The Lowry

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SEN and access

Free or discounted carer ticket
Changing Places toilet

Free essential companion ticket for theatre shows: sign up to the Lowry's access register and log in to book. Relaxed performances on some shows. Adult changing facilities on site.

Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026 on the venue's access page. More SEN-friendly days out

Good to know

Parking: No car park; Quayside MediaCityUK opposite is £7.50 for up to 6 hours, pre-booked. MediaCityUK tram stop is 5 minutes away.
Buggies: Step-free with lifts; buggies welcome in the galleries, with buggy parks outside the theatres.
Food: Lowry Restaurant, Bar & Kitchen and coffee shop, with kids' menus.
Toilets: Baby changing in every accessible toilet, plus a Changing Places facility.

From thelowry.com, checked Mon 19 Oct 2026. Check before you travel.

Wild Things: free animal storybook exhibition The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min 18 Jul – 1 NovFree

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Mon 26 Oct - Sun 1 Nov; check times£10–25

Hay! (wordless clown and puppet show about a scarecrow growing up) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Date unconfirmed · Sun; time not confirmed£10–25

MC Grammar: The Mic Drop Tour (family rap and reading party) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Date unconfirmed · Sun; time not confirmed£10–25

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella (New Adventures, 30th anniversary) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Tue–Sat; evening shows plus matinees (check times)£25+

The Jolly Christmas Postman The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Fri 4 Dec - Sun 3 JanRelaxed Sun 27 Dec£10–25

Showstopper at Christmas! (improvised musical) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Thu 10 – Sun 20 Dec; the Lowry suggests ages 12+£10–25

A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Fri 11 Dec – Sun 10 Jan; ages 8+, about 2 hours with an interval£25+

A Very Messy Christmas The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Wed 23 Dec - Sun 3 Jan; matinee performances£10–25

Holmes & Watson: The Curious Case of the Masked Magician (family magic show) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Sat 2pm (Quays Theatre), about 1hr 40min with an interval£10–25

Dynamo live (magician, Quays Theatre) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Date unconfirmed · Sun 17 - Fri 22 Jan, 8.15pm shows (evening only)£25+

The Brain Bending Science Illusion Show The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Sun 1.30pm-3pm (Quays Theatre)£10–25

Meet the Hatter (Joss Arnott Dance: Alice-inspired dance and animation) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Sat 11am and 2pm (Quays Theatre)£10–25

Gordon Buchanan: Lions and Tigers and Bears (wildlife filmmaker live) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Mon 7.30pm (February half term)£10–25

Dinosaur World Live The Lowry, Salford · 18 min Mon 15-Thu 18 Feb 2027 (Feb half-term); 50 mins + 15-min meet & greet; times TBCNot on sale yet£10–25

Not Now, Bernard! (Roustabout Theatre, half term) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Sun 1pm and 3.30pm (Aldridge Studio), 1 hr£10–25

Opera North: The Big Opera Mystery (family opera, ages 7–11) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Date unconfirmed · Thu; time not confirmed£10–25

Nick Cope Family Show: I've Lost My Bobble Hat... Again! The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Sun 11am and 2pm (Quays Theatre), 60 mins£10–25

The Last Wild (Unicorn / National Theatre world premiere) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Wed 2.30pm; Thu 11am (autism-friendly) & 2.30pm; Fri 2.30pm & 7pm; Sat 11am (BSL) & 2.30pm£10–25

Zog and the Flying Doctors - Live on Stage The Lowry, Salford · 18 min Tue 13-Sun 18 Apr 2027 (approx 1hr, no interval); times on Lowry booking page£10–25

The Night Sky Show: A Sky Full of Hope (astronomer Adrian West) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Date unconfirmed · Sun; show times not yet published£10–25

Singin' in the Rain (Lyric Theatre summer run) The Lowry, Salford Quays · 18 min Tue 20 - Sat 31 Jul; evenings plus matinees£25+