Manchester event crew, sorted before you’ve finished the brief.
I know Manchester’s venues inside out, Manchester Central, Bridgewater Hall, the lot, which means I know the load-in bottlenecks and the car park queues before anyone’s had to explain them. Thirty years of contacts across the North West means I can put together a single specialist or a full crew, for whatever the show needs.
Hundreds of freelancers across Greater Manchester have come through my books, from touring crew who could find their way round Manchester Central blindfolded, to the small, sharp teams who run conferences at the boutique venues dotted round the Northern Quarter. Right now I could tell you exactly which graphics operator is free to turn round last-minute slide changes without blinking, because I’ve worked with her on three shows this year alone. That’s the level of detail I keep on everyone.
Got a Manchester show in the calendar? Let’s talk about who you need.
“10/10, would def use your/their services again – total ledge!”
Jody Botting – Senior Project Manager: Absolute AVS
Manchester’s crew is a phone call away. Let’s talk.
You’ve got a show to run. Working the phones to find a free graphics operator in Manchester shouldn’t be part of your day, so let me take that off your plate.
The Little Black Book
Showcallers, floor managers, content producers, graphics operators, the Little Black Book covers all of it for Manchester, and everyone in it already knows the city’s venues. Name the gap and I’ll fill it.
Your event, your decisions, my contacts
Explaining how your team runs isn’t something anyone should need from you on the day. Hand over the call sheet, point them to your producer, and they’ll take it from there.
Manchester doesn’t do quiet weeks for events.
Between Manchester Central, the AO Arena and the city-centre conference venues, there’s always a show on somewhere, and the crew who make it work are the same small pool of freelancers who already know how each venue runs.
A graphics operator booked solid through September, a floor manager already contracted for three Manchester shows this month, that’s the reality of the city’s freelance crew. The question isn’t whether the right person exists, it’s whether they’re free on your date, and if they’re not, emergency event cover is there for when the date can’t move.
The same handful of specialists turn up behind most of Manchester’s events, whatever’s on that week, a product launch, an awards dinner, a corporate conference, because they’re the ones who know how to keep a show together under pressure.
I know exactly who’s free and worth booking in Manchester right now. Get in touch and let’s talk crew.
Need crew further south? We also cover event crew in London, and for shows north of the border, event crew in Scotland.