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Creatively Minded Men
5 Nov - 26 AugAfter the success of our Creatively Minded Men project this year, we are welcoming a new cohort of young men from November 2025.This project is for people who identify as a man, aged 18-30, who have experienced mental health problems and…Workshop
Bears Bears Bears
–If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise…After committing a violent act with her partner, Jake, feminist Jen becomes obsessed with a survey asking women if they’d rather be alone in a forest with a man or a…Contact Presents
The Final Bow
Join us for an unforgettable performance as the graduating Dance and Performance students from The Arden take to the stage for their Final Bow.
The Poetry Place Slam
Join us as poets from The Griot Gang Collective come together for a night of live spoken word, where each person steps up to share their craft and compete for the Poetry Place Slam Championship.
Split Ends
–In an exploration of coercive control, love and the addiction to people who hurt us, this five star production, aims to understand when we are meticulously in control or incredibly out of it.
Manchester Literature Festival presents Douglas Stuart
We’re delighted to welcome back to Manchester Literature Festival Booker Prize-winning novelist Douglas Stuart, to discuss his profoundly moving new novel John of John, set on the Isle of Harris.
Rage Room
Step into IN BED WITH MY BROTHER’s: Rage Room, a space that welcomes women, trans and non-binary people to get raged up. The world’s on fire and we all need a release.Workshop
Works Ahead 2026
–Our annual sample of new performance returns with new works-in-development from n:u (melissandre varin) in May and Nathan Birkinshaw in June; Lisa Ford is also developing an idea for future presentation…
(I) Miss America
–In partnership with SICK! Festival 2026 we are premiering (I) Miss America a live art film by Hannah Ballou and Peter Case. Girls are safe in the USA...... until they are born ( I ) Miss America is a multidisciplinary live art project…
Philosophy Of The World
–In partnership with SICK! Festival 2026 we are welcoming In Bed With My Brother to the stage with their award winning Edinburgh Fringe show, Philosophy Of The World. Inspired by the best worst band of all time, The Shaggs.
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
SICK! Notes
Join us for SICK! Notes, a project by Poor Lass and SICK! Ambassadors that asks women and girls in Manchester and beyond: what is making you sick?Workshop
Pinata and Processing
Join Girl Gang for a drop-in workshop to explore all things joy, rage, systemic injustice and the beauty of sisterhood.Workshop
A Revolution Of Dancing Is Not Worth Having
We are joining forces with Girl Gang Manchester and DJ The Taxidermist to bring you the official after party for SICK! Festival 2026.
F*CK MACHINE
–Baby, sick of her boring day job, decides to take her first steps into the world of online sex work, guided by Bunny, a seasoned professional in the industry. But as she becomes a star, Baby has to shine harder - just how far will her…
Social Experiment
–Social Experiment is a 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 11th June from 6pm to 9pm…
Manchester Literature Festival presents An Evening with Asako Yuzuki
Join us for an electrifying evening with Asako Yuzuki, bestselling author of global phenomenon Butter, as she returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss her gripping new novel Hooked.
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.
Amy Spalding: The Dykonic Handbook Tour
Calling all dykes, divas and non-binary baddies!Are you familiar with:- Navigating the lesbian web like a pro?- How to tell if she’s flirting or just giving you a compliment?- Why a £950 pair of Diesel boots alone does not make you a…
Comedy at Contact
–Join us for our regular evening of hilarious stand-up comedy, featuring a line-up of established and emerging North West comics curated and hosted by Ben Hodge.Contact Presents
Las Vegas in Manchester
–The curtain rises for Siegfried & Joy: With glowing energy and golden euphoria, the king tigers of the magic scene storm the stage to enchant everyone! With fabulous tricks, wild stories and, above all, charm, humour and a great love…
Sleeping Beauty Pantomime
–We're thrilled to be welcoming The Big Tiny back to Contact's castle for another year of Pantomime fun following their hilarious (and critically acclaimed) 2025 show Rumpelstiltskin. Get ready for even more magic, mirth and mischief, as we…Contact Presents
