About Us
Battersea Arts Centre is a Home for the Extraordinary.
We harness the incredible power of art, creativity and collective imagination to create a better future for everyone. A future that is more inclusive, more sustainable and more fair.
Recently celebrating our 50th year, we work with ground-breaking artists across the globe to present innovative, exciting and socially engaged work. Behind the scenes, BAC’s Creative Development Programme supports artists at all stages of their careers – providing space to develop new work, commissions and opportunities to connect and collaborate across borders.
We continue to deliver our trailblazing programmes for 11-29 year olds, including our Beatbox and Dance Academies and Young Producers programme, alongside community projects including our Community Hub and Community Garden. Most shows at BAC are available on a Pay What You Can basis.
BAC is housed in the former Battersea Town Hall – an iconic building once home to historic speeches and radical political debate. That spirit of bold ideas and collective imagination continues to shape the work we present today. In addition to work in the building, BAC will also present the city-wide London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) from 2027.
As a registered charity (282857), BAC needs to raise funds from individuals, corporates and trusts & foundations who help make this work happen. Join us in supporting BAC so that, together, we can thrive for the next 50 years.
OUR HISTORY
Battersea Arts Centre is the guardian of the former Battersea Town Hall, built in 1893 by Edward Mountford. Over the past 120 years this building has played host to many fascinating people and incredible stories with infamous speeches, radical politics, cutting edge performance and personal journeys.
WORK WITH US
View the latest jobs and opportunities to join the team here.
RELAXED VENUE
As a Relaxed Venue, we are committed to identifying and dismantling barriers faced by disabled people, and to make the entire experience of visiting our venue more welcoming, accessible and inclusive.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Volunteering at Battersea Arts Centre is a great way to support us, and you would get the opportunity to watch our productions, learn about working in a theatre environment, and meet new people.