Home

We are contact

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.

COMING UP

  1. Diabolico

    We are excited to welcome Laura Lootens to the stage this summer, emerging as one of the most exciting voices of the classical guitar. 
    InfoBook now

  2. Split Ends

    –
    I LOVE YOU BUT YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUT MY HAIR
    InfoBook now

  3. Music and Mental Health with Hypes

    Manchester-based grime artist, rapper and performer Hypes is one of the leading figures in the northern urban music scene, known for his complex lyrics addressing topics such as mental health, education and the legacy of the Windrush…

    Workshop

    InfoBook now
An image of the Contact building at dusk lit up in rainbow colours

The Pinch Ticket

Three people sat at the Box Office, smiling.

Free Creative Projects

the stage and auditorium with red seats with a couple standing on the stage facing eachother holding hands in white dresses

Hire Us

A young person stands in a skatepark adorned with graffiti and bunting, looking up and smiling at a lit lighter in their hand

Support Us