As the north gears up for Le Tour de France Grand Départ 2014, The Lowry is among the first to get in the saddle with Lost Boy Racer, a quirky, northern comedy-drama with a touch of blood, sweat and tears, plus some off-the-wall bike action.
Directed by Manchester-based director Liz Postlethwaite, Lost Boy Racer follows the story of Sean Racer who used to be an energetic youth hooked on cycling and is now an overweight 40-something tax inspector on the brink of a personal crisis.
Sean hatches a plan to fulfil a boyhood dream: to ride the Tour de France—or at least go the full distance on a bike on rollers in his shed.
It runs from June 28 to 29 and features a set made entirely from bicycle parts from award-winning metal sculptor Tim Tolkien, great-nephew of J R R Tolkein.