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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Apr 3

Coming to Contact NEXT WEEK! Next Wed 9th April we’ll be hosting Brews biggest comedy night yet! Headlined by queer Welsh comedian Morgan Rees.

Grab a ticket, have a laugh, enjoy Detroit-style pizzas, plus the usual great drinks!

📅 9th April, 7:30pm
🎟 contactmcr.com/events/brew-...

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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Mar 27

Exciting to have Blossoms and Harry from the traitors visit our creative men’s mental health group with week!

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Theatre Reviews North @trnorth.bsky.social · Mar 14

Long term member of Manchester's Contact Theatre, Jack Dale-Dowd, has become the theatre's new CEO
@contactmcr.bsky.social
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com/post/jack-da...

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Greater Manchester Law Centre @gmlawcentre.bsky.social · Mar 16

Can't go that day? You can support in other ways -
1. Read and share the story about the case at
Public Interest Law Centre's blog: pilc.org.uk/blog/the-peo...
2. Book a ticket for the Block the Block play at
@contactmcr.bsky.social theatre at 3.30 and 7.30 on 25/03/25.

Manchester City Council challenge in High Court •

PILC have been instructed by Block the Block Campaigners who want to stop profit hungry developers destroying their community. Thanks to Roger from Block the Block Campaign in Manchester for submittin...

pilc.org.uk

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · Mar 17

🎥February Rewind
Feb events incl. @britishacademy.bsky.social lecture w/ Peter Sellers, the Mark George Memorial Lecture w/ @theguardian.com David Conn, IMLD events w/ @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social & Lang Diversity Collective, & research cafes at @contactmcr.bsky.social! 💬

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Mar 18

🔵 DANCE NEXT MONTH… fluidly lyrical, effervescently acrobatic, or eccentrically innovative, let #Turn2025 transport you into a frenzy of #dance

ℹ️ WATCH eight short dance-works @contactmcr.bsky.social on 4 April. turnmcr.org

🎟️ BOOK NOW via contactmcr.com/book/instance/358758 & #PayWhatYouDecide

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Photo of two dance artists from company UMAMI-i!-MOVEMENT, due to perform in Turn 2025 at Contact, by Joel Chester Fildes;
overlaid with blue text that reads:
"TURN 2025 — a night of new dance at Contact on 4 April"

Photo of dance artist Dais Leach, due to perform in Turn 2025 at Contact

Photo of dance artist JP Hon, due to perform in Turn 2025 at Contact

Photo of a dance artist from KUDERA + MPEARSONATOR, due to perform in Turn 2025 at Contact, by Noel Jones

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Mar 22

🔵 NEW DANCE COMING SOON as our annual whirlwind of north west #dance returns to @contactmcr.bsky.social

ℹ️ SEE EIGHT SHORT WORKS in #Turn2025 on Friday 4 April from 7pm… turnmcr.org

🎟️ PAY WHAT YOU DECIDE via contactmcr.com/book/instance/358758

Black text on a pale teal blue background that reads:
“Fluidly lyrical, effervescently acrobatic, or eccentrically innovative, let Turn 2025 transport you into a frenzy of dance…
Artists
Dais Leach · Emmy Lahouel (Meraki Collective) · JP Hon · KUDERA + MPEARSONATER · Maelstrom Theatre · NéaSynergy · Rachel Yan Ting Li · UMAMI‑i!‑MOVEMENT
Participating artists subject to change.”

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circlesandstalls.bsky.social @circlesandstalls.bsky.social · Mar 25

Great to see campaigning, socially engaged theatre-making at @contactmcr.bsky.social with BLOCK THE BLOCK. Nathaniel McBride's play asks challenging questions around what power citizens have, if any, as Manchester is remade around us - & the script-in-hand performance had real impact. More please!

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Middle Child @middlechildhull.bsky.social · Mar 7

Welcome to Team Four-Day Week @contactmcr.bsky.social 😀

Manchester's Contact Theatre moves to four-day-week model

Contact Theatre in Manchester has become the latest theatrical organisation to permanently adopt a four-day working week with no loss of pay

www.thestage.co.uk

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Mar 7

⚠️ WEEKLY WARNING

Discover new #performance to watch across #Manchester & the north in our latest signpost to the bizarre, the beautiful, and the best upcoming shows and events…

*NB* Kellie Colbert's show @contactmcr.bsky.social is now sold-out.

warnmcr: dedicated...

Just as the days are getting longer, I'm dedicating most of my next week to a black box and Kellie Colbert's Dedicated To The One I Love, which I've just discovered is sold-out! Before that... ...

wordofwarning.posthaven.com

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Lucy McGlennon (she/her) @lucymcglennon.bsky.social · Mar 6

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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Announcement! Contact adopts a permanent four-day-week. Read more here: contactmcr.com/news/contact...

Contact Adopts a Four-Day Week | Contact, Manchester

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 f

contactmcr.com

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 28

🔵 APRIL DANCE — watch eight new #dance works in #Turn2025 at @contactmcr.bsky.social on 4 Apr, 7pm

ℹ️ turnmcr.org

🔵 FEATURES — Dais Leach · Emmy Lahouel (Meraki Collective) · JP Hon · KUDERA + MPEARSONATER · Maelstrom Theatre · NéaSynergy · Rachel Yan Ting Li · UMAMI‑i!‑MOVEMENT (subject to change)

Photo of two dance artists from company UMAMI-i!-MOVEMENT, due to perform in Turn 2025 at Contact, by Joel Chester Fildes.

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · Mar 5

2 WEEKS: Methods for Urban Civic Participation and Partnerships 🏙️

Join us with UoM Urban Institute to explore the methods and approaches to urban partnership and civic participation in research

🗓️ 19 March
⏰ 12.30pm
📍 @ContactMcr

🎟️ FREE: ow.ly/UY1p50UVE0O

@heritagemcr.bsky.social

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Curious Minds @curiousminds.org.uk · Mar 6

It's a wonderful day at @contactmcr.bsky.social running our Curiosity Outside the Classroom training with teachers and school staff.

The training focuses on how education settings can run engaging trips and visits that benefit their children and young people.

#NCulturalEd #Teachers #training

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A smiling man sat down with peices of paper in front of him. Other people are talking.

A man with a colourful piece of paper in their hands. In a room with people stood around and paper on the tables.

A woman stood declaring something to a room and looking animated in front of a large yellow wall.

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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 Announcement! Contact adopts a permanent four-day-week. Read more here: contactmcr.com/news/contact...

Contact Adopts a Four-Day Week | Contact, Manchester

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 f

contactmcr.com

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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Feb 26

We're excited to present our newly commissioned show alongside @warnmcr.bsky.social... Kellie Colbert: Dedicated To The One I Love is based on Kellie’s experience & explores anxiety, love, deception, & survival.

📅 Thu 13 March, 7:30pm
📍 Contact
🎟️ #PayWhatYouFeel → contactmcr.com/events/kelli...

Kellie Colbert: Dedicated To The One I Love | Contact, Manchester

And tell all the stars above. This is dedicated to the one I love. An exploration of anxiety, love, deception, and survival. (Love can never be exactly l

contactmcr.com

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Lucy McGlennon (she/her) @lucymcglennon.bsky.social · Feb 19

Gearing up for our 2nd Anti-Racism CLPL as part of our Teacher Development Funded project. We’ve been working with @contactmcr.bsky.social on this and it’s been super valuable already. Today we’ve got teachers joining from all over the North West of the Highlands. #EveryoneIsAnArtist

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 19

SPRING SEASON wordofwarning.org/current/2025

#KellieColbert: her exposing and relatable #performance explores anxiety, love, deception, & survival at Contact on 13 MARCH

#Turn2025: a whirlwind night of new NW #dance takes over Contact on 4 APRIL

🎟️ are #PayWhatYouDecide via @contactmcr.bsky.social

Photo of Kellie Colbert, a white woman with long dark hair wearing a red dress, stood on a stage in a black-box studio with her eyes closed & mouth wide open as she shouts, holding up two placards with black text on white card that read: "DEPRESSION NEVER SLEEPS" and "NAUGHTY LITTLE INDIVIDUALITY".

Photo of dance artist Lizzy Owen performing in Turn 2023 at Contact.

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circlesandstalls.bsky.social @circlesandstalls.bsky.social · Feb 7

Strong women, working class bingo, dormant desires, Rachael Gooch's uninhibited singing, & who would have thought bubbles would bring such pure joy to a roomful of adults! No shortage of creativity & connections at @warnmcr.bsky.social's first SOCIAL EXPERIMENT at @contactmcr.bsky.social last night.

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 8

MANY THANKS to all who gathered at Thursday's inaugural #SocialExperiment — and to artists Chloe & Josh, Harley, J., Rachael, @parisbubbles.bsky.social — and to our partner @contactmcr.bsky.social

🧬 APPLY — if you'd like to test out an idea at a future event pls go to socialexperiment.posthaven.com

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Creative Manchester @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social · Feb 10

ONE WEEK: Join us for Int'l Mother Language Day with @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social! A series of fun free events at
@contactmcr.bsky.social, incl multilingual readings & discussion & at MCR Museum w/
UoM LDC for a talk on accentism & language trail

Book: ow.ly/2wnz50UGVnF

#MCRIMLD25

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 13

NEXT MONTH WATCH #KellieColbert' exploration of anxiety, love, deception, & survival (Love can never be exactly like we want it to be) wordofwarning.org/current/2025/colbert

#DedicatedToTheOneILove is a Pay What You Decide show @contactmcr.bsky.social 13 March

🎟️ contactmcr.com/book/instance/358558

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 5

INTERESTED in #LiveArt & #contemporaryperformance?

JOIN US TOMORROW for #SocialExperiment — a free, informal evening gathering, 6pm-9pm @contactmcr.bsky.social

Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 4

🧬 THURSDAY's #SocialExperiment is the first in a series of free, informal gatherings @contactmcr.bsky.social for #LiveArt #contemporaryperformance

🧬 6 FEB ARTISTS, 6-9pm
Harley Keasey, J. Edgar Staubsauger, Rachael Gooch, @parisbubbles.bsky.social, Malandra Jacks

wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment

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Contact @contactmcr.bsky.social · Feb 5

Getting ready for our first sell-out #QueerContact comedy night with Brew.mcr!

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Word of Warning (hÅb) @warnmcr.bsky.social · Feb 4

🧬 THURSDAY's #SocialExperiment is the first in a series of free, informal gatherings @contactmcr.bsky.social for #LiveArt #contemporaryperformance

🧬 6 FEB ARTISTS, 6-9pm
Harley Keasey, J. Edgar Staubsauger, Rachael Gooch, @parisbubbles.bsky.social, Malandra Jacks

wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment

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