Jane Bond is blonde and dangerous…And she’s back! Award-winning comedy duo and Library Theatre favourites Maggie Fox and Sue Ryding return by popular demand to the Library Theatre to present four more performances of Jane Bond, their fast-paced pastiche of all things 007. As refreshing as a twist of lemon in a bone-dry Martini! Juggling being a supermum with her role as Commander Jane Bond, she fights the forces of evil armed only with a clutch bag packed with a collection of inimitable girly gadgets. Oh, and going blonde helped too. Performance times: Thursday - 7.30pm, Friday - 8pm, Saturday - 3pm & 8pm.[back to top]

Hull Truck Theatre Company returns to The Lowry following the huge success of Perfect Pitch (The Lowry, 2007) with another hit play by their Artistic Director John Godber. Join May - widow, mother and grandmother - as she packs up her Northern council house and heads off for a life in the sun. She’s trading her neighbourhood nightmares for the Costa del Calm…but moving out is hard work - and moving on is even harder. Forced to look forward without her husband Ted, as the van is loaded and the furniture and ornaments are boxed and sealed piece by piece, May remembers the hardship, laughter, sorrow and joy of the past 45 years one last time. A tapestry of memories unfolds in this tale of changing times; a touchingly funny journey through life’s ups and downs, birthdays and Christmases. There is a 2pm matinee on the Wednesday and Saturday. [back to top]

Starring comedians GARETH HALE (Hale & Pace) and MEL GIEDROYC (Mel & Sue), this is a showbiz send-up like no other. An hilarious, high-energy pop extravaganza which takes the audience on a cheering, flag-waving, clapper-clacking ride as ten countries compete for the golden trophy in a glittering glamour-fest of sequins, satin and shiny white teeth. Your vote will count as the audiences decide the winner by texting in their vote every night! Introduced on screen by Terry Wogan, the king of Eurovision himself, this award-winning smash hit show has taken Australia and the Edinburgh festival by storm and is only a handful of sequins away from whipping up a frenzy in the West End. Whether you love the Eurovision Song Contest – or loathe it – this sensational musical sparkles with five-star quality. See it now at The Lowry and experience the live euro-phoria that is Eurobeat, prior to the West End. [back to top]

Starring Stephen Tompkinson. Seeking vengeance for the murder of his fiancée and the death of his father, a man attempts to bring down the Duke he holds responsible and the order that sustains him. Some years ago, a Duke poisoned Vindice's betrothed for rejecting his advances, and now Vindice also blames the Duke for the recent death of his father. Determined to avenge both, Vindice manoeuvres himself into the lives of the Duke's family and, one by one, sets them against each other in this biting, powerful and darkly comic Jacobean thriller. The Royal Exchange are delighted to announce that Stephen Tompkinson has just been confirmed to play the part of Vindice. Director, Jonathan Moore, has a long association with the Royal Exchange as a director, writer and actor, as well as many other credits to his name. [back to top]

Mal and Jill Rodale, a middle-aged married couple, are coping with their share of problems. Secret problems, to avoid hurt and confrontation, which they hide from each other. Like most married couples. For Mal, it’s work problems and Sam, a son who is disappointing him, although Sam doesn’t disappoint Jill. Jill, meanwhile, worries about her daughter Chrissie’s marriage, though Mal won’t hear a word said against her. But a most unexpected sort of help is at hand; a solution that will change all their lives in ways they would never have imagined.
Alan Ayckbourn’s 70th play, an ingenious comedy which asks the audience to question its perceptions of men and women, shows that the master playwright is still very much on top of his game. Performance times: Tuesday to Thursday - 7.30pm, Friday & Saturday - 8pm. There are 3pm matinees on Thursdays and Saturdays.[back to top]

Direct from the West End comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award-winning Best New Comedy. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. Embroiled in a sinister conspiracy and with the police and a killer on his trail, it’s a race against time for Richard who must unravel the mystery of the 39 Steps and prove his innocence. This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action. [back to top]

Starring the legendary Victor Spinetti, well-loved British star Anita Harris, Judy Buxton (On the Up) and a supporting cast to be announced. Whilst Bertie Wooster is out of town, his gentleman's gentleman, the inimitable Jeeves, is on loan to the Earl of Towcaster. The Earl has been losing heavily on the gee gees, so decides to become a bookie but it doesn't quite go to plan! With an unpaid bet, a furious punter on his heels, a loud, wealthy, widowed American clairvoyant wanting to buy his crumbling mansion and his fiancée and his family asking awkward questions, only Jeeves can sort it out in his usual impeccable style. This is a sublime comedy from PG Wodehouse, whose work contains some of the most memorable verbal sparring and witty one-liners ever written. [back to top]

The Nightwatchmen are an amateur London cricket team, making up in enthusiasm what they lack in ability. The team-mates gather on a sunny Sunday and spend the afternoon smoking, drinking tea and discussing love, politics and the correct interpretation of the LBW law…‘I’ve wasted the whole of my life playing this game. It’s claimed my knees and it occupies every spare synapse in my brain. I’m not even sure I like it anymore…’ Headlong Theatre is proud to present the world première of Richard Bean’s dazzling new play, exploring the modern British psyche through the powerful lens of a simple game of cricket. At once brilliantly funny, true and touching, The English Game asks pertinent questions about race, sexuality friendship and what it means to be English in 2007. Most suitable for ages 12+. There is a 2pm matinee on the Wednesday and Saturday.[back to top]

A new hilarious story from Irish comic Brendan O'Carroll. Having discovered the internet, Agnes Brown accidentally sets up a date with a man she knows only as HairyHarry25. Despite some of her family's protests, she is determined to see her date through. So with the help of Winnie, Cathy, Maria and Betty, and despite the objections of the boys in the family, Agnes gets ready for the Valentine's Night date. This includes a radical diet, sex lessons, dressing for the occasion and self defence. [back to top]

Listen very carefully I vill say this only vonce"… One of the greatest British TV comedies ever written comes to The Lowry this Christmas. Adapted by the original writers from the hugely popular series, this stunning new stage production follows the hilarious adventures of René, a hapless café owner in war-torn occupied France, as he and his wife Edith, struggle to keep for themselves a priceless portrait stolen by the Nazis and kept in a sausage in their cellar. Adding to René’s litany of woes the French Resistance, led by Michelle, force him to aid their persistent attempts to return two bumbling British airmen to England. René, caught in the middle of this joyous mayhem must also keep secret from his wife his long-running affairs with two waitresses or losing his cherished café may be the least of his problems. [back to top]