Our full address is Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ and the what3words is chop.feeds.chase.

You can approach Aviva Studios along Water Street (coming from Quay Street) or along Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield). Both entrances to the building have double sets of glass doors.

Once inside Aviva Studios, there is step-free access to all areas of the venue. The flooring throughout the building is smooth concrete.

The entrance to the Warehouse is by lift or stairs from the Social. Two lifts and a staircase to the Warehouse are located in the Social opposite the bar.

The entrance to the Law Family Hall is by lift, escalator or stairs from one side of the Social beside the brick arches. There is only one escalator, and this will take you up to the Law Family Hall before the show, and will be reversed so that you can travel down at the end of the performance.

The Social has a range of seating, including those with arms and backs.

The bars in the Social and Hall Foyer have lowered accessible service points.

Our building is large. We have portable stools available to borrow if you would benefit from resting along the way during your visit.

We have wheelchair spaces and seats at standing events for all events.

There are accessible toilets on all public levels of our building.

Accessible toilets are located inside the main toilets space in the brick arches of the Social.

Here you’ll find a mixture of accessible cubicles with left- or right-hand transfer, towards the back of the space, as well as ambulant accessible cubicles with grab rails, as well as a Changing Places facility.

The toilets in the brick arches of the Social are split into male, female and gender neutral – all of which contain accessible cubicles. There are shared handwashing facilities in each arch – they have soap dispensers under the mirrors to your left and dryers to the right. There are separate handwashing facilities inside the accessible cubicles.

There are additional single-room accessible toilets located in both Hall Foyers, at stalls and circle level.

There are additional single-room accessible toilets located in the Warehouse Foyer.

You do not need a key to use the accessible toilets at Aviva Studios.

Assistance dogs are welcome in our building, and we can provide mats and water bowls on request, just ask a host when you arrive. We can also take care of your assistance dog if you do not want to take your dog into the performance space. Please also refer to our assistance dogs policy.

If you are bringing an assistance dog to a ticketed event, please let us know in advance by contacting access@factoryinternational.org or calling our access phone number: 0161 817 4531 (phone lines are open 10am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday).

Assistive Listening is currently not available for this production. Should this change, we will update this event page accordingly.

Anne Hornsby will deliver an audio described tour of Balkan Erotic Epic during the performance scheduled to take place on Sunday 19th October at 5pm. This will include a touch tour.

Please note, Balkan Erotic Epic invites audiences to move around the space. Volunteers will be on hand to support Anne with the delivery of the tour and to provide sighted guide support to visitors as needed.

If you plan make use of the audio description provision, please let us know by booking the relevant AD ticket.

Cheryl Walker will deliver a BSL interpreter tour of Balkan Erotic Epic during the performance scheduled to take place on Wednesday 15th October at 7pm.

Please note, Cherly will not be positioned on the stages around the performance space. Instead, she will accompany visitors and provide interpretation as you explore the work.

If you plan to make use of this provision, please let us know by booking the relevant BSL ticket.

All pre-recorded video elements of Balkan Erotic Epic will be captioned, and transcripts will be available for live performance elements that include spoken content.

Balkan Erotic Epic is a durational work, and audiences are invited to move around the space. Seats are not available to book; however, incidental seating is readily available throughout the performance space and portable stools will be available to borrow to support your enjoyment of the experience.

Balkan Erotic Epic makes use of a large amount of audio content, some of which may play at the same time, overlap, or bleed into one another. Sensory kits are available to borrow at the Orange Box when you arrive, however, if you have your own ear defenders and think you may benefit from using them, please do remember to bring them with you.

We will continue to update this event page with relevant sensory information as the work develops, so please do check back here if you’d benefit from more detail. Alternatively, please call 0161 817 4531 or email access@factoryinternational.org and we’ll be happy to discuss the performance with you.

All areas of Balkan Erotic Epic are accessible to wheelchair users and those who require step-free access, either via lift or ramp. The condition underfoot is similar to astro turf.

Please note, this is not a seated event. Audiences are encouraged to move around the performance space. Please view the relevant subheading above for information about seating.

A ‘What to Expect’ Guide for Balkan Erotic Epic will be available to view and download from Tuesday 7 October onwards. Please return to this event page then if you wish to make use of this resource.

Please note this production contains full nudity – live and in projected films – as well as scenes of a graphic sexual nature, including simulated sexual acts.