Tapping into Manchester on its nationwide tour, Lord of The Dance is back in its latest iteration, with audiences here able to witness the furious footwork for themselves until Sunday. Celebrating its 25th birthday in 2022, the production has been seen by more than 60 million people in 60 countries on every continent and across more than 1000 venues. Not to be confused with Riverdance, Lord of The Dance, former Riverdance performer Michael Flatley's baby, has more of a narrative, its characters and plot enhancing all that entrancing movement.
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SIX brings history and girl power to The Lowry We are taken on a magical journey through good and evil, through flower-studded fields and flame-filled forests to the deep blue seas of the Emerald Isle. Michael Flately's Lord of The Dance at Manchester Palace Theatre (Image: Brian Doherty Photo) Matthew Smith as The Lord is an otherworldly blur as his feet, seemingly independent of his body, do their thing. His energy, like that of the whole cast, is apparently boundless as he leaps into the air and lands seemingly feet above the ground, his steps at once cacophonous yet so light-footed.
Dark Lord, played by Joseph Howarth, is extremely impressive too, his creepy clattering the perfect antidote to Smith's scintillating stomping. Michael Flately's Lord of The Dance at Manchester Palace Theatre (Image: Brian Doherty Photo) The female dancers, led by Tiernagh Canning, add both sweetness and sass as they.