Access

Your visit

Access

Contact offers various access provisions to ensure that you have the best experience possible during your visit!

Contact's castle-like exterior with bright blue skies surrounding it
  • We offer a range of access performances. Please see individual show details for further information.
  • Our Box Office and Bar and Cafe are situated on the Ground Floor and step-free.
  • Lift access and accessible toilet facilities are available throughout the building.

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Access Parking

If you require an access parking space please contact our Box Office team on boxoffice@contactmcr.com or 0161 274 0600.

Wheelchair Access
  • All of our performance spaces have wheelchair access.
  • Wheelchair spaces are available across all performances.
Induction Hearing Loop

Our Space 1 auditorium is equipped with an induction hearing loop.

Tickets
  • We offer complimentary tickets for personal assistants.
  • We accept babes in arms. Children who can sit in their own seat unaided should have a paid-for ticket.
The front of Contact Theatre, the view of the building from Devas Street.

Download our building access guide!

We've put together this access guide so that you can familiarise yourself with our building and facilities before your visit.
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Our Seating Measurements

Space 1
  • Our central seating bank chairs are 50.5cm wide with immovable armrests that are shared with the seats on either side. There is 28cm depth of legroom.
  • Our boxes, which line either side of the auditorium, are 208cm wide, have no armrests, and have 44cm depth of legroom. These are sold as seats for 3 people, which allows 69cm width for each person.
Space 2
  • The chairs are 39.9 cm wide each, have no armrests, and have 53.3cm depth of legroom.
  • The chairs on the front row can be moved to accommodate wheelchairs.
Contact Us About Seating

If the seats aren’t appropriate for you, please contact us and we can explore options available to ensure that you are able to see the show.

Please see images of our seating below.

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Images of Space 1 Seats

Space 1, with central seating bank in the middle and booth seats on either side.

Space 1

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

View of one of the Space 1 wheelchair accessible Box seats from behind. The seats are red and there is a wooden barrier in front.

One of the wheelchair accessible box seats located at the front of Space 1. Wheelchair accessible boxes can fit two wheelchair users.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

Three of the box seats in Space 1. There are two steps leading to each box.

Box seats that align either side of Space 1.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

A close-up of three seats from the central seating bank, the left seat is next to the aisle.

Central Seating in Space 1.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

Sideview of one of the rows of the central seating bank.

Space 1 Central Seating.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

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Images of Space 2 Seats

Space 2 seating. Four rows of chairs with an aisle in the middle. The fifth row is at the back of the space against the wall.

Space 2

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

Side view of the Space 2 chairs. Five rows of tiered black chairs placed on black steps with a metal barrier on the edge.

A closer look at Space 2 chairs.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran

A closer look at the left side of Space 2 seats, showing 3 rows of chairs.

A closer look at Space 2 seats.

© 2023 Credit : Jamie Curran