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An Inspector Calls: In conversation with Liam Brennan

An Inspector Calls: In conversation with Liam Brennan

Jessica Hamilton interviews Liam Brennan ahead of the latest tour of An Inspector Calls, which includes a stop at the Lowry – in which he plays the titular Inspector Goole
Review: Identical

Review: Identical

Jessica Hamilton reviews Identical, the brand-new musical based on Erich Käster’s The Parent Trap – fresh from its world premiere
Review: Cluedo

Review: Cluedo

Tara Bharadia reviews Cluedo at the Lowry – which is based on the film Clue, itself based on the boardgame Cluedo, and stars Michelle Collins and Daniel Casey
Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Review: The Rise and Fall of Little Voice

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews The Rise and Fall of Little Voice at the Lowry, starring Shobna Gulati, Ian Kelsey, and Christina Bianco
The BBC says good morning Manchester

The BBC says good morning Manchester

Morning Live in Manchester: First topical daily live programme to move to the ‘regions’
Van Gogh Alive extends its Manchester run

Van Gogh Alive extends its Manchester run

The most-visited immersive, multi-sensory experience in the world has extended its Manchester run by over a month
Déjà Review: Anna X

Déjà Review: Anna X

Madison Emmett reviews Anna X at the Lowry, starring Golden Globe winner Emma Corrin
Lowry and the Pre-Raphaelites

Lowry and the Pre-Raphaelites

Saoirse Akhtar-Farren reviews the plentiful Pre-Raphaelite exhibition currently on show at The Lowry, and explores L. S. Lowry’s admiration of the avant-garde Victorian student group.

Salford Illuminations

Blackpool illuminations to come to Salford Quays in December as part of Lightwaves festival