Battersea Arts Centre News

This September, the residents of Nine Elms will join forces with innovative performance artists Hunt & Darton in partnership with Wandsworth Council and Battersea Arts Centre, to reimagine their upbeat show, Radio Local, through a grassroots campaign to celebrate the joys and necessity of local radio and community.

A brand-new virtual puppet theatre has arrived on our screens, with acts announced for the first two shows on Friday 4th September and Friday 18th September at 8pm respectively.

Andrew Roach Talent and Ingenious Fools are pleased to announce that Comedian and Actor, Richard Stott, has been awarded Arts Council England funding for a unique project that will include a combination of sixteen workshops and live performances, both in person and online.

Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre is joining forces with a new community producing company in the latest of an ongoing programme of exciting new creative partnerships.

The Stage has today announced the award-winning & Juliet actress Miriam-Teak Lee will host this year's The Stage Debut Awards, in association with Access Entertainment.

Adapted from the award-winning The Shape of the Pain (Scotsman Fringe First), this new short film created in isolation is a powerful and intimate insight into living with a rare, synesthetic chronic pain condition.

Wendell Pierce (The Wire, Suits), Robbie Williams (Take That), David Mitchell (Peep Show), Aimee Lou Wood (Netflix's Sex Education) and the stars of West End musical Dear Evan Hansen are among the nominees for The Stage Debut Awards 2020, in association with Access Entertainment. 

Worcester-based Vamos Theatre, the UK's leading full mask theatre company, announce the transmission dates for How Hard is Waving? a brand-new series of specially commissioned short films.

Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Nottingham-based New Perspectives brought high quality theatre to village halls and arts venues in rural areas: now, they have devised a novel way of reaching isolated rural audiences through a six-part drama written on a series of specially designed postcards.

Geraldine Pilgrim Performance Company and Mountview London present Handbag at Home, a celebratory online participatory performance with music, dance...and handbags.

From a Celtic warrior imprisoned on the banks of Stratford Upon Avon, to a plague ravaged town in Derbyshire via a sacred pagan site in West Cornwall, this new audio series invokes the hidden stories imprinted on ten different locations around the UK.

Tara Arts Board of Trustees and Helen Jeffreys, Executive Director and Joint CEO, today announce the appointment of Sunita Pandya as the new Chair of Tara Arts' Board.

On June 6, Giles Terera chatted with Noma Domezweni on Mountview LIVE!

An Open Letter has been written to Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Culture, from black, Asian, and ethnically diverse theatre artistic directors and cultural leaders. The letter was written to emphasize the importance  of protecting representation in the sector.

Kiln Theatre today announces their Creative Engagement programme for Summer 2020, with all the theatre's outreach programmes and initiatives now being provided online.

The Civilians, the award-winning New York-based theater company, presents the ninth annual R&D Group FINDINGS Series. 

A group of UK theatres have sent an open letter to their networks of freelancers.

Battersea Arts Centre today announces the TV premiere of its brand new film, Performance Live: The Way Out.

Yamin Choudury recently celebrated two years in the role of Artistic Director at Hackney Empire. In that short time, the theatre has seen an average of 83% new bookers for many productions, and youth engagement has also increased. Choudury spoke with BroadwayWorld about access, representation and diversity in the arts, as well as his vision for the East London landmark.

BBC Arts today announced further programming for Culture In Quarantine, a virtual festival of the arts rooted in the experience of national lockdown, with more to be announced over the coming weeks.