Manchester Independent Venues
Explore the creative organisations shaping Manchester's independent cultural identity.
Manchester's cultural confidence is not only institutional. These venues show the independent, community-rooted and scene-led side of the city.
3 venues
Contact
A community-rooted performance venue with young people at its centre.
Contact is a Manchester theatre on Oxford Road with a public programme rooted in performance, young people, community arts and experimental work.
Explore venue →Hope Mill Theatre
An independent theatre embedded in Ancoats.
Hope Mill Theatre is an independent Manchester theatre in Ancoats, presenting theatre, performance and musical theatre from Pollard Street.
Explore venue →Band on the Wall
Independent live music with long-running scene authority.
Band on the Wall is a Manchester music venue on Swan Street, known for jazz, world music, contemporary music and live performance.
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