Your visit

Your visit

Welcome to Contact!

Contact is a multi-arts venue that invests in the next generation, so everyone can hear what the future has to say.

Image gallery

  • An image of the Contact building at dusk lit up in rainbow colours
  • A group of audience members - some of them are standing and applauding, some remained seated and one is taking a photo of the stage on their phone,
  • A space to hire set up with red lighting and lots of small tables with chairs around each and black curtains along the right hand side

We are located on Oxford Road: Contact Theatre, Oxford Rd, Manchester M15 6JA

Keep reading for more information on your visit, and download our building access guide here.

Downloads List

Downloads List

Ground floorFoyer with cafe/bar box office / reception, lift, male toilets, female toilets, accessible toilets, and baby changing. Performance space 0. Performance space 1, with accessible toilets.

Contact's Opening Hours

  • Contact's box office is open from Tuesday - Saturday, 12pm to 10pm.
  • Contact's building is open to the public Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 10pm. Please note, we are closed on Mondays.
  • ARMR Cafe and Kitchen is open to the public Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 4pm, and until 6.30pm on show days. ARMR are also open on Saturdays on show days only.

Please note, these opening hours are subject to change in line with bank holidays and performance dates.

Festive Opening Times at Contact

During the festive period, we'll be operating normal opening hours aside from the following dates:

  • Sunday 10 Dec: 10am – 8pm
  • Sunday 17 Dec: 10am – 8pm
  • Sunday 24 Dec: 10am – 2.30pm
  • Monday 25 Dec: Closed
  • Tuesday 26 Dec: 2pm – 8pm
  • Sunday 31 Dec: 1.30pm – 8pm
  • Monday 1 Jan: Closed

January Opening Times at Contact

After an amazing Autumn Season and busy festive period, the Contact castle needs some time to rest and will re-open with regular opening hours on Tuesday 16 January.

The stage and the red seats in the main auditorium space 1, with the stage at the bottom

Access

Three people sat on the staircase, smiling.

GET IN TOUCH

The contact exterior shot from a low angle, showing the building's turrets and grey metal facade against a blue sky

Getting Here

The cafe and bar area. The counter is pink. There is a menu hanging above the counter and there are two people chatting on the left.

Food and Drink