Factory International Membership

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor

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Factory International Membership

Aviva Studios, Manchester
18 January 2024-31 December 2025

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If you’ve promised yourself more arts and culture this year, Factory International Membership is how you make good on it. It opens the door to a year of bold, live work as it unfolds at Aviva Studios.

Spring/Summer at Aviva Studios brings a fresh run of ambitious work across art, theatre, music and live events – and membership puts you first in line for the lot. From a major new exhibition by Ai Weiwei to the UK premiere of Du Yun’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Angel’s Bone, members receive 12 months of priority booking across all Factory International events, meaning first dibs on the best seats in the house.

Ai Weiwei photography: Gonçalo F. Santos Artwork photography: Tom Carter Artwork: Eight-Nation Alliance Flag (Russia), 2024, buttons, fabric. 490x750cm.

You’ll also get exclusive offers in the shop and on food and drink (ideal for pre-show catch-ups), early access to digital content, invitations to special events, and a members-only e-newsletter. There’s even an exclusive gift waiting for you on your first visit.

Membership costs just £45 for the year. And by joining, you’re also supporting Factory International’s training and engagement programmes with emerging artists and communities across Manchester. It’s a direct way of sustaining the kind of cultural risk-taking the venue exists to enable.

Spring is shaping up to be a strong one. Get the diary ready and make the most of the season with a Factory International Membership.

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