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Made You Look

A visceral and explosive one-man poetry show interrogating masculinity and what it means to be an immigrant in a Britain growing increasingly hostile towards minorities and women.

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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. Crush

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    A British-Somali rom-com to warm your heart and hit you right in the feels.
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  2. Manchester Hypes: The Treatment

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    The Treatment is the new grime-theatre show from renowned MC, musician and performer Manchester Hypes.A series of theatrically-staged grime tracks tell a story of childhood hyperactivity: growing up via youth-club rap-battles and his dad’s…

    Co-Production

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  3. Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival

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    Coram Shakespeare Schools is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at Contact. Join us for an evening of Shakespeare as you’ve never seen before! 
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  4. The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee

    Manchester Literature Festival is delighted to present acclaimed Korean American author Min Jin Lee, internationally celebrated for the bestselling Pachinko, to discuss her long-awaited new novel, American Hagwon.  
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