Contact Theatre

Contact is a pioneering theatre venue in Manchester. The building includes three theatre spaces

• Space 1 – end-on theatre with 350 seats
• Space 2 – flexible studio with 80 seats
• Space 3 – for rehearsal, workshop and performance

Contact also create performances and events in their lounge area, which has a stage, a bar, and plenty of room to dance. The Contact website is a space for debate, artistic showcases, insight into their processes, and sharing of ideas.

Contact runs a huge range of activities where young people and artists can join in, learn and develop. These activities range from outreach projects with a wide range of communities, to drop in sessions, to intensive artistic development programmes such as our Young Actors and Young Writers groups.

Contact provides a wider range of development opportunities for artists, with a particular focus on emerging artists. They run residencies, training courses, and provide a lot of support and advice.

Partners range from local, national and international arts organisations that come to Contact to present or make work, to specialist agencies working with particular communities.

Click here to visit the Contact website.