Factory International

{{Short description|Theatre in Manchester, England}} {{About|Factory International in Manchester, England||Factory (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use British English|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox venue | name = Factory International | logo_image = | image = FactoryInt.jpg | caption = Aviva Studios, Home of Factory International | mapframe = no | fullname = | former_names = | location = Factory International Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ England | coordinates = {{coord|53|28|40.1844|N|02|15|27.2988|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = January 2019 | built = | opened = June 2023 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Manchester Quays Ltd (MQL) | operator = Manchester International Festival via the project's board | surface = | cost = £185.79 million | architect = Office for Metropolitan Architecture, lead architect Ellen van Loon | project_manager = Manchester City Council | structural_engineer = BuroHappold Engineering also civil engineer services and BREEAM | services_engineer = BDP (building services) Charcoalblue (theatre) Level Acoustics (acoustic) | main_contractors = | capacity = {{ubl|Up to 7,000: * 1,500 – 2,000 auditorium * 5,000 flexible 'warehouse' space }} | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = {{cvt|13,300|sqm}} | volume = | tenants = Manchester International Festival | embedded = | website = {{URL|https://factoryinternational.org/}} | public_transit = Deansgate station / Salford Central station / Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink }} '''Factory International''' is an arts organisation based in Manchester, England. It produces the biennial '''Manchester International Festival (MIF)''' and operates '''Aviva Studios''', a landmark cultural venue designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=OMA, Aviva Studios – Factory International |url=https://www.oma.com/projects/aviva-studios-factory-international}}</ref> With a focus on commissioning original interdisciplinary works across theatre, dance, music, visual arts and digital media, Factory International collaborates with global artists and institutions, positioning Manchester — and the North — as a significant cultural hub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robb |first=Adam |date=2024-07-25 |title=Aviva Studios, home of Factory International: World's Greatest Places 2024 |url=https://time.com/6992334/aviva-studios-at-factory-international/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=TIME |language=en}}</ref>

== History == Factory International builds on the legacy of Manchester International Festival (MIF),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morrison |first=Richard |date=7 June 2023 |title=There's vim up north – why Manchester is a cultural powerhouse |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/uk-travel/england/london-travel/theres-vim-up-north-why-manchester-is-a-cultural-powerhouse-0sztt09rx59 |access-date=7 June 2023 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> which focusses on performing arts, visual arts and popular culture. The festival is staged across Greater Manchester – from theatres, galleries and concert halls to railway depots, churches and car parks.

Plans to build a new cultural building in Manchester were announced in December 2014<ref>Citations:

* {{Cite news |last=Fulcher |first=Merlin |date=3 December 2014 |title=Autumn Statement: £78m 'Factory' theatre planned for Manchester |work=Architects Journal |url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/autumn-statement-78m-factory-theatre-planned-for-manchester/8673569.article |access-date=14 December 2014}} * {{Cite news |last=Snow |first=Georgia |date=3 December 2014 |title=Manchester to get new multi-million pound theatre |work=The Stage |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/manchester-to-get-new-multimillion-pound-theatre |access-date=14 December 2014}} * {{Cite news |last=Blake |first=David |date=3 December 2014 |title=REVEALED: New £78m Arts & Theatre Space For Granada Studios |work=Manchester Confidential |url=http://old.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/News/REVEALED-New-78m-5000-Capacity-Arts-Space-For-Granada-Studios-Allied-London-St-Johns-Quarter |access-date=14 December 2014}} * {{Cite news |last=Editorial |date=5 December 2014 |title=The Guardian view on Manchester's new cultural space: from one kind of factory to another |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/05/guardian-view-manchester-cultural-space-one-kind-factory-another |access-date=14 December 2014}} * {{Cite news |date=3 December 2014 |title=Manchester to get new £78m theatre named The Factory |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30314737 |access-date=14 December 2014}} * {{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Jennifer |date=3 December 2014 |title=New multi-million pound theatre and £250m science institute to be built in Manchester, Chancellor confirms |work=Manchester Evening News |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/new-multi-million-pound-theatre-250m-8220160 |access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> by then Chancellor, George Osborne, who pledged a £78 million<ref name="BBC News1">{{cite news |date=3 December 2014 |title=Manchester to get new £78m theatre named The Factory |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30314737 |access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> investment as part of the Northern Powerhouse programme.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 2014 |title=Manchester to get new £78m theatre |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30314737 |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> The project was backed by Manchester City Council, which stated that the venue would "play an integral part in helping Manchester and the north of England provide a genuine cultural counterbalance to London".<ref name="BBC News1" />

In January 2017, MIF were named as the operators of the new cultural venue,<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2017 |title=Factory Manchester Gets the GO Ahead! |language=en-GB |work=Manchester's Finest |url=https://www.manchestersfinest.com/manchester/factory-manchester-gets-the-go-ahead/ |access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> tasked with developing its ideas and programme.

The Government announced that, from 1 April 2018, they would provide Arts Council England with an additional £9 million per annum to offer revenue support to the project.<ref name="MCC_Exec270716">{{Cite report |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2619/executive |title=Executive meeting: 16. Updated Draft St Johns Strategic regeneration framework and Factory Manchester |author=Manchester City Council |date=July 2016 |publisher=Manchester City Council |author-link=Manchester City Council |access-date=22 July 2016}} [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/21265/16_updated_draft_st_johns_strategic_regeneration_framework_and_factory_manchester Pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801060020/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/21265/16_updated_draft_st_johns_strategic_regeneration_framework_and_factory_manchester|date=1 August 2016}}</ref>

In recognition of the new balance of its activity, in September 2022, the whole organisation re-branded as Factory International,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Mark |last2=correspondent |first2=Mark Brown North of England |date=29 September 2022 |title=Danny Boyle Matrix 'spectacular' to open Manchester's Factory |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/29/danny-boyle-matrix-spectacular-free-your-mind-to-open-manchester-factory |access-date=7 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> though it will continue to present MIF every two years.

In 2022, the organisation was awarded a National Portfolio Award from Arts Council England of approximately £9.9 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The data: 2022/23 extension |url=https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/npo/data-202223-extension |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Arts Council England |language=en}}</ref> Key support also comes from Manchester City Council and a range of sponsors and partners.

In 2023, it was announced that the building would be called Aviva Studios after insurance company Aviva secured the naming rights for £35 million, making it one of the UK's biggest cultural corporate sponsorship deals.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Mark |last2=correspondent |first2=Mark Brown North of England |date=20 June 2023 |title=Manchester arts venue Factory International renamed after Aviva |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/20/manchester-arts-venue-factory-international-renamed-after-aviva |access-date=21 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Aviva Studios == Aviva Studios, programmed and operated by Factory International, was designed by the international practice Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), founded by Rem Koolhaas and is OMA's first major, permanent cultural building in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Mark |date=25 November 2015 |title=Rem Koolhaas wins Factory design project as Manchester goes Dutch |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/25/rem-koolhaas-wins-factory-design-project-as-manchester-goes-dutch |access-date=7 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The internal spaces of Aviva Studios cover approximately {{cvt|13,300|sqm|abbr=on}}, with adaptability designed to enable the commissioning of large scale and intimate work across different art forms, including dance, theatre, music, opera, visual arts, popular culture and digital work, plus major exhibitions and concerts.

Aviva Studios was constructed on the former site of Granada Studios, where ''Coronation Street'' and other TV programmes were filmed and is located within St John's,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vision|url=https://stjohnsmanchester.com/vision/|access-date=21 September 2020|website=St. John's, Manchester|language=en-GB}}</ref> being developed by Allied London, which purchased the site with Manchester City Council.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2013|title=Granada's Quay Street complex bought by Allied London and Manchester City Council|url=https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/broadcasting/featured/2013/09/granada%E2%80%99s-quay-street-complex-bought-allied-london-and-manchester-city|access-date=21 September 2020|website=Prolific North|language=en|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020205551/https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/broadcasting/featured/2013/09/granada%E2%80%99s-quay-street-complex-bought-allied-london-and-manchester-city|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building's development coincides with that of the adjacent Science and Industry Museum.<ref name="MCC_Exec270716" /> Aviva Studios is next to the River Irwell, close to other city centre cultural sites, including the People's History Museum, John Rylands Library, the Opera House, HOME and the Royal Exchange Theatre.

=== Design === The building covers {{cvt|13,300|sqm|abbr=on}}, and comprises three main internal spaces: the ground floor, warehouse and auditorium, with further spaces inside and outside of the building. The warehouse has a capacity of up to 5,000 and the auditorium up to 1,600 seated. The warehouse and auditorium can present events simultaneously, and the warehouse also has the ability to be divided into two spaces by an acoustic wall. Both spaces can also be combined to create and present different types and scales of events.<ref name="MCC_Exec260717">{{Cite report |url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2991/executive |title=Executive meeting: 9. Factory Manchester |author=Manchester City Council |date=26 July 2017 |publisher=Manchester City Council |author-link=Manchester City Council |access-date=29 July 2017 }} [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/23351/9_-_factory_manchester Pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729111628/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/23351/9_-_factory_manchester |date=29 July 2017 }}</ref> Two public squares on the north and west sides of the building also make up the Factory International site<ref name="OMA_Overview">{{citation |last=OMA |title=Design and access statement: Factory (151 pages) |date=October 2016 |url=http://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/files/B75DA32188DA8EF2A98F1DC5A9D4132A/pdf/114294_VO_2016--364413.pdf |page=7 |editor-last=OMA |contribution=Introduction |publisher=OMA |author-link=Office for Metropolitan Architecture |editor-link=Office for Metropolitan Architecture }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Factory |url=http://stjohnsmanchester.com/the-factory/ |access-date=22 July 2016 |website=stjohnsmanchester.com |publisher=Manchester Quays Ltd (MQL) |archive-date=26 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726043233/http://stjohnsmanchester.com/the-factory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the scheme includes the restoration and reuse of the northern brick arched portion of the Grade II-listed Colonnaded Railway Viaduct.<ref>Historic England {{Listed building England|1200805}}</ref>

== Programming == === Pre-Factory events === In the run up to Factory International, MIF commissioned and presented a series of artists and events. Pre-Factory commissions have included Akram Khan's Giselle;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Anglesey|first=Natalie|date=28 September 2016|title=Review: Akram Khan's Giselle, at Palace Theatre, Manchester|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/review-akram-khans-giselle-palace-11949689|access-date=18 January 2021|work=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> Thomas Ostermeier's Returning to Reims;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crompton|first=Sarah|title=Review: Returning to Reims (HOME, MIF) |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/reviews/returning-to-reims-home-mif-schaubuhne_44074.html|date=10 July 2017|access-date=18 January 2021|work=What's on Stage|language=en-GB}}</ref> Available Light by composer John Adams, choreographer Lucinda Childs and architect Frank Gehry;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mackrell|first=Judith|date=7 July 2017|title=Available Light review – Lucinda Childs' minimalist movers weave through John Adams' music|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jul/07/available-light-review-palace-theatre-manchester-lucinda-childs-frank-gehry-john-adams|access-date=18 January 2021|work=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Everything that happened and would happen<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morrison|first=Richard|title=Theatre review: Everything that happened and would happen at the Mayfield, Manchester|language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/theatre-review-everything-that-happened-and-would-happen-at-the-mayfield-manchester-fk203vgwq|work=The Sunday Times|date=12 October 2018|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref> by German composer and artist Heiner Goebbels; Special Edition, a series of musical offerings presented with The Warehouse Project;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Jake|date=15 November 2018|title=Live Review: Bicep (WHP x MIF)|url=https://mancunion.com/2018/11/15/live-review-bicep-whp-x-mif/|access-date=18 January 2021|work=The Mancunion|language=en-GB}}</ref> Invisible Cities,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Monahan|first=Mark|date=5 July 2019|title=Invisible Cities, Manchester International Festival review: Brunel meets Dante in this spellbinding spectacle|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/dance/what-to-see/invisible-cities-manchester-international-festival-review-brunel/|access-date=18 January 2021}}</ref> a co-commission between MIF, 59 Productions and Rambert; Ivo Van Hove's The Fountainhead;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Holly|date=9 July 2019|title=Ivo van Hove: 'I want to make the most extreme production possible'|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/ivo-van-hove-interview-director-the-fountainhead-west-side-story-all-about-eve-311445|access-date=18 January 2021|work=inews|language=en}}</ref> Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's Atmospheric Memory;<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bonime|first=Western|title=Future Everything explores the impact of our voice on the world in Atmospheric Memory|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/westernbonime/2019/08/19/future-everything-explores-the-impact-of-our-voice-on-the-world-in-atmospheric-memory/|date=19 August 2019|access-date=18 January 2021|work=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> and to the Moon by Laurie Anderson.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Eastham|first=Ben|title=Satellite of Love|url=https://artreview.com/online-exclusive-satellite-of-love/|date=9 August 2019|access-date=18 January 2021|work=ArtReview|language=en}}</ref>

=== Virtual Factory === In July 2020, MIF launched Virtual Factory,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heward|first=Emily|date=2 July 2020|title=Take a virtual tour of Manchester's massive new Factory arts centre|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/take-virtual-tour-manchesters-massive-18527315|access-date=18 January 2021|website=Manchester Evening News|language=en}}</ref> a series of online commissions by artists, inspired by Factory International's new building, its architecture and the history of the site. The first commission was Your Progress Will Be Saved,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Webster|first=Andrew|date=1 July 2020|title=The latest modern art installation is inside Fortnite|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/1/21308391/fortnite-creative-manchester-international-festival-art-exhibition-laturbo-avedon|access-date=18 January 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref> by the artist avatar LaTurbo Avedon, in which Factory International was built in the global gaming platform ''Fortnite Creative''. Other artists commissioned for Virtual Factory included Tai Shani and Robert Yang. The final commission for the Virtual Factory platform was by artist and filmmaker Jenn Nkiru.{{Needs update|date=October 2023}}

=== 2023 - Opening Programme === Factory International's opening programme included ''Free Your Mind'', an immersive Matrix films-themed dance, music and visual effects experience with a creative team including composer Michael 'Mikey J' Asante MBE and choreographer Kenrick 'H2O' Sandy MBE (founders of hip-hop dance company Boy Blue), artist and stage designer Es Devlin, playwright and poet Sabrina Mahfouz and director Danny Boyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2022 |title=Danny Boyle Matrix 'spectacular' to open Manchester's Factory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/29/danny-boyle-matrix-spectacular-free-your-mind-to-open-manchester-factory |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The programme also included ''You Me and the Balloons,'' the largest ever show by artist Yayoi Kusama,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakar |first=Faima |title=The world's biggest ever Yayoi Kusama show will open in the UK next year |url=https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/the-worlds-biggest-ever-yayoi-kusama-show-will-open-in-the-uk-next-year-092922 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=Time Out United Kingdom |date=29 September 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and The Welcome, a series of events and performances curated by the people of Greater Manchester.

=== 2024 === thumb|The Lobby of the Factory International, 2025 Factory International's 2024 programme highlights included ''Robin/Red/Breast,'' an immersive folk-horror play starring Maxine Peake,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robin/Red/Breast |url=https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/robin-red-breast/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MIF t/a Factory International |language=en}}</ref> a three-week residency by the artist David Hoyle<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Hoyle: Please Feel Free to Ignore My Work |url=https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/david-hoyle/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MIF t/a Factory International |language=en}}</ref> and ''The Fête of Britain'', a festival curated by Brian Eno and Es Devlin featuring Jeremy Deller and Cornelia Parker.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fête of Britain |url=https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/the-fete-of-britain/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MIF t/a Factory International |language=en}}</ref> Summer 2024 saw the launch of Summer Factory, a series of cultural and food events at the venue, including the audiovisual installation Sweet Dreams in the Warehouse. In Autumn 2024, Factory International opened a new live show, ''ARK: United States'' V, by multi-media artist Laurie Anderson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARK : United States Part 5 {{!}} Aviva Studios {{!}} Manchester |url=https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/laurie-anderson-ark-united-states-part-5/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MIF t/a Factory International |language=en}}</ref> === 2025=== Balkan Erotic Epic is a durational performance artwork by Marina Abramović, presented at Aviva Studios in Manchester from 9 to 19 October 2025. The piece builds on Abramović's 2005 multi-channel video installation of the same name, expanding its exploration of Balkan folklore, erotic ritual, and collective mythology into a large-scale live performance. The four-hour event featured more than seventy performers, including dancers, musicians, and singers, and allowed audiences to move freely through a sequence of thirteen immersive scenes. Incorporating elements such as Fertility Rite, Massaging the Breast, and Scaring the Gods, the work re-examines the connection between sexuality, spirituality, and the body in ritual traditions.<ref name="Factory2025">Factory International. "Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic." Factory International. 2025.</ref>

== International work == Factory International collaborates with venues, festivals and companies across the world to commission artists together, working with local, national and international partners and co-producers.

As MIF, Factory International was part of an Arts Council England initiative with The Public Theater in New York – to promote artists and companies based in England to a global audience.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Under the Radar Global Partners |url=https://publictheater.org/productions/season/2021/utr-2021/under-the-radar-global-partners/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=publictheater.org |language=en-us}}</ref> Under the Radar Festival supported artists involved in theatre and performance.

== Factory Academy == Based at Aviva Studios in Manchester, Factory Academy was launched to address local skills shortages in technical, production, and creative roles and offers free courses in areas such as stage lighting, sound mixing, set design, rigging, creative business management, and arts project development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Factory Academy {{!}} Factory International {{!}} Manchester |url=https://factoryinternational.org/factory-academy/ |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=MIF t/a Factory International |language=en}}</ref>

By 2024, more than 1,000 people from Greater Manchester had completed courses through Factory Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=Manchester creative industries scheme sees 1,000 people graduate |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5089q11po |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Around 60% of graduates have progressed into paid roles within the arts, including employment at major Manchester venues such as Co-op Live and the Science and Industry Museum.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-29 |title=Manchester creative industries scheme sees 1,000 people graduate |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5089q11po |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Training takes place inside Aviva Studios and is designed to give students hands-on experience. Alumni have contributed to high-profile productions, including ''Sweet Dreams'', presented at Factory International in 2024.

== Timescale == The timeframe of the project contains the following key milestones: * July 2015 – issue of the contract for design services<ref name="UK_Tenders">{{cite web|date=24 July 2015|title=Provision of design services lots 1–7 for the Factory Development, Manchester|url=http://england.unitedkingdom-tenders.co.uk/87468_Provision_of_Design_Services_Lots_1-7_for_the_Factory_Development_Manchester_2015_Manchester|access-date=5 August 2015|website=UnitedKingdom-Tenders.co.uk}}</ref> * Mid-November 2015 – design team appointments<ref name="MCC_Exec290715">{{Cite report|url=http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2475/executive|title=Executive meeting: 16. The Factory Manchester: Project Delivery|author=Manchester City Council|date=29 July 2015|publisher=Manchester City Council|pages=222–224|author-link=Manchester City Council|access-date=5 August 2015}} point 5.0. [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/19239/16_-_the_factory_manchester Pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191825/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/19239/16_-_the_factory_manchester |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> * January 2017 – planning application submission<ref name="MCC_Exec270716" /> * February 2017 to June 2023 – construction<ref name="MCC_Exec270716" /> * June 2023 – The venue presents its first events for MIF23, enabling visitors to preview the building * October 2023 – official opening of the building

{{Bar chart | title = '''Funding for the building of Factory International'''<ref name=MCC_Exec270716 />{{rp|13–14}}<ref name=MCC_Exec260717 /> | label_type = Source of funding | data_type = Amount £m (''% of all funding'') | bar_width = 50 | width_units = em | data_max = 110 | label1 = Exchequer via ACE grant | data1 = 78.5 | comment1 = ''42.25%'' | label2 = Manchester City Council | data2 = 50.6 | comment2 = ''27.24%'' | label3 = Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund | data3 = 21 | comment3 = ''11.3%'' | label4 = ACE Lottery grant | data4 = 7 | comment4 = ''3.7%'' | label5 = Fundraising | data5 = 25 | comment5 = ''13.4%'' | caption = Total amount = £185.79m }}

== References == {{reflist}}

== Notes == :{{note label|Timeline1|Note 1}} The original timeline was as follows: :* May 2016 – planning application submission :* January 2017 to December 2018 – construction :* January 2019 to June 2019 – commissioning of facilities and test events :* July 2019 – opening ceremony

:{{note label|Timeline2|Note 2}} The revised timeline was as follows: :* End of 2019 – opening ceremony

;Reference to Note 1 * {{Cite report |author= Manchester City Council |author-link= Manchester City Council |date= 29 July 2015 | pages = 222–224 |title= Executive meeting: 16. The Factory Manchester: Project Delivery |url= http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2475/executive |publisher= Manchester City Council |access-date= 5 August 2015 }} point 5.0. [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/19239/16_-_the_factory_manchester Pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191825/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/19239/16_-_the_factory_manchester |date=4 March 2016 }}

;Reference to Note 2 * {{Cite report |author= Manchester City Council |author-link= Manchester City Council |date= July 2016 | page = 15 |title= Executive meeting: 16. Updated Draft St Johns Strategic regeneration framework and Factory Manchester |url= http://www.manchester.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/2619/executive |publisher= Manchester City Council |access-date= 22 July 2016 }} [http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/21265/16_updated_draft_st_johns_strategic_regeneration_framework_and_factory_manchester Pdf.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801060020/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/21265/16_updated_draft_st_johns_strategic_regeneration_framework_and_factory_manchester |date=1 August 2016 }}

== External links == * {{Official website|mif.co.uk/thefactory/}}

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