Contact in Manchester has 17 shows and events to welcome new AD/CEO Keisha Thompson and kick off its 50th birthday, from neurodivergent cabaret to a carbon-neutral dance party and tennis and poetry bonanza.
Thompson will also première 14%, a new play examining Britishness and football culture.
Contact’s 50th birthday year starts August. The season showcases brand new supported works, new work from their Young Company and some of the UK’s new touring shows and emerging artists.