Battersea Arts Centre celebrates 50 extraordinary years with a series of live events throughout 2024.
Spring 2024 season includes new works from Figs in Wigs and Katy Baird with Kornél Mundruczó & Kata Wéber coming to the Grand Hall with a UK premiere of TR Warszawa’s Pieces of a Woman.
Emma Rice’s Wise Children bring Blue Beard to the Grand Hall in April.
As part of the 50th celebrations, BAC will host a series of panel talks discussing issues impacting the arts in 2024.
BAC launches Voyages: Time Quest a new interactive audio experience for families with Collusion, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
BAC continues its Pay What You Can ticket scheme for 2024.
Priority booking opens from 12noon on Monday 15th January with public booking open from 12noon on Wednesday 17th January via bac.org.uk
BAC’s spring season features a line-up of extraordinary artists including:
In a BAC commission, the unparalleled Figs in Wigs open the season with Big Finish, as they stare death in the face and try to find a way through the mess of now to the future of tomorrow (14 – 27 Mar).
Long term collaborators Little Bulb bring their delightful show for younger children, Four Seasons, to the Council Chamber (2-6 Apr).
Emma Rice’s Wise Children will play BAC’s Grand Hall in the only London date for their beguiling and magical retelling of Blue Beard (23 Apr – 18 May).
Laura Murphy’s Edinburgh smash hit A Spectacle of Herself comes to the Council Chamber for 5 performances (23-27 Apr).
Katy Baird brings her new show, Get Off to the Council Chamber, commissioned by BAC (8-25 May).
As part of our ongoing commitment to collaborations with international artists, pioneering Polish company, TR Warszawa come to the Grand Hall for just two nights with Pieces of a Woman (22-23 May).
Performance artist Jo Fong & George Orange round off the season with The Rest of Our Lives (7-22 Jun).
Bloom, a series of one-off performances showcasing a selection of artists we’ve been supporting over the past year will take place in May, featuring Tamm Reynolds, Samir Kennedy & Daniel Oliver.
In a new collaboration with Collusion, BAC launches the first of its Voyages, Time Quest; an interactive audio adventure that takes families on a quest to discover possible futures hidden around the building (From February).
BAC’s Young Producers return with another year of Homegrown Festival in April.
Tarek Iskander, Artistic Director and CEO says:
“2024 will be a very special year for BAC as we celebrate 50 years of being a home for extraordinary artists, young people and communities. To mark this milestone, we have an exciting line-up of boundary-pushing shows, including the return of Emma Rice to the Grand Hall, and long-term collaborators, Figs in Wigs and Little Bulb in our spring season. We’re also delighted to be hosting TR Warszawa this season, reinforcing our commitment to bringing the world’s greatest theatre-makers to South London.
We’ll be honouring our past and future with a series of topical debates in our Town Hall’s Council Chamber, as well as events recognising the talent of our young people and local communities. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for all the incredible people who’ve enabled BAC to thrive for the past 50 years, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to join our celebrations in our beautiful building in this anniversary year.”
