
A Christmas favourite adapted especially for young people of 6+, about a miser who sees the error of his ways, with a little help from some magical ghosts…
Audio Described Sat 18, Tue 21 December & Tue 4 January 2.30pm. Thu 30 December 7pm
Captioned performance Wed 29 December 7pm. Sat 8 January 2.30pm
Signed Performances Tue 21 December & Tue 4 January 2.30pm. Fri 7 January 7pm
IN THE GALLERIES:
As you'd expect, nowhere else in the world can match The Lowry’s Galleries for their vast and fascinating range of LS Lowry's work which changes with each exhibition. However, there's much, much more, with enticing displays of contemporary and historical art in our three exciting gallery spaces.
Open: Sun to Fri 11am Sat 10am.
Close: Closing times daily 5pm.
Admission is free.
Accessibility in the Galleries:
We offer a free, personal guided tour of The Galleries for visually impaired people with Anne Hornsby, available on request for a minimum of two and a maximum of twelve people. To book call 0870 220 2003 at least two weeks in advance of your required tour date.
One Sunday a month, the free gallery talks at 12pm & 2pm are sign language interpreted, check the website or ask our Box Office for dates of these talks.
Here are our exhibitions from May – August 2010:
Sat 12 June – Sun 26 September
Spencer Tunick
Everyday People
Spencer Tunick’s large scale nude installations have become icons of contemporary art. He has worked around the world, from Brazil to Barcelona, and now The Lowry has commissioned him to come to Salford and Manchester.
As part of our 10th birthday celebrations, New York-based Tunick will be working around both cities, responding to the area’s industrial heritage, and to the figurative work of LS Lowry himself. The artist will make s series of photographs and new film shot over the course of an extraordinary weekend. Spencer Tunick's work encourages us to reassess our attitudes towards nakedness, and the city around us.
The live installations will be followed 6 weeks later by a - not to be missed - exhibition of the resulting artworks at the Lowry Galleries.
Sat 1 May – Sun 5 September
Transformations 3
Leo Fitzmaurice
Panoramia
The Lowry's Promenade Gallery will become a work of art as Leo Fitzmaurice combines the building’s architecture with his unique interpretation of commercial packaging.
Lowry Favourites
Lowry Favourites re-launches with a fresh new look, bringing the Galleries to life with photographs, sound and film, and telling you more about LS Lowry and his work than ever before.
Want to know more?
Meet Mr Lowry
A 20-minute film.
Lowry Favourites
An informative introduction to the work of LS Lowry.
Every day at 12pm and 2pm.
What's in a Picture?
An informal look at the work of LS Lowry for families with young children.
Every Saturday and Sunday at 2.30pm.
Signed and audio described tours of exhibitions are available. Please check with Box Office for details.
Gallery Opening Times: Sun – Fri 11am – 5pm; Sat 10am – 5pm.
Entry to the Galleries is free, but please make a donataion.
After taking in all our Galleries have to offer, enjoy a cappuccino and a cake in The Tower Coffee Shop.
The Cumberland Pencil Company (Derwent) kindly sponsor The Lowry’s drawing
materials.
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 Wednesday, 17 March 2010 under Press Theatre Press