Malandra Jacks - Presents Census
North West Theatre Arts Company CIC (NWTAC), Manchester, M40 5HQ
Thursday 18th June 2026
Census
The last performance
This is 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. Co-presented with Word of Warning and supported by hÅb.
Winner of Best Performance at Manchester Culture Awards 2024. Originally commissioned by Contact and hÅb; supported by Manchester City Council and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Supported by HOME, MCR.
Content Warnings: includes discussion of class and economic inequality, poverty and financial hardship; includes discussions around mental health including anxiety, depression, and social isolation; cites racist commentary; use of mild language/profanity.
The last performance
This is 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. Co-presented with Word of Warning and supported by hÅb.
Winner of Best Performance at Manchester Culture Awards 2024. Originally commissioned by Contact and hÅb; supported by Manchester City Council and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Supported by HOME, MCR.
Content Warnings: includes discussion of class and economic inequality, poverty and financial hardship; includes discussions around mental health including anxiety, depression, and social isolation; cites racist commentary; use of mild language/profanity.
