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Review: The Bloody Chamber

Review: The Bloody Chamber

Proteus’ circus-inspired stage adaptation of Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber ended its UK tour with a haunting stop at The Lowry

Musicals of Manchester: December

Musicals of Manchester: December

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this December!

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Review: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty

Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, his third and final reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s ballets, is entertaining but not quite enchanting audiences at The Lowry

Review: Opera North’s Orpheus

Review: Opera North’s Orpheus

Opera North’s Orpheus – a modern, Indian reimagining of Monteverdi’s Orpheus, with new music by Jasdeep Singh Degun – finished its UK tour at The Lowry

Review: Opera North’s Orfeo ed Euridice

Review: Opera North’s Orfeo ed Euridice

Opera North brought their adaptation of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice to The Lowry, in a stripped-back performance that elevated the emotional power of the piece

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: In conversation with Eleri B. Jones

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: In conversation with Eleri B. Jones

Eleri B. Jones, a former UoM student and the Resident Director of The Ocean at The End of the Lane, talks to The Mancunion, ahead of the play’s regional premiere at The Lowry

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a new play based on These Foolish Things, is warming audiences’ hearts at The Lowry (in not-so sunny Salford)

Review: Bombay Superstar

Review: Bombay Superstar

Bombay Superstar, a cheesy, feminist, brand-new Bollywood musical, is enticing audiences at The Lowry

Review: The Shawshank Redemption

Review: The Shawshank Redemption

The stage adaptation of Stephen King’s novella is a depressing and entertaining examination of lost souls

Asian Invasion: South Asian theatre takes over Manchester

Asian Invasion: South Asian theatre takes over Manchester

A breakdown of all the South Asian theatre coincidentally coming to Manchester throughout November

Review: The Black Blues Brothers

Review: The Black Blues Brothers

The Black Blues Brothers showed off their vast acrobatic skill in their not-so Blues show at The Lowry

The Lowry redeems itself

The Lowry redeems itself

The Shawshank Redemption visits The Lowry for the penultimate stop of its UK tour

Head to The Lowry with your Friends

Head to The Lowry with your Friends

Friendsical: A Musical Parody stops by The Lowry for the final stop of its UK tour with special guest appearances, including Louise Redknapp

Musicals of Manchester: November

Musicals of Manchester: November

Find out what musicals are coming to Manchester this November!

Review: The Greatest Love of All

Review: The Greatest Love of All

The Greatest Love of All, a tribute to Whitney Houston starring Belinda Davids, had everyone at The Lowry dancing with somebody

Review: Blood Brothers

Review: Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers lived up to its name as the “Standing Ovation Musical” at The Lowry

The Lowry goes blue for Black History Month

The Lowry goes blue for Black History Month

The Black Blues Brothers, a carnivalesque tribute to The Blues Brothers, is poignantly ending its run at The Lowry in Black History Month

Review: The Color Purple

Review: The Color Purple

This Black History Month, The Color Purple has audiences at The Lowry crying tears of both sadness and joy

Take a pew on The Lowry’s purple seats

Take a pew on The Lowry’s purple seats

The stage musical adaptation of The Color Purple is coming to the Lowry as part of its first-ever UK tour

Quiet Rebels: Review and interview with Hassan Mahamdallie

Quiet Rebels: Review and interview with Hassan Mahamdallie

Quiet Rebels is a new dystopian play co-written by, co-directed by and starring Hassan Mahamdallie, who sat down with The Mancunion to discuss the play