December typically sees UK stages flooded with dames, villains and ‘oh no he isn’t’s for a much-loved panto season, but this Christmas, The Lowry are going to be doing things a little differently. Instead, the Salford theatre will stage an escape from the cheesy festivities with a multi-Olivier award-winning production that offers the perfect alternative if the recycled jokes and age-old gags just don’t do it for you.
Fresh off London’s West End, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi will be heading out on tour across the UK this summer, before spending an entire month in the Quays for Christmas.
I visited the West End Wyndham Theatre before the curtain closed on January 15 to experience the magic ahead of the show sailing to Manchester at the end of the year. And it truly is a must-see.
