20/01/2023
Contact updated their info in the about section.
Contact updated their info in the about section.
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Contact is a theatre and performing arts venue on Manchester’s Oxford Road. Box Office Tel. hours: Monday - Saturday 10am-10pm
Our Vision is a world where all young people are empowered by creativity and the arts. Our Mission is to change the face of UK culture.
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Our Vision is a world where all young people are empowered by creativity and the arts. Our Mission is to change the face of UK culture.
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Contact is a registered charity number: 501953. To support our work with young people by making a donation please go to https://contactmcr.com/donations/
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19/01/2023
Contact's Manifesto of Care - Contact
Manifesto: a public statement of beliefs, aims and policies. If you want to make , it helps to have a plan.
We're so proud of Contact's . To create this Manifesto, we started off by asking; ‘What would happen if we made care central to Contact?’
We talked about the meaning of care, and our Manifesto - made up of 6 guiding principles and a patchwork of promises - is informed by the work of writers and artists who have been thinking about care for a long time.
Learn more here: https://contactmcr.com/about-us/contacts-manifesto-of-care/
To create this Manifesto, we started off by asking ‘what would happen if we made care central to Contact?’ We talked about the meaning of care – and our Manifesto is informed by the work of writers and artists who have been thinking about care for a long time. We quickly found that we couldn.....
18/01/2023
⭐ ANNOUNCEMENT! ⭐
The incredible line up for Gallifrey Cabaret has been released! And tickets are selling fast...
Bailey J Mills [they/them]
Star of stage + social media, Bailey will be returning to the Gallifrey Cabaret with their unique brand of cosmic craziness!
Eva Serration [she/he]
When you look into the Time Vortex, multi-versatile Manchester-based Drag Artist Eva Serration is what looks back to reverse your polarity and make your neutrons flow. Run.
Rex Cherry [they/them]
Rex Cherry is an alternative nonbinary king from Manchester ready to serve you all with some gross and groovy kinda magic!
Judas Darkholme [they/them]
Judas is The Divine Androgyne, born of myth, cruelty, punk and campery.
mandla [name as pronouns]
mandla writes and performs, occasionally as a cow
Carrot [they/them]
Non-binary drag vegetable from outer space, Gallifrey Cabaret co-creator and Enby Show extraordinaire Carrot will be bringing everyone's favourite temp from Chiswick to the Contact stage - oi, watch it spaceman!!
Reece Connolly [they/he]
Gallifrey Cabaret co-creator and die-hard whovian Reece will be compèring / doing a few turns as your Last of the Time Hosts.
⏰10 February
Selling FAST! Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3ItzXOB
17/01/2023
🚀JUST LAUNCHED 🚀
Tickets are now on sale for ‘When All is Said’, curated by Travis Alabanza ✨
What secrets would you tell a complete stranger?
Contained within these new stories by Travis Alabanza, Felix Mufti-Wright, Octavia Nyombi, Ebun Sodipo and Campbell X, are secrets – and you’re invited to listen.
‘When All Is Said’ - produced and commissioned by Fuel and a part of Q***r Contact 2023 - is a collection of 5 short plays, written by 5 Black trans people, in their own voices, delivered live over the phone.
👉 13 - 17 Feb 2023
📍 Delivered live over the phone!
🎟️ Full price tickets from £8, or £25 for all 5 stories
🔗 Don’t miss out, book today: http://bit.ly/3DgNUw7
16/01/2023
With Q***r Contact and our Spring Season on the horizon, just a reminder that our pinch ticket is open to all ✨
Feeling the pinch?
Times are hard. They are getting harder. Despite that, we know that art will prevail.
That's why we're happy we have launched The Pinch Ticket- our lowest concession rate, now available for anyone who needs it with no proof required.
Learn more at: http://bit.ly/3QKA2Q7
15/01/2023
Vogue Culture. An independent art form. ✨
Like the look of last year's vogue ball?🎵
House of Suarez are back with the decade of the disco, we promise the most vibrant and colourful runway extravaganza to date! Join us as we battle through categories with our master of ceremonies Rikki Beadle-Blair! 🎤
⏰4 February
👉 Tickets from £15
Book today at: https://bit.ly/3UCjmun
14/01/2023
Have you got your tickets for WASTELAND yet? 💥
This thrilling yet deeply touching production takes a close look at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval.
Created to mark the 25th anniversary since the demolition and 30 years since the rise of UK rave culture, WASTELAND is the highly anticipated new dance theatre show from acclaimed British choreographer Gary Clarke.
⏰ 1-3 February
📍 Contact, Manchester
👉 Tickets from £10
Book today at: https://bit.ly/3FaN4km
14/01/2023
Have you got your tickets for WASTELAND yet? 💥
This thrilling yet deeply touching production takes a close look at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval.
Created to mark the 25th anniversary since the demolition and 30 years since the rise of UK rave culture, WASTELAND is the highly anticipated new dance theatre show from acclaimed British choreographer Gary Clarke.
⏰ 1-3 February
📍 Contact, Manchester
👉 Tickets from £10
Book today at: https://bit.ly/3FaN4km
13/01/2023
🔥NEW PERFORMANCES JUST DROPPED 🔥
New Year means new performances - right?! ✨
We're over the moon to announce a brand new drop of shows and ways to get involved with Contact this year.
From film screenings and speed mate-ing, to Contact commissions and workshops, we can't wait to get 2023 kicked off with a bang.
Keep your eyes peeled for another super exciting announcement coming next week - you can't say we never treat you 👀
🔗 Learn more about our latest events here: www.contactmcr.com/whats-on/
12/01/2023
Jump aboard the q***rest TARDIS in space and time 🌍
Don't miss Gallifrey Cabaret! On our travels through the vortex, there’ll be dimension-defying drag, stratospheric stand-up, burlesque to make a Cyberman blush, and an oncoming storm of many other surprises!
⏰ 10 February
📍 Contact, Manchester
👉 Tickets from £10
Book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/3ItzXOB
11/01/2023
🎵 HOUSE OF SUAREZ ARE BACK 🎵
House of Suarez celebrates Vogue culture, with its roots in Black and Latinx q***r and trans culture, and recognises and furthers vogue as an independent art form.
Like the look of last year's Vogue Ball? Dance into the Decade of Disco this Spring!
This year's categories are: Fantasy, Solo, Lip Sync, Real-ness, S*x Siren and Choreography! 🎤
⏰4 February
👉 Tickets from £15
Book your ticket HERE: https://bit.ly/3UCjmun 💖
10/01/2023
⭐ ANNOUNCING THE INCREDIBLE CAST OF THE COCOA BUTTER CLUB ⭐
It’s time to lotion up baby! The Cocoa Butter Club are here to moisturise a dry and dusty performance scene by showcasing Q***r performers of colour!
The Cocoa Butter Club is a spirited soiree celebrating performers of colour. Wrapped in your favourite Neo-Soul, discover Burlesque, live music, drag, voguing, hula hooping and much much more.✨
⏰ 9 Febraury 2023
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟Tickets from £10
Book your tickets today at: https://bit.ly/3j8D0Bl 💥
09/01/2023
💥EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT: THIS TOWN, COMING SOON 💥
We are so proud to announce that Contact, along with Derby Theatre, has commissioned Rory Aaron’s debut theatre show This Town.
An ode to home, This Town uses powerful spoken word to transport us to a post-industrialised landscape, weaving together stories of loss, PTSD, and friendship.
Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY 13 Jan 2023.
To find out more about the show and Rory Aaron, head here: http://bit.ly/3IA7zdD
08/01/2023
Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? 🌍
Then take our hand and get ready to run!
Jump aboard the q***rest TARDIS in time and space for a night of cosmic drag and cabaret, all inspired by the greatest TV show in the universe – DOCTOR WHO.
⏰ 10 February
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟 Tickets from £10
Book your tickets here: http://bit.ly/3ItzXOB
06/01/2023
WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT ⭐
Join 20 Stories High and Contact as they screen and discuss the making of their BBC commissioned I Told My Mum I Was Going On An RE Trip…; a frank, funny and moving drama about four young women’s abortion experiences.
Julia Samuels, Roxy Daykin-Moores, and Lisa Hallgarten will reflect on making a piece of work that deals with complex and sometimes polarising subject matter.
⏰31 January
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟Tickets from £5
Book your spot today: https://bit.ly/3WfxxXm
05/01/2023
WASTELAND REVIEWS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
WASTELAND is the highly anticipated new dance theatre show from acclaimed British choreographer Gary Clarke and the sequel to his multi-award-winning production COAL.
As we see one generation grind exhaustedly to a halt, we follow the next into the 90s illegal rave scene, where derelict warehouses and abandoned work spaces became home for a new-found community of music and dance.🎹
⏰1-3 February
📍Contact Manchester
🎟Tickets from £10
Book today: https://bit.ly/3FaN4km 🎇
04/01/2023
We have a few opportunities available to join the Contact team!
Assistant Visitor Experience Manager - you will be the public face of Contact on a daily basis, extending a warm and safe welcome to young people, and all of our visitors and collaborators.
Duty Manager - We are looking for a part-time Duty Manager to join our friendly Visitor Experience team
Casual Technician - We are looking for a range of Technicians to join our casual pool. We’re looking for a wide range of skills in technical theatre and logistics.
Contact is a great place to work, and lots of brilliant artists and cultural leaders began their careers with us. ✨
If one of these roles sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, find out more about how to apply here: http://bit.ly/34OEowi
03/01/2023
⭐WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT⭐
What is a producer and how do you become one?
As part of 50 Hours of Focus, hear from Faidat Ope, Faith Yianni and Keisha Thompson, three producers with very different experiences, on their journeys through producing, and learn practical tips and advice on getting into the producing world.
⏰30 January, 3-5 PM
👉Contact, Manchester
🎟Tickets from £5
Book your place today at: https://bit.ly/3WfxxXm
01/01/2023
Happy New Year from Contact! 🎉
We are excited for the amazing performances and events lined up in the new year.
Take a look at our What's On page to fill your 2023 calendar with some incredible performances: https://bit.ly/3dan9zy 💝
31/12/2022
THAT'S A WRAP ON 2022 💥
Whew, what a year 2022 has been! We're over the moon to have kicked off the celebrations for our 50th birthday and to have come to the end of the first full year in our revamped castle on Oxford Road. In this remarkable year, we've also:
⭐Staged 277 shows, events and workshops across the venue
⭐Worked with 535 amazing participants through our projects
⭐Drank approximately 5982 cups of Yorkshire Tea
⭐Screened 39 football matches (all in the name of art)
⭐Secured our NPO status for the next 3 years
⭐ Filled 22,419 seats at our remarkable live performances
⭐Locked 1 poet in the building for 50 hours to write a 50 word poem
⭐Battled approximately 238 plastic balls in our life-size staff game of Hungry Hippos
⭐Launched The Pinch ticket scheme to improve accessibility to the arts
⭐Appointed a whole raft of talented staff, including our history-making new AD/CEO Keisha Thompson
And none of it would have been possible without YOU, our wonderful Contact family. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. ❤
30/12/2022
Hi there 👋
Due to unforeseen circumstances, House of Habesha will not be open for food service tomorrow across our panto performances.
Sweets and ice cream will still be available and the bar will be open 🍭
Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused, and do reach out to our wonderful Box Office team at [email protected] for any queries.
30/12/2022
Last chance to catch eight-freestyle’s witty and hilarious Robin Hood 💥
This is a show that has it all: adventure, action, laughs, music, magic and men with mullets!
👉 Sat 10 - Sat 31 December
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟️ Tickets start from just £8
🔗 Book your spot today: https://bit.ly/3fF2Xqi
29/12/2022
Don't miss WASTELAND 🎵
Created to mark the 25th anniversary since the demolition and 30 years since the rise of UK rave culture, WASTELAND is the highly anticipated new dance theatre show from acclaimed British choreographer Gary Clarke and the sequel to his multi-award-winning production COAL.
⏰1-3 February
📍Contact, Manchester
👉 Tickets from £10
Book today: https://bit.ly/3FaN4km 💥
29/12/2022
After an amazing Autumn Season and busy festive period, the Contact castle needs some time to rest, and will re-open on Monday 16 January.
We can't wait to welcome you back to Contact in 2023!🎇
28/12/2022
Have you booked for our 80’s Robin Hood?!
There are plenty of laughs as Robin joins forces with Maid Marion to thwart the Sheriff of Nottingham’s evil plans to kidnap the young Babes.
👉 Sat 10 - Sat 31 December
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟️ Tickets start from just £8
🔗 Book your spot today: https://bit.ly/3fF2Xqi
27/12/2022
50 HOURS OF FOCUS is a week of talks, workshops and masterclasses that explore the arts industry's most burning issues.✨
There will be talks from an acclaimed selection of artists and experts, including Josh Wilkinson, Faidat Ope, Matt Fenton, Lisa Hallgarten and more! Connect with others working in the creative industries, and arm yourself with skills and wisdom for 2023 and beyond!
⏰30 Jan - 4 Feb 2023
📍Contact, Manchester
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3WfxxXm
26/12/2022
Why not cure the festive blues with some panto fun? ❤
Come and sing along with the live band on stage, singers and dancers at Robin Hood: The 80's Panto. 🎤
MUST END SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER, don't miss it! ⏰
As our gift to you, we're offering 30% off tickets booked on selected performances, valid on up to 5 tickets per booking:
To redeem, just use code CRIMBOLIMBO at checkout!🎁
Book today: https://bit.ly/3G0rm4R 😎
23/12/2022
💥WASTELAND COMES TO CONTACT IN 2023 💥
Bringing together Clarke’s vivid physical dance language performed by a company of exceptional dancers, a community cast of singers, brass musicians, archive film footage, a powerful rave soundtrack and unique artwork by Jimmy Cauty, WASTELAND dives headfirst into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival.
⏰1-3 February
📍Contact, Manchester
👉 Tickets from £10
🎁If you are looking for a last minute festive gift, find out more: https://bit.ly/3FaN4km
23/12/2022
Audiences are loving our riotous 80’s Robin Hood!💥
Experience a rollercoaster Christmas extravaganza featuring the very best of the North West’s local stars.
👉 Sat 10 - Sat 31 December
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟️ Tickets start from just £8
🔗 Book your spot today: https://bit.ly/3fF2Xqi
22/12/2022
Contact's Festive Opening Times✨
What an amazing year it has been!
We wish everyone a lovely festive season 💝
21/12/2022
Need a last minute gift?🎁
Why not treat a loved one to tickets to this year's fabulous 80's panto Robin Hood! 🏹
⏰Until 31 December
📍 Contact, Manchester
🎟Tickets from £14
Find the perfect gift here: https://bit.ly/3G0rm4R 🎄
20/12/2022
What's Coming Up in 2023?
We asked some of Contact's staff what they are most looking forward to in the Spring Season 2023🎊
There are some fantastic performances in the new year, including Vogue Ball, Wasteland, Cocoa Butter Club, Josie Long and more! ✨
👉Find out what's on here: http://bit.ly/3eOrmqG
19/12/2022
Why not give the gift of theatre this year? 💝
A Contact Membership or making a donation helps us keep making theatre AND if you donate, you will receive very special Contact merch! 🎁
A membership also unlocks great discounts on performances all year round, and also selected performances for free!
Find out more: http://bit.ly/3hgqtZx 💝
19/12/2022
Don't Forget About Our Panto...
Don't You Forget About Me...🎹
Don't forget to book your tickets for Robin Hood: The 80's Panto!
Book today: https://bit.ly/3G0rm4R
🎤Runs until the 31 December
18/12/2022
Some snaps from our panto so far....📷
Looking for something fun to do this festive season? Don't miss Robin Hood, the upbeat, sing-along, 80’s panto!🎸🎹
💝Runs until 31 December
💝 Contact, Manchester
💝 Tickets from £14
🔗Find out more: https://bit.ly/3G0rm4R
17/12/2022
It’s time to lotion up baby! ⭐✨
The Cocoa Butter Club are here to moisturise a dry and dusty performance scene by showcasing Q***r performers of colour!
🎁 9 February 2023
⭐At Contact, Manchester
🔗Book today: https://bit.ly/3j8D0Bl
16/12/2022
We asked some of our audience members what they thought of this year’s panto…🎤🎸🏹
Have you got your tickets yet? Don’t miss Robin Hood: The 80’s Panto!!
⏰Until 31 December
📍Contact, Manchester
🎁Book today: https://bit.ly/3G0rm4R
15/12/2022
50 HOURS OF FOCUS is a week of talks, workshops and masterclasses that explore the arts industry's most burning issues.✨
Arm yourself for 2023 and beyond with wisdom and skills from an acclaimed selection of artists and experts, connect with others working in the creative industries, and have the chance to meet the Contact team.⭐
🎟 Tickets £5 or FREE for Contact Members
⏰ 30 Jan - 4 Feb 2023
👉 Contact, Manchester
🔗Book your tickets at: http://bit.ly/3WfxxXm
13/12/2022
Today is National Hot Chocolate Day! ☕
To celebrate, we are giving out 50 hot chocolates with Contact Bar and Kitchen - first come, first served!
Come grab a winter warmer before they're all snapped up ❄️
☕🍫☕
12/12/2022
Covid Song Cycle Watch Party - Contact
We can't wait to bring Covid Song Cycle to life this January!
Join us for a Watch Party that premieres a short documentary film, charting the pilot phase of a new choral co-creation project, Covid Song Cycle; which is a collaboration between Manchester-based artists – composer Michael Betteridge and poets SAF, Ella Otomewo, mandla and Princess Arinola – in co-creation workshops with four distinct community groups- Sheffield Community Choir; N-Choir; Wild Voices and York Chapter House Youth Choir.
👉 28 Jan 2023
📍 Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester
🎟️ Full Price: £15 | Under 35s: £10 | Concessions: £10 | Stream: Free
🔗 Learn more at the link: https://contactmcr.com/shows/covid-song-cycle-watch-party/
Covid Song Cycle Watch Party is a poetic musical celebration of process, connection, growth and creativity following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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👉TOMORROW | TOUCHY & ANTHOLOGY👈 20 Stories High make theatre that is… gritty, jumping, melodic, rebellious, contemporary, mashed-up, authentic, original, visual, challenging, lyrical, tender, anarchic, diverse, surprising, booming, political, funny, collaborative… and heart-felt. Take a look at the TOUCHY & ANTHOLOGY trailer and book your tickets for tomorrow's show!👀😍 👉 10, 11, 12 November 📍 Contact, Manchester 🎟️ Tickets from £10 - free for Contact members 🔗 Book now: https://contactmcr.com/.../20-stories-high-touchy.../
☝️1 WEEK 'TIL LAVA ELASTIC☝️ “Lava Elastic is like a TV variety show if TV was allowed to be weird. It’s a joyous experience that surprises and delights.” Victoria Melody Like what you see? Book your tickets now🎟 👉 11 Nov 📍 Contact, Manchester 🎟️ Tickets from £10 - 50% off for Contact members 🔗 Book now: https://contactmcr.com/shows/lava-elastic/
😇TOMORROW😇 Want to hear who our Contact Young Company's hair icons are? You are in luck! Make sure to grab your tickets for the show, starting tomorrow🌟 👉24, 25, 26 Oct 📍Contact, Manchester 🎟️Tickets start from just £8 ➡️Click the link to get your tickets NOW - https://contactmcr.com/shows/contact-young-company-halo/?fbclid=IwAR03d_Zg6UdIEHkWyXL1I3bnWEXRu3RH-linz61UE7LuW6d74YCRL05AcdM
🍼TONIGHT🍼 Take an evening off from cleaning poo off your carpet or washing sick out of your hair to come have a laugh, a nice drink and watch Amy work out why all mothers haven’t been crowned queen of the world in this unfiltered portrayal of motherhood. ☀️Glowing 👉7.30pm 📍Contact, Manchester 🔗Book your tickets NOW: https://contactmcr.com/shows/amy-vreeke-glowing/
Pinch, punch, first of the month! 💜 We just love that fresh-start feeling that September brings - not to mention that this month also marks the start of our jam-packed Autumn season! ✨ From our Afro Appreciation events to Sofie Hagen's Edinburgh comedy phenomenon and Sadler's Wells touring sensation Spoken Movement: Family Honour there's something for everyone this September. Head to the link to secure your tickets: https://contactmcr.com/whats-on/
Spoken Movement: Family Honour
“Honour, is sophisticated in its use of hip-hop language for theatrical ends, in a tensely contained dispute that tells of the repression of young women by older religious men” The Guardian 👉 Happening this Thursday 29 September 👉 Don't miss this unique meeting of hip-hop & theatre! Secure your tickets today: https://bit.ly/3BvwefQ
Amy Vreeke | Glowing Trailer
Take an evening off from washing sick out of your hair to come have a laugh, a nice drink & watch Amy Vreeke work out why all mothers haven’t been crowned queen of the world in this unfiltered portrayal of motherhood! 👑 👉 Coming to Contact 18-22 September! 👉 Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3QFTjRt
Family Honour
Presented by @Sadlers_Wells, Family Honour asks how far one would go to uphold family expectations and whether it’s truly honourable to do so or just another traditional taboo? 👉 Find out more about this unique meeting of hip hop and theatre: https://bit.ly/3BvwefQ
LIGHT UP THE STAGE FOR 50 MORE YEARS!💫
LIGHT UP THE STAGE FOR 50 MORE YEARS!💫 We’re now half a century old and still filled with curiosity, creativity and community. Contact is a place for young people to grow artistically and forge creative careers. This year, we’re fundraising to keep creating exciting work with young people for another 50 years. Support us by making a donation or booking a show, and help us to empower the next generation of young people in developing their confidence and creativity. Donate today and receive Contact merch as a special THANK YOU! 👉 Support us here: https://bit.ly/3mXxXAW
Contact Membership 🥳
What a treat we’ve got in store for you! (Who knew… it’s our birthday and you get the present!) 🎁 To celebrate, we want to see as much as you this year as possible, so we’ve upped our membership game! For new and existing members we are giving a massive 50% off select shows throughout the year, as well as a range of free performances and exclusive events. 👉 Join the club for only £15, and start using the juicy deals on our upcoming autumn season. GO, GO, GO: https://bit.ly/3hgqtZx
To celebrate our 50th birthday, we locked Manchester-based poet Georgie Brooke in our venue for 50 hours to create a 50-word poem that celebrates our legacy. This is the result. Contact, by Georgie Brooke I wish I could see this castle of curiosity with fresh eyes. Wonder 'what the hell is that?'. Squint, until panels become palms pressed together, calloused from 50 years of first touches. Isn't that what 'Contact' means? Thinking what we feel is ours alone, until another hand reaches out, and grips. Learn more about our 50th anniversary here: https://bit.ly/3JYGcsy #50YearsOfContact
Hey, Alexa! - play Happy Birthday as loud as you can 🎈 We’re over the moon to be celebrating our 50th birthday today. It’s our party and we WILL cry if we want to (tears of joy, obvs) 🎂 In our 50th year, we’ll celebrate our beloved alumni, audiences, artists, and staff through 50 weeks of fun with inclusion, sustainability and accessibility at its heart. Expect special events with Fisayo Akinade, Sophie Willan and Louise Wallwein, a whole host of giveaways, parties, fundraising initiatives and incredible offers for our Contact members 🎁 Head to the link to learn more, and share your favourite memories from the past 5 decades below - we couldn’t have reached 50 without you!👇 https://bit.ly/3JYGcsy
“Honour, is sophisticated in its use of hip-hop language for theatrical ends, in a tensely contained dispute that tells of the repression of young women by older religious men” The Guardian Sadler’s Wells presents Spoken Movement: Family Honour, coming this Thursday 29 September. 👉 Secure your ticket today, link in bio #Dance #SandlerWells #LivePerformance #SpokenMovement
This week in the series of poem’s created in our Writing Drop workshops, facilitated by Manchester based writer, director and performance artist @rory.aaron, is by @freequency3. Contains strong language. 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the last poem in this series! Poet - Freequency3 Director - Rory Aaron Videographer - @millie.bottomley Technician - Will Robinson #WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Over 10 weeks, local writers and poets came together to attend Writing Drop, facilitated by Manchester-based writer, director and performance artist Rory Aaron. Check out this week’s poem, Surroundings, by poet, artist and facilitator Kei Patrick. 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the next edition of this five-part series! 🗣️ Poet - Kei Patrick (she/her) 🎬 Director - @rory.aaron 📽️ Videographer - @millie.bottomley 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the second edition of this five-part series! #WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Surroundings by Kei Patrick
Over 10 weeks, local writers and poets came together weekly to attend Writing Drop, facilitated by Manchester-based writer, director and performance artist Rory Aaron. Check out this week’s poem, Surroundings, by poet, artist and facilitator Kei Patrick. 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the next edition of this five-part series! 🗣️ Poet - Kei Patrick (she/her) 🎬 Director - Rory Aaron 📽️ Videographer - Millie Bottomley 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the second edition of this five-part series! #WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
While We Were Waiting… something changed
Assistant Director of CYC x Gob Squad's new pod walk performance 'While We Were Waiting… something changed' has hidden 4 tickets on Oxford Road! Find the clues in the video & enjoy the hunt! READY? SET? GO! 💫
The 'While We Were Waiting… Something Changed' trailer is here! 💫 Join CYC x Gobsquad as they take you on a journey through your phone, into an alternative reality! Starting next Thursday, secure your ticket here: https://bit.ly/3mB11PP
Next up in the series of poems created in our Writing Drop workshops, facilitated by Manchester based writer, director and performance artist @rory.aaron, is ‘Wolf in the Suburbs’ by Rachael Milner! 👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the third addition of this five part series. #WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Chris McCausland - Speaky Blinder
One of the UK’s top stand-ups Chris Mccausland is on tour with a stand-up show about life, family, & loads of other nonsense as well! ‘Passionate & rib-tickling. An illuminating, heartfelt performance. Highly recommended!’ 👉 Happening Friday 5 May 👉Tickets from £17, secure them now: https://bit.ly/3ySegTm
💥 We’re ECSTATIC to announce our Autumn 22/23 season! 💥 Kicking off our 50th birthday, we’ll be presenting a host of daring, empowering and fearless new shows, and tickets are on sale NOW! Come down and celebrate with some of our most distinctive and culturally relevant works and projects to date in our castle of curiosity. Expect brand new Contact supported performances, new work from Contact Young Company, the premiere of Keisha Thompson’s 14% and the best of the UK’s new touring shows and emerging artists. With a Contact Membership, there are a massive 3 FREE shows, with most over events 25% off! 👉 Check out what’s on offer here: https://bit.ly/3tXMC48
Cocktails and Cinquains 🍹
On Friday, hosts Rory Aaron and Keisha Thompson will treat you to a high-quality mix of a spirited guest poet, a performance mixologist, a mixer act & more. Not only that, the event will be followed by DJ sets from Mr Scruff & DJ Sequinella! 👉 Secure your place: https://bit.ly/2ZQIozL
COCKTAILS AND CINQUAINS
Our new AD/CEO Keisha Thompson invites you to rejoice in her new reign at the castle this Friday with a night of Carnival, Cocktails & Cinquains and celebrations into the early hours with DJ sets from Mr Scruff and DJ Sequinella! 🍹 👉 Find out more here: https://contactmcr.com/shows/cocktails-and-cinquains/
Yesterday was the opening night of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster! Audiences were raving about it! Don’t miss out on seeing this critically-acclaimed “mind-blowing” show, on until Saturday! 🔗 Ticket link in bio #Frankenstein #Soundscape #Beatboxing #LiveShow #Manchester
Yesterday was the opening night of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster! Audiences were raving about it! Don’t miss out on seeing this critically-acclaimed “mind-blowing” show, on until Saturday! 🎙 🔗 Ticket link in bio #Frankenstein #Soundscape #Beatboxing #LiveShow #Manchester
Audiences have been raving about Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster
Six performers use the power of their voice to recreate Mary Shelley's monsterous story, in what has been described as "Mind-blowing, it was amazing, & it was out of this world". Don't miss your chance to be transported through soundscape. 👉 Performances are on until Saturday, book now: https://bit.ly/3zzeZqp
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster
Six performers with six microphones take apart Mary Shelley’s original and reimagine a world of modern monsters. Coming to Contact tonight and running until Saturday 14. 👉 Don't miss out, secure your tickets now: https://bit.ly/3zzeZqp
Between Tiny Cities hits the Contact stage next week!
Don't miss out on this internationally successful dance show! Dancers Erak Mith, & Aaron Lim use rituals, movement styles & language of their shared hip-hop culture to reveal the dramatically different worlds that surround them & uncover the choreographic links that unite them. 👉 Tickets start from only £10: https://bit.ly/3JmLywn
Together Again, Again
Tonight is your last chance to see Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales in Manchester. This is your chance. 👉 Secure the last remaining tickets here: https://bit.ly/3DqQIUr
Don't miss your chance to catch Drag Race All Star Jinkx Monsoon this Friday - Saturday ✨
‘The laughs are jam-packed, and the musicianship is flawless… It’s an expert blend of comedy, song and theatre and I’m going to do my best to see it a second time.’ – ★★★★ Time Out 👉 Book before it's too late: https://bit.ly/3DqQIUr
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THE ITV QUIZ SHOW, LINGO IS BACK!!!!
We are looking for pairs who live in the same household (partners, siblings, parents and children, flatmates/friends etc.) and if selected you could be in with the chance of winning THOUSANDS OF POUNDS!
Are you the perfect pair for the show? Are you a fun and energetic? Are you good under pressure? Have you got a way with words? If so we want to hear from you…
If you would like the chance to be on LINGO, APPLY NOW and YOU and YOUR TEAMMATE could be on the show.
Please click this to apply for LINGO: https://b1.etribez.com/ag/objectivemedia/lingo2/welcome.html
Please apply ASAP and one of our Casting Team will be in touch soon.
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THE ITV QUIZ SHOW, LINGO IS BACK!!!!
We are looking for pairs who live in the same household (partners, siblings, parents and children, flatmates/friends etc.) and if selected you could be in with the chance of winning THOUSANDS OF POUNDS!
Are you the perfect pair for the show? Are you a fun and energetic? Are you good under pressure? Have you got a way with words? If so we want to hear from you…
If you would like the chance to be on LINGO, APPLY NOW and YOU and YOUR TEAMMATE could be on the show.
Please click this to apply for LINGO: https://b1.etribez.com/ag/objectivemedia/lingo2/welcome.html
Please apply ASAP and one of our Casting Team will be in touch soon.
x
Hey all, I'm a songwriter from mcr, new song i wrote - check us out on spotify / amazon music / apple music / deezer
Hey folks, hope you don't mind me popping up; I'm a Bolton-based theatre-maker studying an MA at Salford, alongside which I'm looking to make an experimental no-budget thriller film (probably in Atherton), with opportunities for a couple of young (16+) actors; if you know anyone who might be interested I'd love to hear from them for a bit more info and possibly a chat. cheers, mark www.markcreid.webs.com
Hi. It would be hugely helpful and absolutely appreciated if you click like on my Facebook poetry page. Thank you. X https://www.facebook.com/Wonky-Wordsmiths-Performance-Poetry-101394881253374/
FRAUDULENT ADVERT
I am receiving adverts from a Company called Red Coral who are supposedly selling extremely cheap Chinese Copies of Expensive Guitars. At Christmas I paid for one and the guitar NEVER arrived. The company then was known by the name Music Dream Factory and my Credit Card Company is investigating them. They are operating a FRAUD and should be prosecuted!
They change the name of the Company. This is the third incarnation that I have seen.
I am receiving adverts from a Company called Red Coral who are supposedly selling extremely cheap Chinese Copies of Expensive Guitars. At Christmas I paid for one and the guitar NEVER arrived. The company then was known by the name Music Dream Factory and my Credit Card Company is investigating them. They are operating a FRAUD and should be prosecuted!
They change the name of the Company. This is the third incarnation that I have seen.
NEW WRITING OPPORTUNITY - MALTA
Are you a writer with a play you want to see realised?
Want your work performed on an international platform?
Toi Toi, Teatru Manoel’s Education Programme are looking for four new, previously unperformed one act plays which will come together under the umbrella title Breaking the Rules
Submissions are open and playwrights are invited to interpret the umbrella title in any way they wish as Toi Toi develop a brand new platform created to showcase emerging and established theatrical talent both at home and abroad.
See your work staged by passionate up and coming professional theatre-makers, all of whom have worked with Teatru Manoel’s team who in turn have been mounting theatre productions in one of Europe’s oldest working theatres.
CRITERIA
Pieces can be of any genre: comedy, drama, contemporary, period, but must take the form of a theatrical script with dialogue.
Across the four pieces we are looking at casting around twenty young performers
Characters within the piece can be of any gender but must be aged 15 – 30 years
Pieces must be complete as we will not be offering a writers-workshop or re-write period.
Pieces must be between 20 - 25 minutes long
Keep things technically minimal but feel free to set the piece in any period
Deadline for submissions: Friday 01 February 2019
The successful submissions will be staged in June 2019 in Teatru Manoels’ Studio Theatre.
Submissions in Word Doc format only to Ian Moore (TMYT Director) at [email protected]
Are you a writer with a play you want to see realised?
Want your work performed on an international platform?
Toi Toi, Teatru Manoel’s Education Programme are looking for four new, previously unperformed one act plays which will come together under the umbrella title Breaking the Rules
Submissions are open and playwrights are invited to interpret the umbrella title in any way they wish as Toi Toi develop a brand new platform created to showcase emerging and established theatrical talent both at home and abroad.
See your work staged by passionate up and coming professional theatre-makers, all of whom have worked with Teatru Manoel’s team who in turn have been mounting theatre productions in one of Europe’s oldest working theatres.
CRITERIA
Pieces can be of any genre: comedy, drama, contemporary, period, but must take the form of a theatrical script with dialogue.
Across the four pieces we are looking at casting around twenty young performers
Characters within the piece can be of any gender but must be aged 15 – 30 years
Pieces must be complete as we will not be offering a writers-workshop or re-write period.
Pieces must be between 20 - 25 minutes long
Keep things technically minimal but feel free to set the piece in any period
Deadline for submissions: Friday 01 February 2019
The successful submissions will be staged in June 2019 in Teatru Manoels’ Studio Theatre.
Submissions in Word Doc format only to Ian Moore (TMYT Director) at [email protected]
Hi all, please do come to support myself and The Lipstick Thespians next Tuesday and Wednesday in Up the Bunting at Bar Pop! Thanks. :) Information below: https://www.greatermanchesterfringe.co.uk/details.php?show_id=71
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Up the Bunting! Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th July, 8pm downstairs at Bar Pop, 10 canal Street, Manchester. It is a two hander comedy, and approximately an hour in duration.
'Hilarious...Excellent..Brilliant!' (North West End **** 4 stars)
'Cartwright's powerful but never OTT performance and comedic skill and Donald's more serious monologues were excellently judged' (Manchester Salon).
We are back by popular demand with an extended version for The Greater Manchester Fringe!
It's the local village fete and Colin is very excited! He just loves browsing the ‘bric-a-brac.’
This year, however, things are different!
Where has hook-a duck gone?
Why are there strange sounds coming out of a tent that wasn’t there last year?
Beyond the trestle tables and beneath the bunting things are…CHANGING!
Colin is about to have an encounter with the ‘force of nature' that is, Lisa that will perhaps change his life forever.
Back by popular demand, this compelling one act play ‘brings tears of laughter...inspired and original’
“The play is ultra-funny and poignant, evocative and heartfelt, delivered impeccably” Fran Gill. ‘The Bee Tree’
‘Excellent! With its poignant message of love, death, hope and magic’!
Produced by The Lipstick Thespians (www.thelipstickthespians.co.uk)
Directed by Alexis Tuttle
Written by Stephen Donald
Lisa-played by Hayley Cartwright
Colin-played by Stephen Donald
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Up the Bunting! Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th July, 8pm downstairs at Bar Pop, 10 canal Street, Manchester. It is a two hander comedy, and approximately an hour in duration.
'Hilarious...Excellent..Brilliant!' (North West End **** 4 stars)
'Cartwright's powerful but never OTT performance and comedic skill and Donald's more serious monologues were excellently judged' (Manchester Salon).
We are back by popular demand with an extended version for The Greater Manchester Fringe!
It's the local village fete and Colin is very excited! He just loves browsing the ‘bric-a-brac.’
This year, however, things are different!
Where has hook-a duck gone?
Why are there strange sounds coming out of a tent that wasn’t there last year?
Beyond the trestle tables and beneath the bunting things are…CHANGING!
Colin is about to have an encounter with the ‘force of nature' that is, Lisa that will perhaps change his life forever.
Back by popular demand, this compelling one act play ‘brings tears of laughter...inspired and original’
“The play is ultra-funny and poignant, evocative and heartfelt, delivered impeccably” Fran Gill. ‘The Bee Tree’
‘Excellent! With its poignant message of love, death, hope and magic’!
Produced by The Lipstick Thespians (www.thelipstickthespians.co.uk)
Directed by Alexis Tuttle
Written by Stephen Donald
Lisa-played by Hayley Cartwright
Colin-played by Stephen Donald
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Hi everyone,
We are touring this epic new work this month. Starting THIS SATURDAY at The Dancehouse in Manchester. We have a special offer today, tickets ONLY £6 when you use discount code SMASH1
Featuring one of the UK's leading dancer and choreographer's, fresh out of Boy Blue's Blk Whyte Gray, Natasha Gooden.
Don't miss it, Dodger's Twist it!
We are touring this epic new work this month. Starting THIS SATURDAY at The Dancehouse in Manchester. We have a special offer today, tickets ONLY £6 when you use discount code SMASH1
Featuring one of the UK's leading dancer and choreographer's, fresh out of Boy Blue's Blk Whyte Gray, Natasha Gooden.
Don't miss it, Dodger's Twist it!
Paradise Brothers are two Djs/Bloggers based in Birmingham, U.K. whose name was inspired by New York's iconic night club "Paradise Garage" (www.paradisetrax.com or Facebook/Paradise Brothers) focussing on Quality Soul, Disco, Funk/Boogie, House/Garage !
Loved the Siege of Christmas tonight. Great show for all the family to get involved in. Read my review -
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