Contact Theatre
Contact is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England. Established in 1972, as a center for young artists to create and learn, the theatre remains in its original building and is a part of the Arts Council England, the University of Manchester, the Manchester City Council, and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.Photo: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: theater in Manchester, England
- Also known as: “Contact”
- Address: Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manchester Museum and Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester.
Manchester Museum
Museum
Photo: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manchester Museum is a museum displaying works of archaeology, anthropology and natural history and is owned by the University of Manchester, in England. Manchester Museum is situated 1,300 feet north of Contact Theatre.
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester
Church
Photo: Ronaldccwong, Public domain.
The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus on Oxford Road, Manchester, England was designed by Joseph A. Hansom in partnership with his son Joseph Stanislaus Hansom and built between 1869 and 1871. Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester is situated 580 feet north of Contact Theatre.
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Hospital
Photo: Peter Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manchester Royal Infirmary is a large NHS teaching hospital in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. Founded by Charles White in 1752 as part of the voluntary hospital movement of the 18th century, it is now a major regional and national medical centre. Manchester Royal Infirmary is situated 1,300 feet east of Contact Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chorlton-on-Medlock and Universities.
Chorlton-on-Medlock
Suburb
Chorlton-on-Medlock is an inner city area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, Chorlton-on-Medlock is bordered to the north by the River Medlock, which runs immediately south of Manchester city centre.
Universities
Photo: francisco osorio, CC BY 2.0.
The Universities Corridor is in the south of Manchester. It covers the corridor around the Oxford Road and the Wilmslow Road, from the A57 south down through Rusholme to Fallowfield and the areas immediately either side bounded by the A34 and A5103.
Hulme
Suburb
Hulme is an inner city area and electoral ward of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England, immediately south of Manchester city centre. It has a significant industrial heritage.
Contact Theatre
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46302° or 53° 27′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.23202° or 2° 13′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C5VFQ79+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 136502886OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2995405
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Contact Theatre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Contact Theatre”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح الاتصال”
- French: “Contact Theatre”
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