The Lowry
The next LS Lowry? Inspired Salford boy reimagines famous painting
Famous painting by LS Lowry reimagined by 7-year-old boy from Salford
I Love MCR
23 September 2021
The Lowry: Manchester news and stories
The Lowry
Greater Manchester suicide memorial quilt to go on display at The Lowry
The project began during lockdown, when people bereaved by suicide joined an online community to create a quilt in memory
I Love MCR
10 September 2021
Manchester theatre
Review: Groan Ups asks the question – do we ever really grow up?
The comedy follows an unruly class of six-year-olds on their journey through anarchic high school teenagers to the challenges of adulthood
Rain Egan
24 August 2021
Art and Design
Lowry artworks take tour around Greater Manchester in white transit van
The touring exhibition is part of an ongoing project to inspire and engage local communities with the arts
Louise Rhind-Tutt
16 August 2021
Festivals
Quays Festival welcomes audiences back with colourful celebration of creativity
The daytime programme is designed to be family friendly, with highlights including a spectacular new aerial performance
I Love MCR
5 August 2021
The Lowry
Meet the Wythenshawe ballet star breaking down racial barriers in dance
‘I imagined you had to be from a wealthy family to make it in the dance world, but my mum is a single parent of three and I’m a council estate boy’
Louise Rhind-Tutt
18 June 2021
HOME Mcr
Manchester arts organisations welcome back audiences with new campaign
The #HereForCultureMCR collaborative campaign features more than 20 Manchester-based arts organisations
Louise Rhind-Tutt
18 May 2021
Art and Design
Self portrait of 51-year-old LS Lowry to go on display in Salford
This striking work was painted the year that his mother was dying – the evident grief and anger are a rare expression of emotion in his work
Louise Rhind-Tutt
14 May 2021
Cinema
£39 million to North West organisations from Culture Recovery Fund
Greater Manchester organisations to receive funding include The Lowry, The Frog and Bucket and the National Football Museum
Louise Rhind-Tutt
2 April 2021
Art and Design
The Lowry takes #DaysLikeThese exhibition to the streets of Salford
Seven works submitted to the exhibition by members of the public will feature in the huge poster sites
Louise Rhind-Tutt
12 March 2021
HOME Mcr
Manchester arts organisations join forces to create jobs for young people
The 40 Kickstart roles cover all aspects of the industry – with jobs including Manchester International Festival, HOME and Contact
Louise Rhind-Tutt
12 March 2021
The Lowry
Jason Manford to star in one-man Lowry show to mark anniversary of lockdown
He will be handed the script live on-stage and will immediately perform the text to an audience watching at home on Zoom
Louise Rhind-Tutt
11 March 2021
