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Emergency 26

Manchester’s 26th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the beautiful takes over Contact from 12-10pm on Sat 26 Sep.

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Inspiring creativity in young people and audiences since 1972, Contact is a charity, arts venue and theatre based in the centre of Manchester that puts young people at the heart of everything we do.

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  1. Kim Blythe: Puzzle

    Kim Blythe is back with her brand new show Puzzle. And listen, she hates writing copy, it's really difficult. So here's a silly puzzle pun then some nice facts about me but the show is funny, honestly.CLUES - Single Item (1) Foolish Bird…
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  2. Social Experiment

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    Social Experiment is a gathering at Contact for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance to meet, chat, and try ideas out…A free and informal, semi-regular evening event with the next on Thursday 11th June from 6pm to 9pm…
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  3. Sofie Hagen: I Think Some Of This Is My Fault

    Sofie won Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and she thinks you all stopped talking about it too soon. Remember TV? Yeah, she did that too. You may know her from that, but it's more likely you know her from the internet, where…
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  4. Comedy at Contact

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    Join us for our regular evening of hilarious stand-up comedy, featuring a line-up of established and emerging North West comics curated and hosted by Ben Hodge. 

    Contact Presents

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