Performance
Whether it’s contemporary theatre led by young people at Contact or the traditional art deco interiors at The Dancehouse, the Oxford Road Corridor hosts a number of the city’s performance venues.
From Laurel and Hardy and Judy Garland in the early 1900’s to more recent notable performances such as the Book of Mormon and Les Miserables, the Palace Theatre is the city’s largest theatre space.
A short distance away is The Dancehouse, which held the world’s first twin cinema and continues to grow its reputation as a distinctive venue for dance, comedy and theatre. In 2015 HOME opened its doors to the public, merging the former Cornerhouse with the Library Theatre Company to provide theatre, gallery, cinema and education space, alongside digital broadcast facilities, a café bar, restaurant, offices and workshop spaces.
Located on the Corridor and utilising many of its venues is SICK! Festival. Delivering an outstanding international arts programme through lectures, debates and many art forms, SICK! Festival places art at the heart of positive health and health at the heart of outstanding art, taking conversations into the root of communities and examining difficult issues that are often kept away from public debate.
