Summer season 2015 at Contact in Manchester includes a run of brand new performances produced and commissioned by the venue, working with national partners.
April sees the first performances of Fuel’s The Spalding Suite, a new Contact and South Bank Centre commission—with a creative team led by Contact favourites.
In May, Contact and National Theatre of Scotland co-production Rites will explore the complex issues around Female Genital Mutilation.
That’s followed by Flying Solo Festival featuring Contact commissions from Cheryl Martyn, Keisha Thompson, Jackie Hagan, Ester Natzijl and Louise Orwin, alongside a visiting programme of maverick artists such as Chris Brett Bailey, Jamie Lewis Hadley and the Vacuum Cleaner.
June highlights include Sensored: a festival conceived by Contact’s young programming team, Re:Con.
In July, Contact Young Company presents site-specific performance in an empty row of houses in Brunswick, set for demolition and regeneration, made with Brazilian company Grupo IX de Teatro and Lowri Evans.