The National Theatre’s record-breaking run of War Horse at The Lowry in Salford has seen economists value the impact of the show on the Greater Manchester economy at £15.5m.
The acclaimed theatre production, which has had two runs in Salford in the last 12 months, will have been seen by more than 200,000 theatregoers at the Salford Quays venue when it closed this weekend.
Julia Fawcett OBE, chief executive of The Lowry, said: “War Horse bows out at The Lowry our most popular production ever—and leaves behind not only great memories of the Michael Morpurgo tale, but also a concrete example of the value of the arts and the wider visitor economy to the local area.