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

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  1. Social Experiment

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    Social Experiment is a new 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 22 May from 6pm to…

    Co-Production

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  2. Tiny Human Dramas

    What story would you tell if you only had a day?Manchester University have teamed up five anthropologists with performers and theatre-makers to turn anthropological research into exciting new plays. The catch? Each team has only 24 hours…
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  3. Twisted! The Musical

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    Set in the heart of Victorian London, "Twisted! The Musical" follows Oliver Brownlow, now a young man, as he becomes entangled with Jane, a working-class flower girl facing adversity.
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