Description

Award-winning duo Malandra Jacks introduce you to what happens when a working-class community tells its own story.

A bus ride. A bingo card. A memory you didn’t know you shared.
This is our neighbourhood, not the one in the media, but the one shaped by our stories, our laughter and our silence.

Award-winning duo Malandra Jacks invite you into a world of spellbinding projection, real voices and unapologetic heart. Census is part theatre, part time capsule: a celebration of communities rarely seen on stage.

Funny, intimate and defiant, Census is a love letter to working-class communities, a call to remember who we are and what we carry with us, with real voices from the community from the workshop that you can take part in.

Co-presented with Word of Warning and supported by hÅb.
Originally commissioned by Contact and hÅb; supported by Manchester City Council and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Winner of Best Performance at Manchester Culture Awards 2024

Age Guidance: 12+ (parent/guardian/carer discretion)

Duration: 1 hour no interval

Content Warnings: includes discussion of class and economic inequality, poverty and financial hardship; includes discussions around mental health including anxiety, depression, and social isolation; use of mild language/profanity

In addition to the performance, Malandra Jacks will be running a workshop CENSUS: A Community Meeting at The CartShaft (OL2 8AE) on Tuesday 24 February. Book both the performance and workshop together and save 10% -- simply select the amount of tickets for each event and at it will automatically calculate at checkout.

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Tue 24 February 2026

CENSUS: a community meeting

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