Contact Young Company (CYC) is Contact’s renowned, Manchester Theatre Award-winning young ensemble. CYC is made up of young performers, actors, dancers, musicians, stand-up comedians, poets and MCs.
Each year, Contact Young Company works with major national and international artists to create brand-new theatre shows. These shows are premiered here at Contact and have often toured to venues and festivals across the country.
Previously, CYC have worked with Forced Entertainment, Hetain Patel, Stacy Makishi and Slung Low.
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Coming Soon with CYC
CYC have started work on their October 2021 show. Keep your eyes peeled for more details.
Previous CYC Shows
Just some of the shows created by CYC in recent years:
- She bangs the Drums
- Contact Young Company + Hetain Patel: Oh Man
- CYC + Young Identity: Old Tools > New Masters ≠ New Futures
- The Starter Kit
Past Members of CYC
Many previous members of CYC have gone onto become professional artists, performers and creators. Previous CYC-ers include: Louise Wallwein, Yusra Warsama, Darren Pritchard, Lemm Sissay, Afreena Islam, Fisayo Akinade, Abdus Salam, Sophie Willan, Nathaniel Hall, Lowri Evans (Eggs Collective), Sara Cocker (Eggs Collective), Kyle Walker, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Haiesha Mistry, Rachel Brogan, Ali Gadema, Chunky, Amy Vreeke and Adam Ali.
Several of these artists have worked with Contact in a professional capacity since, or may be working with us in the near future (keep an eye on our What’s On page for details.)
Be a part of CYC
We are not currently auditioning for the company. If you want to find out about opportunities to join in 2022, please drop us an email to be added to our auditionee database.