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How did Sixthhouse come about?
Sixth House Theatre came out of the Lowry's Hothouse programme, which was created to requests from independent theatre makers and performance-based artists across Greater Manchester for more opportunities to connect and make work together. The programme brought us together as six artists and provided us with space to share our practises with the aim of creating a show that blends our multidisciplinary, multicultural approach to storytelling.
What is the purpose of Sixthhouse?
The purpose of Sixth House is to explore new ways of making work, with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at its core. We are experimenting with new digital technologies and their integration into our practices to enhance our storytelling and develop new ways of making theatre accessible.
Who are the artists behind Sixthhouse and what do they bring to the table?
We are a company of six multidisciplinary artists: Chloe, Pui-Ka, Dan, Sam, Natassa and Gabriel.
Chloe is an actor, writer and producer from Huddersfield. Cut her and she bleeds the North, She is an alumni of Sheffield Theatres Bank Cohort, a scheme to support the next generation of northern talent. Chloe's play ‘As SHE Likes It’, reached the top 9% of plays at the Women's Prize for Playwriting, and recently completed a successful ACE funded tour to 28 venues in the UK (‘Very funny and deeply disturbing’ Kathy Burke).
Pui-Ka is a theatre maker, dubbing artist, puppeteer, and mother of two daughters from Hong Kong. Currently based in Manchester, she graduated from CUHK and HK Academy of Performing Arts. She works spanning Hong Kong & the UK. In 2023, she designed and produced puppets for the new play THE WINGS at Joyful Theatre in HK. In 2025, she presented her ACE-funded solo performance, DRIFT, at Lowry in the UK.
Dan is a Salford based actor-musician and composer. Most recently he was one of the cast of six actor-musicians in Les Enfants Terribles' production of ’The House with Chicken Legs’, nominated for The Olivier Awards 2024 Best Family Show. As a composer, Dan has created original music for over 20 productions, in addition to scoring and arranging music for short films and recorded media.
Sam is an actor, director, theatre-maker, playwright and movement practitioner based in Manchester. His training includes RADA; The BRIT school for Performing Arts and Technology; Frantic Assembly Ignition Company. Samuel is currently part of The Headlong Origins 5.0 cohort, a year long development programme for emerging directors. He is also a Bruntwood prize longlisted playwright for his play “Chasing Dragons”, currently in development.
Natassa is a Greek dance artist; performer, teacher and movement director based in the UK. Natassa got her BA from NSCD, and her professional credits include Rendezvous Dance Company, Ramped Dance Company, Akeim Toussaint, The Grief Series and NuaDance Company. She is currently working as a performer at Diecast’, ‘Firehouse’, ‘Albert Schloss’, as well as dancing in ‘The Joy of Kissing’, by Jordan Sheard. She will soon be joining Rendezvous Dance for the 2026 UK Tour of ‘The Monocle’.
Gabriel is a Queer British–Sardinian actor and writer, perhaps best known for his role as Ollie Morgan on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks. He is an OFFIE Award–winning writer/director and the Artistic Director of Switch_MCR Theatre Company. His upcoming work includes Tip Toe (Channel 4) and the stage production The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me.
How is Sixthhouse different?
Our difference comes from our difference! We're all artists from vastly different backgrounds working out how our practises can fit together, interact and create stories in ways we've never seen. It's so exciting to be in the room making work, we're always starting with a question and trying to find the answer can take us on so many journey
What can we expect from Sixthhouse over the next 12 months?
Over the next 12 months we'll be the Lowry Theatre's first ever resident company. We've got lots of exciting things in store, we're looking at ways to celebrate as many artists and art forms as we can and are focussed on creating our second piece of theatre which we're sure will be just as bold, mad and expansive as our debut show LIVES.