What's On
WILD TIMES 2021
How we learnt to live, think and come together… differently. Bringing together some of the world’s most creative voices in a unique collection of shows about adapting to these topsy-turvy times.
19 - 25 Apr
The Motherhood Project
Fifteen short films explore the guilt, joy, absurdity, pressure and taboo surrounding motherhood, offering a fascinating cross-section of perspectives. All ticket sales will include a 50% donation to Refuge.
Apr 28
D&D Satellite: Time to Vent & Revive
A Conversation for Parents & Carers Working in the Arts during the pandemic. A chance to come together, to share stories of the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright maddening times you have been through.
10 - 16 May
From Me to Us
A playful and poignant performance letter to a future child from their future father. From Me to Us documents, in a powerful piece of autobiographical performance art, the 2019 law change to allow for single father surrogacy.
24 May - 13 Jun
Helen
Helen is a brand new digital show from innovative theatre ensemble N2P using virtual reality to tell the story of pioneering astronaut Helen Sharman CME OBE, the first British person in space.
24 May - 13 Jun
Lights Over Tesco Car Park: The Abductions
The Abductions is a 360° experience, inspired by Poltergeist's 2018 sell-out Edinburgh Fringe hit, Lights Over Tesco Car Park, that puts audiences at the centre of four historic alien abductions.
24 May - 13 Jun
LIVE TO TELL: The Madonna Jukebox Musical
Madonna survives by reinventing herself...like a retrovirus. Living with HIV, Brian desperately dreams of doing the same. Just like a prayer, his pitch LIVE TO TELL: The Madonna Jukebox Musical to the Queen of Pop goes from camp fun to raw emotion.
24 May - 13 Jun
Look At Me, Don’t Look At Me
A brand new cabaret about love, art, and a legacy, RashDash reclaim the story of Lizzie Siddal; known throughout history as model and muse for Pre-Raphealite painters, but an artist and poet in her own right.
24 May - 13 Jun
Scored in Silence
Using a unique blend of cutting-edge technology and choreography to unpack the hidden perspectives of Deaf people, Scored In Silence uses true accounts from the handful who survived the atomic bomb atrocity in Japan 1945.
18 - 20 Jun
Brownton Abbey: Talk Show
Introducing Brownton Abbey: Talk Show;
a frank and open conversation with artists and exclusive screenings of brand new digital performance commissions from the Brownton Abbey Universe.
22 - 27 Jun
salt: dispersed
In Feb 2016, two artists got on a cargo ship, and retraced one of the routes of the Transatlantic Slave Triangle - from the UK to Ghana to Jamaica... this show is what they brought back. salt: dispersed sees artist Selina Thompson develop an intimate new film adaption of her hit stage show salt.
2 - 4 Jul
Political Mother: The Final Cut
Hofesh Shechter’s iconic stage work Political Mother explodes onto the screen as an UNPLUGGED, unapologetic and exhilarating new short film.
8 - 15 Jul
Life: LIVE!
Following her smash-hits Post-Popular and Triple Threat, Lucy McCormick presents her latest sensational show Life: LIVE! as she forefronts her aspiration to become a world-famous pop star.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE NEED?
An installation by Jo Fong in Battersea Arts Centre & online.
Announced as a response to our building becoming Wandsworth’s Community Vaccination Centre, What Will People Need? is an installation of posters throughout Battersea Arts Centre that encourage local visitors to give their thoughts on what we can do to bring ourselves through these difficult times; posing questions and collating answers as an archive of voices for the past year.
GET CREATIVE
We’re still here and creating with our communities. From creative challenges to beatboxing how-to videos, there’s plenty of ways to get involved with Battersea Arts Centre.