The Studio at The Lowry in Salford supports and presents new work and new companies and artists in various ways.

At a showcase on 21 April 2015, 11 artists and companies gave presentations about themselves and their work to potential supporters, sponsors and venue partners, and British Theatre Guide was able to speak to a few of them.

The Letter Room is a devising theatre company from Newcastle. Its third show, Five Feet In Front, will première at The Lowry in June 2015.

Kill The Beast's second show, He Had Hairy Hands, is currently on tour and due to return to The Lowry in May 2015, and the company is currently working on its third show with the working title of The Crystal Continuum.

Lowry Associate Artist Monkeywood Theatre is a Manchester new writing company that has been creating new work since 2003. Its next show, By Far The Greatest Team, will be premièred at The Lowry in September.

Laura Lindow is a writer-performer who has been commissioned by The Lowry together with two rural touring schemes to create her next show to tour in 2015-16, titled Then Leap!.

For more information on The Lowry, including its Studio programme and artist support schemes, see thelowry.com.