List of Events

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    Creatively Minded Men

    5 Nov - 26 Aug
    After 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

  2. Rumpelstiltskin Pantomime

    The Big Tiny bring magic, mayhem and above all, true love as Cupid comes to Contact this Christmas for a Pantomime like no other. Featuring a diverse and all-local cast, join us to find out whether Cupid can overcome the wicked tricks of…

    Contact Presents

  3. Spiral Creative Theatre Workshop

    We are Spiral, a free theatre collective for adults with a passion for the creative arts.Spiral is a space to develop, play and reconnect with your creativity through drama, visual art, and movement. Here’s what our first year looked like!

    Workshop

  4. Main Character Energy

    A beautiful and supremely talented black actress is putting on an autobiographical one woman show to finally take up the space she’s been so routinely denied. It’s your privilege, your honour and your pre-eminent pleasure to give her all…
  5. You're Not Getting Any Younger

    This Valentine's Day, Chanukah Lewinsky thinks you should get out the house more because you're running out of options.  
  6. 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 27 November, with 2026…
    Info
  7. Comedy at Queer Contact

    As part of this year's Queer Contact, join us for a hilarious evening of stand-up comedy, featuring a line-up of all queer comics curated and hosted by Ben Hodge. 
  8. Less Like Ourselves and More Like Each Other

    Artist and filmmaker Graham Clayton-Chance presents Less Like Ourselves, More Like Each Other, a body of work rooted in queer country and western dancing in San Francisco spanning his multi-award-winning film Last Dance at the Sundance…
  9. A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny

    Join Trans Artist Hunter King in his gender journey of self discovery in his uplifting queer parody musical, maid in the Wild, Wild, North West, A Northern Tr*nny Hootenanny. 
  10. An Evening With The Tap Chaps

    Get ready for a high-octane celebration of rhythm, style, and fast footwork with The Tap Chaps, a dynamic trio who are redefining tap for a new generation. 
  11. Victor Patrascan - Stand Up Comedy in Broken English

    Laugh with Europe’s comedy nomad, Victor Pãtrãşcan - the rebel comedian-philosopher whose sharp jokes have taken him to about 60 countries, millions of screens, and even onto a few government watchlists (true story: he’s officially banned…
  12. The Tour of the Era's - A Spectacular Tribute to Taylor Swift

    Experience the ultimate celebration of Taylor Swift’s music in The Tour of the Era's, a breathtaking tribute starring the incredible Hannah Jenkins. Backed by a sensational four-piece live band and dynamic dancers, this electrifying…
  13. Trompe l'Oeil

    Trompe l'Oeil is an American drag queen's journey through a surreal Wizard of Oz / 2016 American landscape - with drag kings and queens, jaw-dropping sex fiends and flying bats and trampolines!   Not to be overlooked is the show’s lyrical…
  14. Split Ends

    I LOVE YOU BUT YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUT MY HAIR
  15. 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…