BAC

Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN Full details & map
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BAC review

The forward-thinking Battersea Arts Centre, which inhabits the old Battersea Town Hall, has become synonymous with experimental theatre. It's where you'll find innovative companies and new writers cutting their teeth (BAC was where the National Theatre unearthed 'Jerry Springer the Opera') and site-specific companies such as Punchdrunk and Kneehigh presenting groundbreaking work. As well as theatre, spoken word, excellent comedy bills and music events, BAC also holds vintage fashion sales and, if you're lucky, you can catch impromptu performances by one of its many resident theatre groups in the cosy bar. The fringe venue's eclectic outlook has clearly helped it consolidate its place in the heart of its Clapham/Battersea community, bouncing back from dark episodes in its history, in particular its threatened closure due to limited council funding, with the help of intense local support.


Events at BAC

Dash Dash Dash

Until Sat Nov 21 Theatre

David Gale, formerly of the Lumiere & Son Theatre Company, will write and direct a play a month for the next...

Jiggery Pokery

Dec 1-19 Theatre NEW

Amanda Lawrence pays homage to former 'Carry On' star Charles Hawtrey in a one-woman show that combines short film...

1984

Dec 2-Jan 9 2010 Theatre NEW

Leading puppetry company Blind Summit Theatre present a new low-tech production of George Orwell's dystopian classic ...

BAC details

Address
Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN

Transport Clapham Jct rail

Telephone

020 7223 2223, bookings 020 7432 4220

BAC website

BAC map

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