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Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Set in a magnificent waterside location at the heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays in Greater Manchester, The Lowry is an architectural flagship with a unique and dynamic identity. Rising from the regenerated docklands, it is a welcoming building, designed to reflect the surrounding landscapes and flourishing waterways, in its glass and metallic surfaces.
The Lowry opened on 28th April 2000, bringing together a wide variety of performing and visual arts under one roof. Opening its door to the best in entertainment and education in the arts, The Lowry aims to give everyone access to new areas of creativity and to embrace its broad community.
The Lowry houses two main theatres and studio space for performing arts (1,730, 466 and 180 seats respectively) presenting a full range of drama, opera, ballet, dance, musicals, children´s shows, popular music, jazz, folk and comedy and gallery spaces (1,610 metres of floor space); showing the works of LS Lowry alongside contemporary exhibitions.
Read more at http://www.thelowry.com/about-the-lowry/introduction/#HF8D4IPTYyuUMMxM.99
Phone: 0843 208 6000
Address: Pier 8, Salford Quays, Manchester
Postcode: M50 3AZ
Area/Nearest station: Manchester Quayside
Twitter name: @The_Lowry
Facebook name: www.facebook.com/TheLowrySalford/
