Most theatres across the land are getting bums on seats with pantomimes and cheery musicals at this festive time of year. But not so at The Lowry, where you'll find a night of jaw-dropping and often quite terrifying drama to cut through the schmaltz of the season with this acclaimed production of Ocean at the End of the Lane.
The reality is this is the sort of innovative drama, fresh from the West End, that theatre fans should be clamouring to see at any time of the year. The National Theatre production marries kitchen sink drama with eye-popping fantasy where audiences really do need to expect the unexpected at every twist and turn.
It's all based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling novel which explores childhood memories and the blurring of reality and fantasy. It starts in a fairly ordinary, solemn sort of way as a man (Trevor Fox) returns to his home town for the funeral of his father.
