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SPRING 26 SEASON

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A group of people are in a studio space, kneeling with their forearms on the floor. They are all facing the same way with their bottoms pointing diagonally forward. They are in various states of undress, some of them are topless with jeans on, others with a half-unbuttoned top on, others just in underwear or with their trousers and underwear showing part of their bottom. The floor is brick and there is a black cable running round it connecting to some lighting stands that can be seen in the background.

26 - 27 Mar

The Present Is Not Enough

Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo

Inspired by cruising as a social practice, The Present is Not Enough reimagines the city as a space that can be open, intimate and safe.

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Production Second Trimester's promotional photo featuring Krishna, one hand on chin gazing up longingly, and his mother, looking very cool pulling down her bright red glasses with a questioning look. the Image has white flowers and collage-style red, orange and yellow block colours.

14 - 25 Apr

Second Trimester

Krishna Istha and Geetha Shankar. Directed by Milli Bhatia. Produced by BAC.

Following the critically acclaimed 'First Trimester', this ambitious new show is a cinematic, Bollywood-inspired family saga.

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25 Apr - 2 May

Open Research:
How to be Many Mothers?

Kaaitheater and BAC

In an exciting new partnership with Kaaitheater (Brussels), BAC expands the Open Research programme with a curated series of talks, workshops and performances exploring mothering, family, and care beyond the norm.

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Two shirtless white men with light brown hair are standing together mirroring each other with their back shoulder and heads touching facing forward with eyes closed; their back arm extended backward and the other extended forward both in prayer position with one another. Their faces are painted with exaggerated contour and overlined red lipstick. Behind them are hanging pictures on a black background; biggest image on the left shows a white woman with wavy blonde hair in a yellow swimsuit, face down on the beach with the calm shoreline behind her; above her there is white text that reads ‘your eyes, they strove’. The other smaller images on the right show various abstract image with blue and orange colours.

1 - 2 May

Monica

Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir

A striking theatrical tribute to maternal legacy and erased histories. Expect dance, music and a touch of drag and cabaret in this multimedia telenovela.

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A woman wearing pink tracksuit bottoms and a crop top is standing facing away from the camera with arms held high and peace signing with her fingers. Behind her, a large screen reads ‘The End Is Coming’ in bold white distorted text on a black background. A large pink teddy bear sits on a chair in the corner.

7 - 16 May

Bloom 2026

Spanning two weekends, Bloom presents five genre-defying productions in a curated programme of cutting-edge performance developed at BAC.

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Battersea Arts Centre's 2026 Programme colours in pink and subtle green with a zig-jagged misty haze texture.

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Homegrown Festival 2026

Curated and produced by BAC's Young Producers

A celebration of bold ideas, innovative artistry and radical experimentation from a brand-new cohort of BAC’s young producers.

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A tentative audience sitting on the floor blur into the shadows behind two vibrant bold figures, illuminated in purple light. One person is suspended in air by rope bondage knot, with neon red, pink and green rope, hands crossed behind their back. The other, with their back to the camera is gently holding the first person's head and pressing their own to it, creating a warm sense of connection and safety. In the purple background various mundane objects are spun in neon macramé creating unique patterns.

4 - 6 Jun

Bunny

Daniel Kok and Luke George
Co-presented by BAC and Queer East Festival

In rope bondage, a ‘Bunny’ is the person being tied. Artists Daniel Kok and Luke George ask: what if everyone in the theatre is a Bunny?

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Mini-golf installation called, ‘Algorithmic K-Holes and the Techno-Serfdom of Simulated Entrapment Under Slop Capitalism'’, features a winding green path with white rims, curving under and behind a screen which projects a man in a golf cart, and back out to a round space with the hole. A woman in a black top and black and white plaid trousers is celebrating with hand up and club in one hand.

17 Jun - 26 Jul

Swingers: The Art of Mini Golf

The long-awaited UK Premiere of this major art exhibition takes over BAC for six weeks. Play your way through nine adventurous mini golf holes, each designed by a leading female artist from around the world.

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The exterior of Battersea Arts Centre from across the street. A large Victorian building with arched windows and a weather vane on its roof.

A Public Address

A BAC and Quarantine Co-production

A Public Address sees award-winning theatre collective Quarantine take over the former Town Hall – now Battersea Arts Centre – to ask: who gets heard in a place like this today?

Part of Wandsworth’s year as the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture.

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Part of A Public Address

Interior of a cafe. There are people seated at a table facing each other engaged in conversation with the remains of their lunch on the table.

16 Feb - 13 Mar

No Such Thing

Quarantine

When was the last time you had a conversation with a stranger? We buy you lunch in exchange for a short conversation. 

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Limited Availability

An image of a junction on a busy main road. A cafe sits on the corner with a neon red sign titled 'Café'.

6 - 14 Mar

The people of Lavender Hill

Quarantine

Hear from the people behind the counter in this audio walk, composed for and from Lavender Hill.

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6 - 8 Mar

Why I am and why I am not

Quarantine

A weekend-long intervention starting with speeches from the balcony of our building – formerly Battersea Town Hall.  

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Theatre studio space with audience seated around the edge of the space. There are performers across the stage standing in various positions. There tables, chairs, theatre lamps and a projection screen spread across the space.

14 Mar

12 Last Songs

Quarantine

Part live exhibition, part epic performance made for and with the people of London.

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Open Research: How to be Many Mothers?

A curated series of talks, workshops and performances exploring mothering, family, and care beyond the norm.

25 Apr

Monica: A Game for Diasporic Genealogies

Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir

A workshop open to those interested in developing experimental dramaturgical tools or in exploring games as methods of artistic research.

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25 Apr

Making and Unmaking Family:
Mothering as World-Building

Sophie K. Rosa

In this talk, Sophie K. Rosa explores ideas about mothering, family, and how new ways of living together might be imagined and made.

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28 - 29 Apr

What To Expect
When You're Not Expecting

Louise Ashcroft

Artist Louise Ashcroft revisits her acclaimed autobiographical meltdown about turning 39 and realising she’s forgotten to have children.

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2 May

Domestic Anarchism:
Köket (The Kitchen)

Andrea Zavala Folache and Adriano Wilfert Jensen

Is it possible to both abolish the family and do group dancing?

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2 May

Dynamic Families

Louise Ashcroft

In this workshop, Louise Ashcroft brings together elements of her ongoing artistic research into family, kinship, and relational dynamics.

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2 May

CLOWNS - An unfinished mini lecture

Samra Mayanja

A series of unfinished mini-lectures that loosely explore a developing work.

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BLOOM 26

A programme of cutting-edge performance developed at BAC

Two white sticks being puppeteerd by pink string. Blurred in the background are scattered black beads, a strip of light brown fur, and a curious audience in the shadows. Around the image is a blue-green haze, the colours of Bloom festival.

7 - 9 May

Matter Era

Tim Spooner and Terrapin

Part installation, part performance, Matter Era brings a post-human world to life through experimental puppetry and animated objects.

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A white woman with long wavy ginger hair is kneeling on a desk with both hands down in front of her. She is wearing a dark pink long-sleeved leotard with strings of large light pink jewels and cloth tassels under the arms. There a microphone on her right. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

8 - 9 May

Wormhole Of Our Formation

Catherine Hoffmann

A visceral, absurdist ride through Breakdown Britain.

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A brick wall lit by different coloured lights creates a rainbow mosaic backdrop for artist Stacy Makishi’s dance moves; a woman with a short grey bob and glasses, who is wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and black trousers. The chaotic crowd of people are joining in and display their unique poses, some with hands gesticulating, others joyfully still, sitting on the floor. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

9 May

Walking Each Other Home

Stacy Makishi

What happens when our curiosity becomes larger than our fears? Welcome to a creative encounter celebrating the messy, imperfect parts we’re often told to hide.

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A white woman with black hair wearing red lipstick is standing in front of a cloud-filled sky background. She is holding a half-melted ice-cream in her left hand and gazing upward in awe of something out of frame. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

15 - 16 May

FAMEHUNGRY

Louise Orwin

A helter-skelter nosedive into TikTok, The Almighty Algorithm and the attention economy to ask what it means to be an artist now.

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A softly lit pink room frames two people embracing for a kiss. The pair are both wearing white silk blindfolds, have various tattoos, and matching blonde hair with dark brown roots that have grown out. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

16 May

Dance Me to the End of Love

pink suits

You're invited into an immersive performance of intimacy, pain, pleasure, and grief – set inside a wandering art installation.

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A person dressed in Frankenstein-esq prosthetics and chunky boots is standing on stage drinking a Monster energy drink. Behind them a green leather chair and teal curtains. Around the image is a blue-green haze, the colours of Bloom festival.

16 May

No Bodies Here: Deleting the Body from Live Performance

Ocean Stefan

Join Ocean for an artist talk sharing their experience experimenting in performance.

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CONCERTS

A black and white cut out photograph of Ryan Wang on a red and turquoise background.

17 Jun

New York, New York

Chromatica Orchestra

Chromatica Orchestra and phenomenal young pianist Ryan Wang take you on a nocturnal wander through the urban jungle.

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Tom’s Café

9 Apr

0800 COMEDY

A friendly and inclusive night showcasing a curated line up of the best talent in the heart of Battersea

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