1 Contact, Manchester
Address details
Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA
Enquiries
Tel: 0161 274 0600
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Venue Information
Contact is a unique and vibrant artistic space where people from different backgrounds meet, mix and create art together. It is also internationally renowned for its work with young people from across Manchester. A dynamic range of national and international artists and companies show work and collaborate at Contact, enabling young people to work with, and learn from amazing people. Contact’s work can be controversial, provocative and poetic. It is rarely traditional but always challenging, pushing the boundaries of what theatre is and what it can be.
Alongside a packed touring theatre, dance, spoken word, music and comedy programme, Contact also nurtures new, homegrown talent with regular events for writers, poets, MCs, actors, dancers and musicians. At Contact you will also find exhibitions, installations and DJs as well as Contact Lounge, a bar serving up late breakfasts, chilled lunches and evening beats.
Learn more about Contact: contactmcr.com
E-mail Contact: contactmcr.com/contact-us/
Opening Times & Admission Information
Admission to Contact is free of charge however individual events are often ticketed and have an associated fee. Please see each event for further details.
Contact
- Monday to Friday: 10:00 – 11:00
- Saturday: 15:00 - Late
- Sunday: Closed
Contact Lounge
- Monday to Thursday: 11:00 - 23:00
- Friday: 11:00 - 12:00
- Saturday: 15:00 - Late
- Sunday: Closed
Access & Facilities:
Facitilies for blind and visually impaired people:
- Guide dogs can stay with their owners or be looked after by a member of staff; please make your needs known when booking.
Facilities for deaf, deafened and hearing impaired people:
- Hearing Aid Infrared System Receivers can be booked with your ticket. Contact also offers BSL Interpreted & Audio described performances – check out individual events for details.
Access for mobility impaired people:
- Flat foyer entrance.
- Ground floor access to main theatre space and Contact Lounge.
- Lift access to other spaces and accessible toilets on every floor.
Facilities
Disabled Toilets, Wheel Chair Access
Directions
Contact is located on Oxford Road, next door to Manchester Academy and the University of Manchester to the south of Manchester City Centre.
By train: The nearest station is Oxford Road.
By tram: The nearest stop is St Peter’s Square.
By bus: Buses run every few minutes from the city centre, train stations and South Manchester (Rusholme direction). They stop just across the road from the venue.
By car: Manchester is easily accessible from motorway networks including the M60 ring road and Contact is located 1.5 miles south of the city centre. The car park next door is open to the public from 4pm on weekdays and all day at weekends.
For further information on traveling to or around Greater Manchester see our Travel & Transport section.