Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

Friday 30 December 2022, for immediate release FIRST LOOK AT LUKE JERRAM’S NEW ARTWORK, FIRST BREATH, LAUNCHING ON NEW YEAR’S DAY AT FACTORY INTERNATIONAL Download high resolution images here. For broadcast assets and interview requests please contact  press@factoryinternational.org Luke Jerram's spectacular art installation,  First Breath , commissioned by Factory International, will launch on New Year's Day and will run 4-10pm from 1-29 January 2023. The work will cast powerful beams of light up into the clouds to celebrate new life. The lights will gently pulse to represent the first breaths of babies born that day in Greater Manchester. Audiences will be able to get up close to the artwork, walking in and around the lights, as well as witnessing it from vantage points across the city.   First Breath  takes place in what will be a unique new public space at Factory International which will come alive in June 2023 with a wide-ranging year-round progr...

 THE LOWRY  Pride and Prejudice (sort of)   5 actresses, 20 characters, one microphone... let the party begin!   Direct from its triumph in the West End,  Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)  is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s most iconic love story that comes to The Lowry, Salford next month.     Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation, where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance.      Since opening, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) has gone on to take the West End by storm winning the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy and an Evening Standard for writer and director Isobel McArthur   This “smart, laugh out loud funny” (Daily Telegraph) show features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain.   It’s the 1800s.   It’s party time.   Let the ruthless matchm...

  THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE REVIEW The National Theatre launched its first nation-wide tour of the stage version of The Ocean at the End of the Lane at The Lowry in Salford. Review by Natalie Anglesey. I have reviewed theatre, good and bad,  for more years than I care to remember, But last night at The Lowry I saw a marvellous National Theatre production of The Ocean At The End Of The Lane that left me almost speechless. It also made me question why we enjoy going to the theatre? I’ve seen thousands of performances over my long career and I suspect most of us enjoy the shared experience of an event which we hope will entertain and inform. Both the National Theatre and The Lowry have tried do just that since their inception - but this stage version of Neil Gaiman’s Book of the Year 2013, The Ocean at the End of the Lane surpassed all my expectations.   How do you sum up a major stage adaptation of a work which combines memory with magic in a tour-de-force perfor...

  View this email in your browser The arts are facing the most challenging time in a generation. If you love music, if you love Clonter, and if you are able to, please donate to protect Clonter's future. Every little bit helps. TICKETS NOW ON SALE... Dear Friends & Supporters Priority Booking Period for Friends Now Open We are delighted to now be able to invite Friends of Clonter to book tickets for the events below. Not Too Late to Become a Friend As you may recall from our previous updates, we have reintroduced the priority booking periods for Patrons and Friends of Clonter (2 weeks priority for Patrons / 1 week priority for Friends). If you are not already a Friend, and you would welcome being able to take advantage of this benefit, it is not too late to become one. Click  here  for further information. The priority booking period for Friends will end on  Wed 14 December . Non-Friends of Clonter may book online or by phone after this date. Chamber Music @ Clon...