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Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.
The pedestrian bridge, which was completed in 2000, is near the terminus of the ship canal at the old Manchester Docks. It is sited beside The Lowry theatre and gallery and links Salford Quays and MediaCityUK to Trafford Wharf and the Imperial War Museum North. [1] It has a lift of 18 metres (59 ft), allowing large watercraft to pass beneath.
The Lowry stands at the end of Pier 8, largely surrounded by the waters of the Manchester Ship Canal. Designed by James Stirling and Michael Wilford, it opened on 28 April 2000 and houses the 1,730 seat Lyric theatre, the 466 seat Quays theatre, studio spaces and 17,330 sq ft (1,610 m 2) of gallery space. [4]
Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (/ ˈ l aʊ r i / LAO-ree; 1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist.His drawings and paintings mainly depict Pendlebury, Greater Manchester (where he lived and worked for more than 40 years) as well as Salford and its vicinity.
She led the team that funded, built and operated The Lowry theatre and gallery complex in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, and became lifelong president of the Lowry Centre Trust. [7] Salford City Council invited Goodey to help set up Central Salford, the largest Urban Regeneration Company in the country, to redevelop the City of Salford.
Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke 1865; as theatre 1951, refurbished 2007 380 Her Majesty's Theatre: London 1705 1,216 Owner – Really Useful Group: The Hexagon: Reading 1977 1,686 Highbury Theatre: Birmingham 1942 140 Highbury Theatre Centre Ltd Hope Mill Theatre Manchester 2015 145 William Whelton - Executive Director, Joseph Houston - Artistic ...
The library was built in 1934 and the theatre was originally a lecture theatre that since 1952 had been used by the theatre company. From 2010, the Library Theatre Company began performing at The Lowry arts centre in Salford. [9] From 2014, it began operating as part of HOME before moving into the arts centre in May 2015. [10]
25–29 June – David Hermanstein's "A Caribbrean Abroad", Manchester Library Theatre; 26 June – Prayer Network presents "Manchester: City of the Moment", The Lowry; 27 June – A Taste of New Zealand, Museum Gallery, Bolton; 28 June – 7 July – Commonwealth Film Festival; 29 June – One World Festival 2002, New Mills