Image: The Lowry, Salford
Lowry in Salford has added ‘Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’ to its autumn 2026 programme, with creator and performer Linus Karp bringing the show to Aldridge Studio for two performances on Saturday 14 November. The listing gives showtimes of 5pm and 8pm, with the venue identified as Aldridge Studio at The Lowry.
The production is described by the venue as a “sold-out, award-winning” show that has already toured internationally and played at the Edinburgh Fringe. Lowry’s listing says the piece invites audiences to “join Diana in heaven as she shares the untold and untrue tale of her extraordinary life,” signalling a deliberately comic and unconventional approach to the Princess Diana story.
According to the venue information, the performance blends drag, multimedia, audience interaction and puppetry, and is framed as a “unique celebration of the People’s Princess” with “a lot of queer joy.” Lowry’s own synopsis also positions the work as a “loving celebration of Ar Di” that is “as hilarious as it is ridiculous.”
The show is listed under comedy on the Lowry website, but the description points to a theatrical form that crosses several disciplines. The combination of live performance, multimedia elements and audience participation suggests a deliberately interactive staging rather than a straight biographical retelling, while the “untold and untrue” phrasing makes clear that the work is using Diana’s public image as material for satire and fantasy rather than documentary drama.
Lowry’s page also notes that the production has won multiple awards and “sold out venues across the world,” though the venue text does not specify which awards those were. The listing presents the run in Salford as part of the show’s ongoing touring life after its Edinburgh Fringe success.
The age guidance for both performances is 16+, and the content warning includes flashing lights, loud noises, strong language, puppetry, audience participation and “Camilla Parker Bowles.” Those notes indicate the show’s tone and the sort of audience experience the venue is flagging in advance.
Tickets are listed for Aldridge Studio on 14 November 2026 only, with the two performances marking the Lowry stop named in the venue’s on-sale announcement. The page identifies the production simply as ‘Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story’, created and performed by Linus Karp.
