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Venue Type
Theatre
City
Manchester
Region
North West
Standing
300
theatre
300
dinner
120
bedrooms
0
About
Contact Theatre
Contact is a contemporary theatre, arts centre and events venue situated on Manchester's Oxford Road, within the University of Manchester campus. Following a major redevelopment, the venue offers a varied collection of performance, conference, meeting and creative spaces suitable for corporate events, conferences, workshops, receptions, filming and private events.
As a working theatre and arts organisation, Contact also provides strong technical and production capabilities, making it particularly suited to events requiring professional AV, staging or a more creative environment than a conventional conference venue. Profits generated through venue hire are reinvested into Contact's charitable and community work.
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Facilities and Services
Contact provides flexible conference, meeting, performance and event facilities supported by professional theatre-level technical infrastructure. The venue highlights its technical specification as one of its strengths and can support the operational, technical and delegate requirements of corporate events from planning through to delivery.
Facilities include high-speed Wi-Fi, private meeting and event spaces, kitchen facilities and an on-site bar and café. Individual spaces provide additional technology including integrated media displays, wireless connectivity and hybrid video-conferencing facilities.
As a creative organisation, Contact can also incorporate additional artistic services into events, including facilitated workshops, icebreakers and creative responses, giving organisers options beyond conventional conference packages.
Ideal For
Conferences
Presentations
Panel Discussions
Meetings
Workshops
Training Days
Performances
Awards Events
Film Screenings
Creative Events
Networking
Hybrid Meetings
Filming
Podcast Recording
Key Features
300-Seat Auditorium – Professional theatre and conference space.
Creative Venue – Distinctive alternative to a conventional conference centre.
Professional Technical Facilities – Theatre-level production capabilities.
Flexible Studios – Multiple spaces for workshops and breakouts.
Hybrid Meetings – Dedicated technology and video conferencing.
Media Lounge – Specialist podcast and recording facilities.
Oxford Road Location – Within Manchester's university district.
Accessible Venue – Accessible stage and auditorium facilities.
On-Site Café & Bar – Food and drink facilities within the venue.
300-Seat Auditorium – Professional theatre and conference space.
Creative Venue – Distinctive alternative to a conventional conference centre.
Professional Technical Facilities – Theatre-level production capabilities.
Flexible Studios – Multiple spaces for workshops and breakouts.
Hybrid Meetings – Dedicated technology and video conferencing.
Media Lounge – Specialist podcast and recording facilities.
Oxford Road Location – Within Manchester's university district.
Accessible Venue – Accessible stage and auditorium facilities.
On-Site Café & Bar – Food and drink facilities within the venue.
Why Hire
Contact offers a particularly strong option for organisations looking for a more creative setting for conferences, meetings and corporate events. Its 300-seat main auditorium provides professional theatre technology for presentations and panel events, while its collection of studios, meeting rooms and breakout spaces allows organisers to build multi-space programmes within the same venue.
The combination of professional production facilities, hybrid meeting technology and its Oxford Road location makes Contact particularly well suited to conferences, educational events, creative industries, workshops and events requiring stronger technical capabilities than a conventional meeting venue.
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Location and Access
Contact is located on Oxford Road within the University of Manchester campus, close to Manchester Museum, Manchester Academy, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Manchester Science Park. The Oxford Road corridor is one of Manchester's principal university, healthcare and innovation districts and is well connected to the city centre by frequent bus services.
Manchester Oxford Road Station | 0.7 miles
Manchester Piccadilly Station | 1.2 miles
Manchester Airport | 8 miles
VENUE INFO
Event spaces
6
meeting rooms
0
bedrooms
0
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