The Balmy Army Take Over Contact for Manchester International Festival 2025This week, Contact welcomes The Balmy Army for a bold, unflinching takeover as part of Manchester International Festival 2025. Running 7–18 July, the programme will…

More Than Just an Arts Venue

This week our Contact team came together for a staff meeting focused on a topic that's rapidly reshaping how we all work… Artificial Intelligence (AI). Considering its fast growth and the obvious time management benefits, AI is already…

I first walked into Contact, just over three years ago on the invite of then Chair of the Board Junior Akinola. Having no knowledge of the arts venue and theatre beforehand, there was so much that left me blown away on this initial visit.…

After a successful year-long trial, Contact is proud to announce that we are permanently adopting a four-day working week on a 100:80:100 model, 100% pay for 80% of the time while maintaining 100% productivity. While this approach is still…

Today we announce the appointment of Jack Dale-Dowd as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Contact, following a thorough recruitment process in Autumn 2024. Jack, who has been an integral part of the Contact family for over 10 years,…

Contact Becomes one of the first theatres in England to Introduce Auracast, a Groundbreaking Accessibility Innovation. At Contact, our commitment to inclusion and accessibility is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’re proud…

We are thrilled to announce a significant and inspiring change in leadership at Contact, as we welcome Bella Ikpasaja as the new Chair of the Board.

The completion of Contact’s recent capital development project endured substantial delays due to Covid and resulted in major increases in the costs of running the building. The business model produced many years ago to support the capital…

Contact is a multi-arts venue that invests in the next generation. A big part of this is partnering with other organisations, offering space in-kind to theatre companies and emerging artists, as well as creating lasting relationships which…

The UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff and Robbins, has today announced a partnership with Manchester based multidisciplinary arts venue, Contact, which will see a Nordoff and Robbins trained music therapist placed in residence…

One small letter has the power to make a change Human Rights Tattoo is tattooing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 6773 people around the world. One character – one person. And we were delighted to host it coming to the UK for…