The Lowry Theatre Podcast - Shakespeare 400 Season

The first show that Hywel got to experience for you was Birmingham Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet. Well, they're back at The Lowry's Shakespeare 400 season, and Hywel is excited! Hear the audience reaction to this latest BRB production. In The Dream, love gets out of hand for mortals and fairies alike in an elegant and witty distillation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. José Limón's The Moor's Pavane distils the passion and drama of Shakespeare's Othello into a thrilling one-act tragedy, tightly focussed on four characters and their jealousy. Finally Jessica Lang captures the poetry of the sonnets in Wink, a brand-new work for the Company. Read more and get tickets at http://www.thelowry.com/event/shakespeare-triple-bill#ib60fDC4iYBXUte0.99

It is 400 years since Shakespeare's death and to commemorate The Lowry Theatre is putting on a variety of shows related to him. Radio presenter and theatre director Hywel Evans is visiting and testing these shows for you, whilst getting the reaction from some of the audience. For his final Shakespeare trip it's one of the greats - Hamlet. A co-production between Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory and Tobacco Factory Theatres. The most famous play in world drama, Hamlet turns a new face to every decade. So many elements - political, madness, sex, murder – all brought together in a drama that is both a thriller and the profoundest meditation on our human condition. Performances Tue 7 June | 7:30pm Wed 8 June | 2pm and 7:30pm Fri 10 June | 7:30pm Sat 11 June | 7:30pm Read more at http://www.thelowry.com/event/hamlet-alls-well-that-ends-well#PYRG4h2eOZeV5a1E.99

Once more unto the theatre dear friends! Yes, another show at the Lowry as part of the Shakespeare 400 season. It is 400 years since Shakespeare's death and to commemorate The Lowry Theatre is putting on a variety of shows related to him. Radio presenter and theatre director Hywel Evans is visiting and testing these shows for you, whilst getting the reaction from some of the audience. And this time, it's set to be THRILLING in 'The Herbal Bed'. Based upon real events from Stratford-upon-Avon in the summer of 1613, The Herbal Bed is a powerful thriller about human desire. When William Shakespeare’s daughter is publicly accused of adultery, her family’s lives fall under the glare of intense public scrutiny. Culminating in a dramatic trial at Worcester Cathedral, the scandal threatens to destroy her family’s reputation within their tight-knit community. Read more at http://www.thelowry.com/event/the-herbal-bed#GvPJj4RtEL8BhW1s.99

The Lowry commemorates Shakespeare 400 with ballet, northern voices and real events from Stratford upon Avon. Radio presenter and ex theatre director Hywel Evans take you to the opening night of Northern Broadsides production of The Merry Wives. Get a snapshot of what the audience think on opening night. And if you like what you hear, get your tickets quick at http://www.thelowry.com/event/the-merry-wives The show runs 16th to the 19th of March. The Lowry commemorates 400 years since the death of Shakespeare with the breath-taking Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, a very ‘northern’ Merry Wives and ‘The Herbal Bed’ which explores real events from Stratford Upon Avon in 1613.

Shakespeare 400 is a season of shows at The Lowry Theatre commemorating 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. As part of this radio presenter and ex theatre-director Hywel Evans takes you to watch Birmingham Royal Ballet perform Romeo and Juliet. Get a snapshot of what first-time ballet visitors, and seasoned fans think. The question for you is 'to go or not to go?'. This production runs Wednesday 2 March – Saturday 5 March 2016. Read more at http://goo.gl/j0gogn