Contact to celebrate 50th birthday with The Big Banquet
Contact has announced its final 50th birthday celebration, The Big Banquet, featuring an array of events, parties and workshops across one weekend.
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Eight openings (and re-openings) you may have missed
It’s been a busy time for openings, re-openings and renovations and despite the upheaval of the last 18 months, the regions has embraced the challenge.
Previewed: A Home for Grief at Contact Manchester
A new outdoor production is opening outside Contact Theatre’s newly refurbished building on Oxford Road.
Contact Theatre’s celebration of queer culture returns for 2021
Queer Contact will return in just a few weeks, featuring TV writer Russell T Davies, It’s A Sin actor Nathaniel Hall, interactive cabaret and more.
Contact Theatre appoint UK’s first chair under the age of 30 at major performing arts venue
Contact Theatre has appointed Junior Akinola as the Chair of their Board of Trustees. The former Contact alumni, writer and BBC Assistant Content Producer becomes the first chair under the age of 30 to lead the board of a major performing arts venue in the UK. He...
Contact Theatre launches fundraising campaign for creative spaces for young people
Manchester's Contact Theatre has launched a £20,000 fundraising campaign to buy essential equipment and outfit creative spaces for music, drama and leadership projects. The campaign follows the construction phase of the £6.75 million project to extend and refurbish...
Contact Theatre presents When It Breaks It Burns
Contact Theatre will present the Manchester premiere of Brazilian hit When it Breaks it Burns at the Millennium Powerhouse, Moss Side. Politics, protests and partying collide in the coletivA ocupação produced work which is presented by Contact and Transform. When it...
Contact to present The Forest of Forgotten Discos at Hope Mill Theatre
Contact will present a production of The Forest of Forgotten Discos! this December at Hope Mill Theatre. The Forest of Forgotten Discos! has been written by stand-up comedian, playwright and theatre maker Jackie Hagan. The show is designed as an inclusive theatrical...
Word of Warning announces Performance Programme for Spring 2017
Word of Warning has announced its Spring 2017 programme, featuring two award winning shows, whistle blowing, and a series of ‘Pay What You Decide’ shows at venues across Manchester including the Royal Exchange, Z-arts, The Whitworth and The Lowry. So, what’s on?...
Previewed: I told my Mum I was going on an R.E. trip…
It’s a subject which polarises opinion like no other and now Contact and the award winning group 20 Stories High will tackle the subject of abortion in a funny, frank and moving way at the Contact Theatre from Wednesday 1 until Saturday 4 February in I told my Mum I...
What’s coming up at Contact this Autumn?
As the Contact Theatre’s Autumn season is set to launch, we take a look at a few of the events taking place. The season will include theatre, dance, comedy and spoken work as well as an activity-packed open day for families and the return of Black Gold Arts Festival....
Arts Council funding secured for transformation of Contact
Arts Council England has confirmed funding of £3.85million towards Contact’s capital refurbishment, a £6.5million project to transform the landmark building for the next generation of audiences, artists and young people. The refurbishment of the unique building will...
Previewed: Pyramus and Thisbe at the Contact Theatre
Proud and Loud Arts is set to present a very modern take on Ovid’s classic tale of Pyramus and Thisbe at Manchester’s Contact Theatre. The company, founded in 2000, are experimenting with the latest digital projection technology, to allow projected and real actors to...
Flare Festival set to open
FLARE15's six day programme of new, radical theatre from across the UK, Europe and Australasia is set to occupy theatres and art spaces across Manchester from 13 July to 18 July. Featuring a total of 22 performances from 10 different countries, narrowed down from...
What’s on where at Flare15?
Flare15 takes place from 13-18 July at a number of the city's arts and theatre - Z-arts, Contact, Royal Exchange Theatre, Martin Harris Centre. We take a look at what's on: Sleepwalk Collective (UK / ES) As The Flame Rose We Danced To The Sirens, The Sirens Venue:...