Press Pack - Event Diary for theatres & exhibitions in April in chronological order
There’s a definite spring in The Lowry’s step this April as our Dance Moves season goes from strength to strength.
Richard Alston Dance Company brings a triple bill of contemporary British dance pieces (Tue 12 April), Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo combine technical prowess with pure comedy for the most enjoyable night at the ballet around (Fri 15 & Sat 16 April) and Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring the glamour of Strictly Come Dancing to our Lyric stage with Midnight Tango (Mon 18 & Wed 20 – Sat 23 April).
Strictly Come Dancing inspires another show in our Quays theatre, Shaun’s Big Show, a live version of the children’s TV favourite that sees Shaun and his farmyard friends learn to tango after watching an episode of the BBC1 show (Tue 19 – Sun 24 April). There’s plenty more for families in April as well, including stunning ice show Cirque de Glace (Wed 27 April – Sun 1 May), magical adventure Lost Sock Princess (Sun 24 April) and The Wizard Of Oz, starring Bobby Davro, Ben Hanson, Steph Fearon and Sarah-Jane Honeywell.
The Lowry is also delighted to announce a major new exhibition for our Promenade Gallery, Nadav Kander: Selected Portraits, 1999 – 2011 (Sat 16 April – Sun 4 September). Internationally renowned photographer Nadav Kander’s show for The Lowry features work that has never been exhibited before, including striking images of Eric Cantona, Cheryl Cole, Tinie Tempah and head shots of Take That for their latest album, Progress.
We hope to see you soon
Marie-Claire Daly
Media Relations Executive
0161 876 2044
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PPS What follows is…
(1) A diary so you can see all the theatre shows & exhibitions in chronological order
(2) Press night reminders
(3) All the details for February events (3a) Theatres by genre (3b) Exhibitions and (3c) Activities
1 Event Diary for theatres & exhibitions in April
Theatres
Tue 29 March – Sat 2 April Hull Truck Theatre – April in Paris
Thu 31 March – Sat 2 April Monkeywood – Once in a House on Fire
Sun 3 April Daniel O’ Donnell
Wed 6 & Thu 7 April Unearthed Theatre – Exit Point
Thu 7 April Andy Parsons
Sat 9 & Sun 10 April M6 Theatre – One Little Word
Sat 9 April Frisky and Mannish – The College Years
Sat 9 April Andi Osho – Afroblighty
Sun 10 April Des Bishop – My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
Sun 10 April Dave Spikey – Words Don’t Come Easy
Mon 11 April Ad Hoc Dance – Body of Work
Tue 12 April Richard Alston Dance Company
Tue 12 & 19 April Richard Herring – Christ on a Bike The Second
Coming
Wed 13 April The Wizard Of Oz
Thu 14 – Sat 16 April Rogue Theatre - The Dancer and the Devil
Thu 14 – Sat 16 April Les Enfants Terribles - The Vaudevillians
Fri 15 & Sat 16 April Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Sun 17 April Lenny Henry – Cradle to Rave
Sun 17 & Mon 18 April Simon Evans
Mon 18 – Sat 23 April Midnight Tango
Tue 19 April Sarah Millican – Chatterbox
Tue 19 – Sun 24 April Shaun the Sheep in Shaun’s Big Show
Sun 24 April Puppet Lab - Lost Sock Princess
Sun 24 April Pappy’s All Business
Thu 28 – Sat 30 April GreenEyedZero - Folie à Deux
Wed 27 April – Sun 1 May Cirque de Glace – Evolution
Wed 27 – Sat 30 April After Troy
Galleries
Sat 16 April – Sun 4 September 2011 Nadav Kander: Selected Portraits,
1999 – 2011
Until Sun 10 April The Birth Of British Rock:
Photographs by Harry Hammond
Until Sun 1 May Unlocking Salford Quays:
The Inside Story
Ongoing Lowry Favourites
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2 Press night reminders
In addition to our main highlights in the Lyric and Quays theatre spaces, we would also like to invite you to two Studio shows in April, which have been created in development with The Lowry.
Tue 12 April Richard Alston Dance Company Lyric 7.30pm
Thu 14 April Rogue Theatre - The Dancer and the Devil Studio 8pm
Fri 15 April Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Lyric 7.30pm
Tue 19 April Shaun the Sheep In Shaun’s Big Show Quays 7pm
Mon 18 April Midnight Tango Lyric 7.30pm
Wed 27 April Cirque de Glace – Evolution Lyric 7.30pm
Wed 27 April After Troy Quays 8pm
Thu 28 April GreenEyedZero - Folie à Deux Studio 8pm
Visit www.thelowry.com/pressnights to see more details online.
3 All the details for Theatre events, Exhibitions & Activities in April
a) In the Theatres
DANCE
Tue 12 April
Richard Alston Dance Company
Interviews with cast and creative team available on request
Music is at the heart of Richard Alston’s dance-making, and this programme features music full of glorious contrasts – from terse anger, to sweet lyricism, to pulsating rhythms.
Since Richard Alston Dance Company last appeared at The Lowry, they’ve had an eventful year. Highlights include two lengthy and well received tours of the US, Richard winning the National Dance Awards De Valois Award for Outstanding Achievement and being appointed chair of Youth Dance England.
This triple bill features a revival of Richard’s extraordinary Overdrive, his 2003 contemporary classic which is regarded by many dance fans as a new millennial spin on his iconic Roughcut. This is a rare chance to see one of the defining classics of the modern British dance canon, and one of its most exciting.
Overdrive is one of a series of pieces Richard has made responding to the energy of pure rhythm – such as Roughcut (1990), Strong Language (1987) and Rainbow Bandit (1977). The choreography rides along on a great tide of repeating rhythms. It demands great stamina and technical skills of the dancers, and RADC rises to the occasion memorably. “Utterly exhilarating” Sunday Times.
Out Of The Strong, Richard’s latest choreography, is performed to Prokofiev’s thrillingly virtuosic Sixth Piano Sonata, played live onstage by Jason Ridgway. Music and dance deal with the complexity of Prokofiev’s character, which was warm and irascible by turn.
In Lie Of The Land, the sharp sweetness of Ned Rorem’s writing for string quartet has taken choreographer Martin Lawrance into new territory. Lyrical yet urgent dancing charts the lie of the land in ever restless and searching mood changes.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £11 - £19
Lyric Theatre
Sat 9 April
Richard Alston Dance Company Open Workshop
A contemporary warm-up plus the chance to learn inspiring sections from the repertoire.
Suitable for ages 16+ with at least 3 years dance experience.
Times 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Tickets £15 (£12 concessions)
Tue 12 April
Richard Alston Dance Company Pre Show Talk
Times 6.30pm – 7pm
Free to ticket holders but must be booked in advance.
Fri 15 & Sat 16 April
Dance Consortium
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Interviews with Artistic Director Tory Dobrin and dancers available on request
Following a sell-out performance in 2009, the all male legendary Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo return to The Lowry with a fantastic programme of Go for Barocco, Raymonda’s Wedding, a pas de deux (to be announced) and the company’s signature piece, Swan Lake Act II.
Affectionately known as The Trocks, the company’s 16 professional male dancers faithfully bring to life some of the greatest moments of classical ballet, displaying startling technique. Treading a fine line between high art and high camp, it is a fusion that celebrates both the beauty and the essential absurdity of classical ballet. The dancers perform en pointe in glittering tutus, combining a loving knowledge of dance with a wicked sense of fun.
The original concept of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has not changed. It is a company of professional male dancers performing the full range of the ballet and modern dance repertoire, including classical and original works, in faithful renditions of the manners and conceits of those dance styles. The comedy is achieved by incorporating and exaggerating the foibles, accidents, and underlying incongruities of serious dance. The fact that men dance all the parts – heavy bodies delicately balancing on toes as swans, sylphs, water sprites, romantic princesses, angst-ridden Victorian ladies – enhances rather than mocks the spirit of dance as an art form, delighting and amusing dance aficionados and novices alike. The Trocks’ original purpose was and continues to be to bring the pleasure of dance to the widest possible audience.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s UK tour is organised by Dance Consortium.
Its UK tours are supported by Arts Council England.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £18.50 - £33.50
Lyric Theatre
Fri 15 April
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Open Rehearsal
See how a performance comes together! The rehearsal will be in practice clothes and followed by a brief introduction by the Artistic Director or Ballet Master.
Times 4.20pm – 6.20pm
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance.
Fri 15 April
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Post Show Talk
Free to ticket holders
Mon 18 – Sat 23 April
Midnight Tango
Full biographies for Vincent and Flavia available
Telephone interviews with Vincent and Flavia can be arranged on request
A Syndicated interview with Arlene Phillips is available “She talks tango, reveals her passions and explains why you’re more likely to find a lettuce than a lipstick in her handbag.”
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for six series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning tango routines. Now they have created their own live show, Midnight Tango, a breathtaking evening bringing to life all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms. Ticket sales have been so good that an extra date has been added to The Lowry’s visit, with performances now on Mon 18 April, Wed 20th through until Sat 23 April.
Midnight Tango is set in a late-night bar in downtown Buenos Aires. Vincent and Flavia will be joined by ten of the finest tango dancers in the world, and, between them, they will take the audience on a journey into the heart of this intoxicating city, as danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion combine into a spectacular and explosive piece.
At the prospect of touring the country in Midnight Tango, Flavia says, “Vincent and I have been performing since a very young age, all over the world and in ballrooms all around the United Kingdom. We have had only a small taster of performing on a stage this year and it was a thrilling experience. The fact that we can finally tour with our own Argentine tango show is so exciting, it's difficult to put into words how we feel. We hope that, as always, we will have amazing support all round the British Isles and we hope to bring a little passion into people’s lives...”
The nationwide tour of Midnight Tango is produced by Arlene Phillips and Adam Spiegel. According to Arlene, "Watching Vincent and Flavia performing their Argentine tango, I feel, is as thrilling as dance gets. They have thrilled audiences on Strictly Come Dancing, and their new theatre show is a great opportunity for people up and down the country to see them live and feel the excitement."
Tickets £20.50 - £32.50
Lyric Theatre
For more information about dance events at The Lowry please visit www.thelowry.com/dance
For more information about dance events at The Lowry please visit www.thelowry.com/dancemoves which features content specifically about The Lowry’s first annual dance season, dance moves
DRAMA
Tue 29 March – Sat 2 April
Hull Truck Theatre
April in Paris
Written and directed by John Godber
Interviews with cast and creative team available on request
Much-loved theatre company Hull Truck, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2011, is coming to The Lowry as part of a national tour of the hit comedy. The play’s writer John Godber directs Wendi Peters and co-star Robert Angell, a Truck favourite.
Wendi, best known for her TV role as Cilla Battersby-Brown, will play Bet - a woman desperately seeking new experiences to liven up her dull existence. When she hears from Bella magazine that she has won a weekend break to Paris, she is thrilled – but unsurprisingly, her husband Al (Robert Angell) is less enthusiastic. The pair end up boarding the ferry together and find themselves in a host of hilarious situations. As well as learning about French culture and cuisine, they also discover a lot more about each other.
Wendi, who last worked with Hull Truck on John Godber’s Teechers 16 years ago, said: “I am thrilled to be working with Hull Truck and John Godber again. I have been touring for some time now and I love it – it’s great to work at different venues around the country and meet lots of people. Taking this role in April in Paris was an easy decision – I was keen to work with John again and this is a beautiful play.”
Hull Truck was started as a touring company in 1971, operating from the back of a truck. Now, 40 years on, the company has grown and opened a £15m base in Hull in 2009. It remains highly committed to touring, visiting more than 80 venues this spring with April in Paris, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Lady in the Van and Muscle.
‘There’s a timeless quality to the piece.’ The Guardian
‘A very funny production.’ What’s on Stage
Times Eves 8pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tickets Tue £10- £20
Quays Theatre
Thu 31 March – Captioned by Stagetext.
Wed 27 – Sat 30 April
Lifeblood Theatre Company
After Troy
Troy is in ruins, its men are dead, its women are captives and the victorious Greeks are camped in the ashes prepared to sail home.
A co-production with Lifeblood Theatre, The Onassis Programme and Oxford Playhouse, After Troy stars Hannah Barrie as ‘Andromache’, Iain Batchelor as ‘Kratos’, Antony Byrne as ‘Agamemnon’, Eve Matheson as ‘Hecuba’, Amy Noble as ‘Polyxena’, Oscar Pearce as ‘Talthybius’, Rebecca Smith-Williams as ‘Cassandra’ and Nicolas Tennant as ‘Mestor’.
Glyn Maxwell's recent theatre work includes The Lion's Face (UK tour, May 2010), Liberty (Shakespeare’s Globe, October 2008), The Only Girl in the World (Arcola, 2008) and The Lifeblood (Edinburgh & Riverside Studios 2004/5). His books of poetry include Hide Now, which was shortlisted for both the TS Eliot and Forward Prizes in 2009, and The Nerve, which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 2004. His new selected poetry will be published by Picador in February 2011.
Lifeblood Theatre Company was established with the long-term objective of developing and producing exciting and innovative text-based theatre. The company is passionate in its belief that language is ‘the Lifeblood’ of theatre, and is committed to creating compelling and accessible theatre that places text firmly at the centre. Productions include Liberty (2008), a co-production with Shakespeare’s Globe and subsequent tour, and The Lifeblood (Edinburgh & Riverside 2004/5), which was voted best play and performance at Edinburgh by the British Theatre Guide.
The Onassis Programme for the Performance of Greek Drama at Oxford University commissions, develops and produces professional work by international theatre artists inspired by classical Greek drama, and aims to bring the best of such work from around the world to Oxford and the UK. Recent productions include: Northern Broadsides' Medea, The Farber Foundry's Molora and Seamus Heaney's Burial at Thebes.
After Troy is directed by Alex Clifton, designed by Patrick Burnier, with music by Alex Silverman, choreography by Kate Flatt, lighting design by Mike Gunning and sound design by Dominic Bilkey.
Times 8pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets £10 - £16
Quays Theatre
DRAMA IN THE STUDIO
Thu 31 March - Sat 2 April & Mon 11 April
Monkeywood in development with The Lowry
Once in a House on Fire
NeverBeenSeen
Interviews with cast and creative team available on request
Manchester based Monkeywood Theatre have been building a reputation for producing plays based on Mancunian stories and characters for the past 7 years and their latest work looks set to continue this ambition. Following the huge success of the 2010 tour of Maine Road, their new project which opens at The Lowry on Thu 31 March 2011 is a new play based on the characters, themes and places in the memoir, Once in a House on Fire by Andrea Ashworth.
Developed with The Lowry Studio, supported by Arts Council England and funded through grants for the arts, Once in a House on Fire, by Sarah McDonald Hughes, is a compelling story set across South Manchester during the 1970s and 80s. Focussing on a family of four women living in the shadow of domestic violence and poverty, it is a hopeful, truthful and moving story of sisters, survival, and growing up.
Andy and her sisters haven’t had it easy. They escape through stories, games and dreams of a ‘happy family’. With each new start ending faster than the last, their hopes of ever getting it right are stubbed out along with their mum’s cigarettes. As a life beyond Manchester’s grey sky beckons, Andy knows her escape will come at a cost.
Monkeywood’s Co-Artistic Director Francesca Waite met Mancunian author Andrea Ashworth in Los Angeles, where she is now based and Editor in Chief of online platform Womens Worldwide Web. Andrea and her family have supported the project from its inception, with Andrea’s sister and niece even attending one of the initial rehearsals. Andrea said, "I'm thrilled that Once in a House on Fire is being brought to life on the stage through the fabulous Monkeywood Theatre, and immensely proud that they're devoting their unique talents and passion to sharing this story. I can't wait to see what they do..."
The Once in a House on Fire project began in August 2010 when Monkeywood and associate writer Sarah worked collaboratively with actors, a director, a video artist and young people from a local school and sixth form college to produce a first draft of the play. Growing up in Moss Side, Andrea attended Chorlton High School (formerly Oakwood High) and Xaverian Sixth Form College in Rusholme, which Monkeywood’s Sarah and Francesca also attended. Monkeywood ran workshops with both groups of young people and will present the final production to them in April. Of the young people’s involvement, Francesca Waite said, “It was great to be able to work with the sixth formers to get their ideas on a story set in their neighbourhood, involving characters of a similar age to them. Although it was strange to return to our college, it was lovely to realise how far we’ve come since those days and share our experiences of making theatre with the drama students.”
Once in a House on Fire will tour nationally throughout 2011 and will appear in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The production will help to support Women's Worldwide Web, an online platform that empowers women, their families and communities, through microfinance, education, mentoring and social networking. For more information visit http://www.womensworldwideweb.org.
Times Thu - Sat & Mon 11 April 8pm, Sat 3pm
Tickets £10
The Studio
The Lowry is delighted to present Once in a House on Fire through the generous support of Arts Council England Sustain fund.
Wed 6 & Thu 7 April
Unearthed Theatre
Exit Point
NeverBeenSeen
Four people battle with the daily chance to change in this smart and powerful play that hits the central nerve of the beauty industry itself: our self-esteem.
Times 8pm
Tickets £10
The Studio
Thu 14 – Sat 16 April
Rogue Theatre in development with The Lowry
The Dancer and the Devil
NeverBeenSeen
They’ll all be here tonight; those that bribed, begged, cajoled and killed for a ticket to our club, our cabaret, our republic of follies.
Known for their highly visual style, Rogue mix fantasy and reality to tell the stories of those on the run from war who escaped persecution and death; who hid in the forest and found refuge in the wild and who end up entertaining the very soldiers they fled from.
This is story about secret histories locked in suitcases. A story about dancing for your life…
How long would you dance for the Devil?
Supported by BAC, Prema Arts Centre and The Lowry.
Times Thu - Sat 8pm, Sat mat 3pm
Tickets £12
The Studio
The Lowry is delighted to present The Dancer and the Devil through the generous support of Arts Council England Sustain fund.
Thu 28 – Sat 30 April
GreenEyedZero in development with The Lowry
Folie à Deux
NeverBeenSeen
Fusing groundbreaking technology and expressive physicality to create a heartbreaking exploration of memory, imagination and what it means to be human, Folie à Deux, GreenEyedZero’s brand new piece, premieres at The Lowry on Thu 28th April.
Created in development with The Lowry, Folie à Deux takes the audience on a journey through the minds of two very unique individuals; one who believes he is dead, the other who has forgotten her past. The story takes place in a retreat for the mentally unwell where we meet the two characters sharing a room and their memories.
With a huge scaffold structure as their stage, these unforgettable characters whisk the audience away into the theatre of their minds where imagination is unleashed. Falling from extreme heights, entombed under rubble, the impossible journey of a ball, all become reality in this mesmerising horizon of the imagination.
Directed by the award-winning internationally renowned Bim Mason this story universally resonates with the search for who we are and where our place in the world is. Folie à Deux is an intimate tale of both human experience and loss and the delicate kindness that can appear in the cracks of distress.
The Lowry is delighted to present Folie à Deux through the generous support of Arts Council England Sustain fund.
Times 8pm
Tickets £12
The Studio
FAMILY
Wed 13 April
The Wizard Of Oz
A spectacular all new professional production of the classic story starring a host of famous TV stars, including Comedy Legend Bobby Davro as Scarecrow, Sarah-Jane Honeywell ‘CBeebies Mighty-Mites & Tikkabilla’ as Glinda, Ben Hanson ‘Bouncer from Tracy Beaker’ as Tin Man and Steph Fearon ‘Over the Rainbow Semi-Finalist’ as Dorothy plus a full supporting cast and an amazing live band!
Follow Kansas farm-girl Dorothy and her pet dog Toto on this magical adventure suitable for all ages. Watch as they are picked up by a tornado and carried off to the magical Land of Oz. With help from their new friends the Munchkins, they to travel to the Emerald City where the great Wizard of Oz lives.
On their way they meet a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart and a Cowardly Lion who desperately needs courage. Will the wonderful Wizard of Oz be able to help them before the Wicked Witch of the West captures them in her dungeon??!!……
Come and join in the fun April 2011 as New World Productions present this amazing Easter holiday show. Packed with brilliant dance routines, fantastic songs and plenty of laughter for all the family!!
Times Eves 2pm & 6pm
Lyric Theatre
£18
Tue 19 – Sun 24 April
Shaun the Sheep in Shaun’s Big Show
Interviews with cast and creative team available on request
The 2010 EMMY and BAFTA award-winning BBC family favourite, Shaun the Sheep, makes its stage debut in a brand-new live production, Shaun’s Big Show, adapted by the National Children’s Dramatist David Wood.
Shaun is stage-struck and has decided to put on a very special show for all his friends; there’ll be some madcap mayhem ahead as they dance and prance their way through a series of adventures under the nose of the short-sighted Farmer.
Aardman's television series, Shaun the Sheep first appeared on BBC1 and CBBC in March 2007. Inspired by Nick Park's 1995 Academy Award-winning short film, A Close Shave, the series has been sold worldwide.
This new show will be presented on tour by Calibre Productions, who boast a successful repertoire of acclaimed stage adaptations including House of Ghosts: An Inspector Morse Murder Mystery, Porridge, Dad’s Army and ‘Allo ‘Allo!
Producer Ed O’Driscoll comments: “Adapting a televised series for stage is a complex task and none perhaps more so than with Shaun the Sheep, where we are not merely adapting a sitcom but a silent animation. We have brought on-board a great team of talented individuals; dramatist David Wood, designer Susie Caulcutt and choreographer Bill Deamer, to bring the animation to life with a wonderful show which we hope will be enjoyed by all”.
All the favourite characters from the hit series will feature in this wholly live show, including Bitzer, Shirley, Timmy and the rest of the flock in a fully choreographed music and dance extravaganza.
Shaun’s Big Show has been adapted especially for stage by David Wood, whose acclaimed catalogue of children’s stage adaptations include, among others, Babe The Sheep-Pig, The BFG, The Witches, The Twits, James And The Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr Fox and Tom's Midnight Garden. This particular production marks David’s first screened animation adaptation, adopting the premise of the televised series - being performed entirely without spoken narrative.
The main storyline features the Flock accidentally discovering the joys of dance, and Shaun being inspired to put on his own show in the barn. The inspiration is provided by none other than the Farmer, who has been watching episodes of Strictly Come Dancing and decides to teach himself how to tango.
Aardman Ltd is a pioneer in the field of model stop-motion animation and possibly best-known for its feature-film creations Chicken Run, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Flushed Away, and has a stable of characters that include Morph, Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts, Timmy, Angry Kid, Rex the Runt and many more.
Times Eves 7pm, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun mats 2.30pm
Tickets Children £12.50, Adults £15.50
Family Ticket £52
Quays Theatre
Wed 27 April – Sun 1 May
Cirque de Glace – Evolution
The Lowry is delighted to announce the return of Cirque de Glace – Evolution after its sell-out run in February 2009.
Achieving a new standard in ice show presentation, the critically acclaimed Russian Ice Stars combine with the magical world of cirque, in an eclectic mix of spectacle and ice dance which promises to be both heart-stopping and jaw-dropping.
Cirque de Glace – Evolution brings to life the story of the creation of our planet, man’s evolution and much more...
The first stunning scenes ignite the atmosphere as planet Earth is born in an incredible fusion of visual effects, explosive Olympic-standard skating and mesmerising performances. Combining puppetry, world-class skating and stunning acrobatics be amazed as the evolution of planet Earth unfolds before your very eyes.
This new genre of ice show is guaranteed to stimulate, dazzle, entertain and thrill all ages. So be there, as Cirque de Glace hits the live entertainment world like a meteor and an explosion of fire and ice takes to the stage.
‘Truly dazzling.’ The Stage
‘As flashy as Vegas.’ The Times
Times Eves 7.30pm, Fri, Sat & Sun mats 2pm
Tickets £20 - £27, Children go half-price
Lyric Theatre
FAMILY SHOWS IN THE STUDIO
Sat 9 & Sun 10 April
M6 Theatre
One Little Word
Meet two characters who play and explore together in this gentle story of friendship and power struggles, which amazingly contains only ONE spoken word!
Suitable for ages 3+.
Times Sat 2pm, Sun 12pm & 2pm
Tickets Children £5.50, Adults £8.50
The Studio
Sun 24 April
Puppet Lab
Lost Sock Princess
Fancy a magical adventure? Have a pet sock? Meet the Lost Sock Princess and find out why there are so many odd socks in the world!
Suitable for ages 3+.
Times 12pm & 2pm
Tickets Children £5.50, Adults £8.50
The Studio
For more information about events in The Lowry’s Studio please visit www.thelowry.com/studio
BURLESQUE
Thu 14 – Sat 16 April
Les Enfants Terribles
The Vaudevillians
Razor-sharp theatre group, Les Enfants Terribles invite you to The Empire music hall for a night you’ll never forget. But tonight’s show will be a little different as Charlie, the club’s owner, has fallen victim to a murder most foul… but whodunnit?
Could it be nervy knife thrower Ray the Blade; sexy Siamese Striplets; The Cerberus Sisters; deranged ventriloquist Albert Frog; macabre mime artist Gaston Gasteau; or perhaps the mystifying magician – The Great Mephisto…
Everyone’s a suspect as we discover the secrets of all the weird and wonderful acts who have found themselves upon The Empire’s bill.
A macabre musical of murder and music hall, The Vaudevillains is night not to forget! Think La Clique meets Moulin Rouge, meets Jerry Springer the Opera meets Sweeny Todd.
From the team that brought you the multi-award winning ‘The Terrible Infants’ and ‘Ernest and The Pale Moon’ - Murder, mystery and mayhem combine with Les Enfants Terribles’ dark, twisted wit and inventive theatricality as they present their brand new musical extravaganza.
Written by Oliver Lansley and Tomas Gisby, ‘The Vaudevillains’ is a unique and exciting night out, as even when the show ends, the party is only just beginning as the Empire keeps its doors open and the band will play on into the night allowing it’s guest to mingle and be entertained by the acts from the Empire’s bill creating a totally immersive event.
Suitable for ages 8+.
Times 8pm
Tickets £12 - £21
Quays Theatre
COMEDY
Thu 7 April
Andy Parsons
Following his sell-out performance in 2009, the star of Mock The Week and QI has a brand new show for 2011. This is political comedy without the leaflet…
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £16
Lyric Theatre
Fri 8 April
Micky Flanagan: Out Out
You simply can’t get enough of Micky! We’ve added a third date for this sell-out comic. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £15
Lyric Theatre
Sat 9 April
Frisky and Mannish – The College Years
Every great high school show needs a kick-ass college sequel, so following their critically acclaimed, sell-out smash-hit debut School of Pop, Frisky and Manish are back!
Times 8pm
Tickets £14
Concessions £2 off
Quays Theatre
Sat 9 April
Andi Osho - Afroblighty
Award-winning stand-up comic Andi Osho plots her complicated relationship with race in this touching and hilarious story of an identity crisis in ‘Modern Britain’.
Times 8pm
Tickets £12
Concessions £2 off
The Studio
Sun 10 April
Des Bishop – My Dad Was Nearly James Bond
Undoubtedly one of the most captivating and thought provoking comedy forces on the international circuit, My Dad was Nearly James Bond champions the real heroics of fatherhood.
Times 8pm
Tickets £12
The Studio
Sun 10 April
Dave Spikey – Words Don’t Come Easy
This hilarious new show examines situations in life where words really don’t come easy, including a selection of song lyrics ranging from the lazy through to the ridiculous.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £18
Lyric Theatre
Tue 12 & 19 April
Richard Herring – Christ on a Bike… The Second Coming
The avowed atheist resurrects and revamps his first and favourite solo show, exploring his strange obsession and affinity with the Messiah.
Suitable for ages 16+.
Times 8pm
Tickets £15
Concessions £2 off
The Studio
Sun 17 April
Lenny Henry – Cradle to Rave
By Lenny Henry & Jon Canter
Join Lenny as he returns to his roots in this brand new one-man show about the thing he loves most: music. Hit it!
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £23.50
Lyric Theatre
Sun 17 & Mon 18 April
Simon Evans
Star of BBC 1's Michael Mcintyre's Comedy Roadshow, BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and The Unbelievable Truth.
Times 8pm
Tickets £12
The Studio
Tue 19 April
Sarah Millican – Chatterbox
Star of Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer, the sweet and filthy Geordie has extended her hugely popular debut tour.
Suitable for ages 14+.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £15
Lyric Theatre
Sun 24 April
Pappy’s All Business
Hailed as 'the funniest sketch troupe on the fringe' (The Scotsman) Pappy's have just completed their 5th year at the Edinburgh Fringe, where they earned a string of 4 and 5 star reviews.
Times 8pm
Tickets £14
The Studio
For more information about comedy events at The Lowry please visit www.thelowry.com/comedy
MUSIC
Sun 3 April
Daniel O’ Donnell
After eight Top Ten albums and five UK No. 1s, the legendary entertainer’s new album Country Boy harks back to his roots with 20 classic country songs.
Times 7.30pm
Tickets £30 - £35.50
Lyric Theatre
For more information about music events at The Lowry please visit www.thelowry.com/music
AMATEUR PRODUCTIONS
Mon 11 April
Ad Hoc Dance
Body of Work
This stunning piece of choreography on the theme of the body has been developed from work created in Ad Hoc Dance’s Spring Course in contemporary dance technique.
Times 8pm
Tickets £5
The Studio
3b) In the Galleries
Nadav Kander: Selected Portraits, 1999 – 2011
Sat 16 April – Sun 4 September 2011
The Lowry has curated a new exhibition from award winning, internationally renowned photographer Nadav Kander, featuring work that has never been exhibited before, including striking images of Eric Cantona and Cheryl Cole. Other works exhibited for the first time include photographs that were part of a sensational shoot with Tinie Tempah for The Observer magazine this February, and head shots of Take That for their latest album, Progress.
London based Kander is celebrated for his portraiture and landscape works, many of which exist within National collections such as the National Portrait Gallery and The V&A Museum.
His images are readily seen within high end editorial press as well as in contemporary art galleries and museums across the world, capturing subjects as diverse as Barack Obama's administration, and life alongside the epic Yangtze River in China.
Also featured are internationally acclaimed actors such as Sir Ian McKellen and Christopher Lee, as well as David Lynch and Spike Jonze, who make performances come to life behind the camera. The photographic portraits included in this show are a selection from Nadav Kander’s extensive collection dating from 1999 to present day. It includes singers Lily Allen, Michael Stipe, Nick Cave, Richard Ashcroft and Boy George. Nadav comments, “My main intention when photographing celebrities is making work that is unique and personal to that human being, even when the person in front of you has a fixed idea of how he or she wants to be portrayed.”
Kander manages to capture a well known face in a new, and often vulnerable light, using the lens to peer into the soul of the subjects he photographs, as well as his own. The remarkable effect of this process is displayed within this unmissable exhibition.
He comments, “My portraits are about how I respond to an individual and how I express my perception of a person through my portraiture, how we interact and how they present themselves to me will always have an influence on the final photograph; the shot becomes a photographic dialogue between the sitter and myself. Which ultimately extends to the viewer.”
Kate Farrell, The Lowry’s Curator of Special Exhibitions, comments: “We are really excited to work with Nadav Kander on this newly curated exhibition. We have carefully selected photographs from his vast archive of intriguing portraits of actors, directors and musicians; subjects that we are all familiar with, shot in a truly unique, and subtly beautiful way.”
The Birth of British Rock: Photographs by Harry Hammond
A V&A Theatre Collections touring exhibition
Closes Sun 10 April
Starting in the late 1940s, Hammond (1920 – 2009) captured the definitive images of virtually every leading British musician, as well as those of many visiting American artists. From Tommy Steele to The Beatles, Shirley Bassey to Dusty Springfield, and from Cliff Richard to the Rolling Stones, he encapsulated the emergence of the British rock ‘n’ rollers. His shots of Gene Vincent, newly clad in black leather, were to be particularly influential on later stars, including David Bowie and Ian Dury, while his portrait of Buddy Holly on stage became the image for the long–running West End musical Buddy.
As lead photographer for the New Musical Express (NME) from its re-launch in 1952 until the early 1960s, Hammond took some of the most famous images of the era and set the standard of pop photography for future generations. A well-mannered but self-assured craftsman, Hammond treated these musical upstarts with a professional respect matched by few of his contemporaries. As Andrew Loog Oldham, the former manager of the Rolling Stones, remembers: “He always stood out away from the other snappers who loathed us, wished us no good, and couldn’t wait to get back to snapping Vera Lynn.”
Kate Farrell, The Lowry’s Curator of Special Exhibitions commented: “We are delighted to continue our relationship with the V&A by displaying this definitive work by Britain’s leading showbiz photographer. Without iconic shots by Harry Hammond, we may have had a few less pop culture icons. This exhibition is presented as part of our performance related visual art programme, which explores performance practice in its broadest sense.”
Unlocking Salford Quays: The Inside Story
Closes Sun 1 May
Our new Quays sculpture trail, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, opens in Spring 2011. Thanks to the work of local people, we’ve amassed a huge collection of work that tells the hidden history of the area. In this special exhibition you can ‘unlock’ the past, see the artists’ models and drawings for the sculptures themselves and tell us your memories and impressions of the Quays.
Lowry Favourites
Ongoing
Lowry Favourites now includes new loans, added to the exhibition to coincide with the 35th anniversary since LS Lowry’s death (23 Feb 1976). Ongoing LS Lowry displays bring the Galleries to life with photographs, sound and film, telling you more about LS Lowry and his work than ever before. As well as a rich variety of paintings and drawings from The Lowry Collection, there are new loans from public and private collections around the country.
An informative introduction to the work of LS Lowry takes place every day at 12pm and 2pm.
For more information about exhibitions at The Lowry please visit www.thelowry.com/exhibitions
3c) ACTVITIES
Adult Performing Art Activities
Mon 4 & Tue 5 April
Professional Development with Candoco Dance
The course will introduce practitioners and facilitators to the principles of Candoco’s inclusive and accessible practice.
Suitable for intermediate levels aged 18+
Times 10am – 4pm
Tickets £75 (£40 Salford residents and concs)
Mon 11 – Fri 15 April
Rehearsal for Revolution – Julian Boal Masterclass
Suitable for advanced levels aged 18+
Times 10am – 5pm
Tickets £600 (£450 Salford residents and concs)
Family Activities
Tue 5, Thu 7, Wed 13, Wed 20, Tue 26 & Thu 28 April
Drama Zone – Easter Fun at the Farm
An adventure-filled improvisation and storytelling workshop inspired by Shaun the Sheep and Bitzer’s escapades as they try to avoid the farmer!
Times 11am – 12.30pm
Tickets £3.50 (£1.75 Salford residents)
Wed 6, Tue 19 & Thu 21 April
Art Zone – Fabulous Flick Books
Join our artist for this fun flick book workshop. Using pen, paper and your imagination, you’ll be able to take home a pocket-sized animation masterpiece!
Times 11am – 12.30pm
Tickets £3.50 (£2.50 Salford residents)
Tue 12, Thu 14 & Wed 27 April
Art Zone – Arty April
The trees are budding, the lambs are gambolling… Get inspired by spring and make felt flowers, woolly sheep and more in these creative workshops.
Times 11am – 12.30pm
Tickets £3.50 (£1.75 Salford residents)
Mon 25 April
Easter Sheep Parade
Get creative over the Easter weekend by making a springtime sheep to graze in our Galleries, then add your own woolly creation to our ever-increasing flock!
Drop in 12pm – 3pm
FREE
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Or
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Pictures:
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New users need to register by clicking on ‘register’ on the left hand side of the page, fill in the required information (which includes creating your own password) and click ‘create account’. You will then receive an email from images@thelowry.com stating that a request has been sent for approval. After approval has been granted, you will receive another email confirming activation of your account. You will then have access to images via the log-in page.
Notes to Editors:
The Lowry celebrated 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 (www.thelowry.com/juliafawcett) was awarded an OBE for services to the Arts in the Queen’s 2010 New Year Honours list.
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Invitation To The Ballet
Ninette de Valois and the Story of The Royal Ballet
Sat 23 October - Sun 6 March
Free entry
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Posted on Tuesday, 15 March 2011 under News Press General Press Theatre Press Galleries Press Community & Education Press