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Contact
brings together an explosive night
of theatre, music, and spoken word
to raise money for The Haiti Disaster
Relief Fund with next generation
talent and established national
artists. With performances by Eggs
Collective, Shot in the Dark, Pen-ultimate,
Bloco Novo, Lyrical Soul, Young
Identity and The Speakeasy Band,
as well as sneek peaks into upcoming
regular events like Mixed Movement,
RAW (Rhythm and Words) and Playback
Contact. Please note: All profits
from ticket sales will go to the
Haiti Disaster Relief Fund and there
will also be an opportunity to make
donations on the night. «
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Crossings
by Julie McNamara is a story of survival
and identity through the medium of
an extraordinary ghostly encounter
aboard ship. This exciting production
explores hidden histories from Liverpool,
Ireland and New Zealand reflecting
how the past intersects with contemporary
issues facing young women today. Directed
by Paulette Randall, Crossings is
told through the eyes of Shelley;
fifteen, pregnant and on the run from
the gang whose code she has broken.
In a raging storm, she seeks shelter
on an old ferry boat – but no
ordinary boat - the ghost of The Zong,
an infamous slave ship from Liverpool
whose shameful story began to turn
opinion against slavery. Three women
separated by the centuries collide
to test each other: Nzingah, survivor
of the treacherous murders of slaves
on board The Zong; Heggarty, who survived
the famine crossings from Ireland
to New Zealand concealed as a man;
and Shelley, looking to free herself
from the gang and find her way forward.
Crossings is disability-led theatre
at its best. There are five disabled
members of the creative team including
McNamara herself •BSL PERFORMANCES
ON 3 & 4 FEBRUARY: British Sign
Language Interpretation is incorporated
into each performance on 3 & 4
February •AUDIO
DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE ON THU 4 FEBRUARY:
There will be an audio described perfomance
on Thu 4 February •TOUCH TOURS
AVAILABLE ON THU 4 FEBRUARY prior
to the show are available on request
- please let Box Office know when
booking on 0161 274 0600 •POST
SHOW CHAT BACK: There will be a chance
to speak to the creative team immediately
after the performance on Thu 4 February.
This post show chat back will be BSL
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Thursday 4th to Saturday 13th February 2010
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| drama
about a seedy underworld where gangsters,
high-rollers and con-men compete for big
money in scrabble |
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“I'd
dismantled his blag, seen through
his simple tricks, He'd been feeling
about, reading letters with his fingertips,
What happened next meant he'd never
get his smile back,I chucked aside
the table and garrotted him with my
tile rack” Harry 'The Hackney
Hacker' Jones. Manchester’s
freshest lyrical outfit Pen-ultimate
burst onto the scene with their debut
show A Night on the Tiles, taking
you into a seedy underworld where
gangsters, high-rollers and con-men
compete for big money in a high stakes
Scrabble tournament to end them all.
Tightly woven lyrics mix with elements
of heist, caper and kung fu movies
in an epic tale of violence, revenge,
wordplay and Devonshire cream tea.
With dramaturgy from the sharpened
pen of legendary US Hip Hop Theatre
pioneer Will Power, and directed by
Montserrat Gili of the internationally
acclaimed Dende Collective, the show
is a unique and groundbreaking combination
of spoken word and theatre. Pen-ultimate
- Ben Mellor, Ali Gadema AKA Frisko
Dan, Martin Stannage AKA Visceral,
Niven Ganner and Samira Arhin-Acquaah
AKA Lucidity - is a richly diverse
collective of nationally and internationally
recognised poets, actors, MCs and
playwrights. There is a 1.30pm
performance on Tuesday and Thursday.
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DJ
Irfan Rainy hosts Community our monthly
roots dance club night featuring International
guest DJs. Special
guest South Africa’s Black Coffee.
Door Policy: STRICTLY OVER 18's only
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Dominic
Berry hosts a very special night of
spoken word as part of Contact's celebration
of LGBT History Month 2010 - Queer
Contact. Featuring:
•HBO Def Poetry Jam favourite
Regie Cabico •Black Cracker
(NYC) •Gerry Potter •Jackie
Hagan •J Fergus Evans •Performers
from Regie Cabico's Performance Masterclass.
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Straight?
Gay? Bi? Whatever. Homophobia hurts
us all. We all belong…we all
FIT. FIT is a fast-paced youth comedy-drama
set in an inner city sixth form college
that follows the lives of six 17 year
olds who are on their last chance
A-level before getting excluded for
various reasons: Dance and Drama,
taught by out and proud flamboyant
but-firm tutor Loris Dawes, played
by writer/director, Rikki Beadle-Blair.
Through a series of plot twists, the
teenagers struggle to fit in, stand
out, discover their own identities
and accept each other. FIT is a feature
film made as an entertainment initiative
to tackle the complex issues of homophobia
and bullying. Surprisingly humourous,
shockingly honest and startlingly
human - comedy drama for the YouTube
generation. FIT is a Team Angelica
film, presented by Stonewall in association
with The Shorthouse Organisation.
Written and directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair,
whose many credits include the film
and stage versions of Stonewall, Channel
4’s Metrosexuality, and Bashment
and Familyman at Theatre Royal Stratford
East. The original stage version of
FIT was commissioned by Manchester’s
Queer Up North and Stonewall and was
developed as a work-in-progress at
Contact in May 2007 before returning
as part of a full autumn tour in August
2007. The show has been performed
to over 20,000 young people at venues
and schools in Manchester (Contact),
Glasgow (CCA), London (The Drill Hall),
Birmingham (Birmingham Repertory Theatre),
Edinburgh (St.Stephen’s) and
Liverpool (Unity Theatre) as well
as schools in Bournemouth, and Brighton.
The stage version has also been supported
by Homotopia , The Drill Hall and
JP Morgan. Post show chat back: Writer/actor/director/creator
Rikki Beadle-Blair will take part
in a lively post show chat back about
FIT immediately after the screening.
Running time: 1hr 46min. Advisory:
Advised cert. PG. «
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Switchflicker
Records - Manchester's avant-garde
record label - presents a very special
night of cutting edge music.
Featuring: • The Sisters of
Transistors • The Real Dolls
• Scottee • (hooker) •
Zsa Zsa Noir. PLUS Club Brenda DJs
in the Lounge 'til late. «
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Truly.
Madly. Deeply. Forward into battle
in the name of love... Following the
sell-out success of last year's alternative
Valentine's extravaganza - Love For
All - the inimitable David Hoyle returns
with his unique take on love and its
trappings. Forget the hearts and flowers
and join David and his guests for
an anarchic alternative Valentine's
cabaret. «
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DJ
Irfan Rainy hosts Community our monthly
roots dance club night featuring International
guest DJ Matthew Bandy direct from
the USA. Door
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DJ
Irfan Rainy hosts Community our monthly
roots dance club night featuring International
DJs. Community’s 2nd birthday
party. Door Policy: STRICTLY OVER
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