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Free and interactive play to come to The Lowry in aid of raising mental health awareness

By Harry Warner 9th November 2022 Culture, Theatre 0 comments

A free and interactive play focusing on the mental health struggles of young people will appear at The Lowry Theatre […]

Review: The Shawshank Redemption at The Lowry

By Catherine Earle 8th November 2022 Culture, Reviews, Theatre 0 comments

David Esbjornson brought the classic 1995 film, The Shawshank Redemption, to life on The Lowry stage. Originally a novel by […]

Christmas themed cabaret comes to The Kings Arms

By Simone Harrison 2nd November 2022 Theatre 0 comments

The Kings Arms pub is hosting a night of festive cabaret from a multi-award-winning Manchester-based theatre-maker. ‘Ember & the Vixens’ […]

Windrush Warriors – Black History Month comedy drama performed at Salford pub

By Danica Perrin 31st October 2022 Community, Culture, News, Theatre 0 comments

A play about one family’s experience of the Windrush generation written by an actress who has been in Coronation Street […]

The Lowry to host a creative writing competition for aspiring young writers

By EmeliaMountford 31st October 2022 Theatre 0 comments

The Lowry Theatre is hosting a creative writing competition for children aged 8-11 in Salford and Greater Manchester. The aim […]

Jake Baxter, co-founder and director of Anti-Social Theatre

Salford actor with ‘painful’ mental health conditions gives young people hope through controversial theatre

By Abdul Sylla 31st October 2022 Culture, News, Theatre 1 comment

A Salford actor who has suffered from ‘painful’ mental health conditions since childhood, has launched a theatre company to help others who are ‘misunderstood’.

Jake Baxter, who studied acting and performing in South Yorkshire, set up Anti-Social Theatre to help encourage people to open up about their mental health.