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Visiting Contact Theatre

Your theatre visit in one place: weather, arrival, access, food, travel and what’s on.

Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA

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Today in Manchester

Monday 9 November · GMT

5°C

Cloudy · forecast at 23:00

5–5°C across remaining hourly forecasts · wind 8 mph at 23:00

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What to bring today

Bring a warm coat and an extra layer for the journey home.

Frontrow suggestions based on the forecast from 23:00 to 23:00. Check dress and bag arrangements with the venue.

Local times in Manchester (GMT). Forecast issued 8 Nov, 23:18. Weather is checked once daily. Conditions may change. Weather sources and licence.

Trains, bikes & the last part of your journey

Arriving by bike

Plan a cycling route ↗

Mapped facilities may have access restrictions or have changed. Bring a lock and check signs on arrival.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements, not walking distances or journey times.

Transport sources and dates

OpenStreetMap: 2026-10-27 · NaPTAN: 2026-08-29.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Frontrow calculates nearby matches; completeness and physical access are not guaranteed.

Other sources and distance methods

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Restaurants and cafés near Contact Theatre

8 nearby

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Pubs, bars and clubs near Contact Theatre

6 nearby

Approx. straight-line distances · Check entry, food service and opening hours.

Getting to Contact Theatre

Railway stations, trams & bus stops

  • Manchester Oxford Road Rail StationRail station · 1.4 kilometresMap ↗
  • Manchester Piccadilly Rail StationRail station · Entrance · 1.5 kilometresMap ↗
  • Piccadilly Station (Manchester Metrolink)Metro / tram stop · Entrance · 1.5 kilometresMap ↗
  • Piccadilly (Manchester Metrolink)Metro / tram stop · 1.6 kilometresMap ↗
  • University of ManchesterBus stop · nr · 100 metresMap ↗
  • Manchester Royal InfirmaryBus stop · Stop H · 178 metresMap ↗
  • Science ParkBus stop · o/s · 246 metresMap ↗

Approx. straight-line distances · Sources and dates

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Official visitor information ↗

Confirm entrances, parking, step-free routes and access arrangements with the venue. Local business listings do not provide these details.

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Upcoming at Contact Theatre

From the venue programme

  1. Live event

    Siegfried & Joy x Las Vegas in Manchester

    Contact Theatre

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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

  2. Live event

    Hip-Hop Magic - Face Theatre

    Contact Theatre

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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

  3. Live event

    Shrek Junior

    Contact Theatre

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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

  4. comedy

    Comedy at Contact

    Contact Theatre

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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

  5. workshop

    Christmas Wreathmaking Workshop

    Contact Theatre

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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

  6. panto

    Sleeping Beauty

    Contact Theatre

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    23 more dates
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    Nearby stationManchester Oxford Road Rail Station · 1.4 kilometres

Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). This venue source was last successfully read 7 Nov 2026, 03:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.

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Sources and dates

Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.

Address: official venue website ↗ · 22 Sept 2026. Transport: DfT NaPTAN ↗, active stops in the 29 Aug 2026 snapshot.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the postcode centre; walking routes may be longer. Food and drink listings are within one mile, nearest first, in the source categories Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen and Pub/bar/nightclub.

Food-business identities and inspection results come from Food Standards Agency open data ↗. Most records use the 24 August 2026 snapshot; individual records show when newer information was available. Older address snapshots are dated separately. Check the linked official record for changes.

Food-hygiene ratings describe the inspection on the stated date. They are not reviews, food-quality scores or evidence that a business is currently open. Frontrow has not verified menus, deals or opening hours.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗. Frontrow selects nearby records and calculates distances. Postcode location data ↗.

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