The Edge Theatre and Arts Centre

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The Edge Theatre and Arts in Chorlton
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Based in a 19th Century former Red Cross Hospital in Chorlton, South Manchester, The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre is a community-focussed theatre that hosts both in-house and touring productions. It’s also a thriving charitable arts centre, working with homeless people, vulnerable adults and young people, and using the arts arts to help transform lives, while the café is also a training centre for adults with learning disabilities.

The Edge was opened in 2011 with award-winning actors Julie Hesmondhalgh and Sir Mark Rylance as its patrons.

Manchester Road, ChorltonManchesterM21 9JG View map
Telephone: 0161 282 9776 Visit Now

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