Contact Theatre
E51949
Contact Theatre is a prominent contemporary arts and performance venue in Manchester known for its innovative, youth-focused programming and distinctive modern architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contact Theatre canonical | 11 |
| Contact Theatre charity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contact Theatre Context triple: [Oxford Road, Manchester, hasLandmark, Contact Theatre]
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A.
Library Theatre Company
Library Theatre Company was a prominent Manchester-based producing theatre company known for its high-quality drama productions before merging into the arts venue HOME Manchester.
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B.
ADC Theatre
The ADC Theatre is a historic student-run playhouse in Cambridge, England, renowned as a major venue for university and amateur theatrical productions.
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C.
Teatro
"Teatro" is a 1998 studio album by Willie Nelson known for its atmospheric, stripped-down sound and production by Daniel Lanois.
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D.
National Theatre Company
The National Theatre Company was a prominent British theatrical ensemble that formed the core of the National Theatre in London, featuring leading actors such as Laurence Olivier in major stage productions.
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E.
Trinity Theatre
Trinity Theatre is a prominent arts venue and cultural hub located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, hosting theatre productions, films, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Contact Theatre Target entity description: Contact Theatre is a prominent contemporary arts and performance venue in Manchester known for its innovative, youth-focused programming and distinctive modern architecture.
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A.
Library Theatre Company
Library Theatre Company was a prominent Manchester-based producing theatre company known for its high-quality drama productions before merging into the arts venue HOME Manchester.
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B.
ADC Theatre
The ADC Theatre is a historic student-run playhouse in Cambridge, England, renowned as a major venue for university and amateur theatrical productions.
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C.
Teatro
"Teatro" is a 1998 studio album by Willie Nelson known for its atmospheric, stripped-down sound and production by Daniel Lanois.
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D.
National Theatre Company
The National Theatre Company was a prominent British theatrical ensemble that formed the core of the National Theatre in London, featuring leading actors such as Laurence Olivier in major stage productions.
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E.
Trinity Theatre
Trinity Theatre is a prominent arts venue and cultural hub located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England, hosting theatre productions, films, and community events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charity
ⓘ
performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Manchester ⓘ |
| architect |
Alan Short
ⓘ
Short & Associates ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
natural ventilation chimneys
ⓘ
red turret-like tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Keisha Thompson ⓘ |
| artisticDirectorStart | 2022 ⓘ |
| audienceFocus | young people aged 13–30 ⓘ |
| buildingCompleted | 1999 ⓘ |
| charityNumber | 501953 ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environmentalFeature | low-energy design ⓘ |
| focus |
contemporary performance
ⓘ
diverse communities ⓘ youth arts ⓘ |
| formerName | Manchester University Theatre ⓘ |
| founded | 1972 ⓘ |
| governanceModel |
young people on board of trustees
ⓘ
young people on programming team ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café bar
ⓘ
main theatre ⓘ recording studio ⓘ rehearsal spaces ⓘ studio theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive modern architecture
ⓘ
innovative participation projects ⓘ youth-led programming ⓘ |
| latitude | 53.464 ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Oxford Road Corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford Road
|
| location | Manchester ⓘ |
| longitude | -2.237 ⓘ |
| name | Contact Theatre ⓘ |
| numberOfAuditoria | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1972 ⓘ |
| operator |
Contact Theatre charity
ⓘ
linked to:
Contact Theatre
|
| owner | University of Manchester ⓘ |
| postcode | M15 6JA ⓘ |
| previousArtisticDirector |
John McGrath
ⓘ
Matt Fenton ⓘ |
| programmingType |
contemporary theatre
ⓘ
dance ⓘ live art ⓘ music ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| reopened | 1999 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Oxford Road ⓘ |
| website | https://contactmcr.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Contact Theatre Description of subject: Contact Theatre is a prominent contemporary arts and performance venue in Manchester known for its innovative, youth-focused programming and distinctive modern architecture.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Contact Theatre