battersea arts centre Archives

“Aşınma” (“Corrosion”): A Solo Masterpiece About The Contemporary Human

Posted by Seda Ilter | 23rd Nov 2025 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Turkey, United Kingdom

In October 2025, Battersea Arts Centre hosted Aşınma (Corrosion) – a multi-award-winning theatre...

“Uncanny Valley” at The Battersea Arts Centre

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 2nd Mar 2022 | Germany, London, Review, Theatre and Science, Transmedia, United Kingdom

When Uncanny Valley premiered back in 2018, the idea of artificial intelligence augmenting or...

An Interview with British Theatre-Maker and Comedian Jess Thom Co-Founder of Touretteshero

Posted by Colin Hambrook | 1st Mar 2020 | Interview, London, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

Touretteshero teams up with Battersea Arts Centre to make South London’s premier theatre space the...

“Trojan Horse” at the Battersea Arts Centre

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Jan 2020 | Adaptation, Review, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom

Media hysteria needs good branding. So when in March 2014 an email letter was leaked to the press,...

“Garry” at The White Bear Theatre

Posted by Laura Kressly | 3rd Jul 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK

In the programme notes, director Graham Watts states, “there are hundreds of astonishing plays...

“Woke” at The Battersea Arts Centre

Posted by Laura Kressly | 3rd Jul 2019 | The Play's The Thing UK

After graduating from City College of New York in the 1960s, Assata Shakur joined the Black...

Should Our Funds For The Arts Pay For Cultural Democracy?

Posted by Nan Van Houte | 3rd May 2019 | Essay, Europe, Management, Participatory Theatre

You can also read this article in French here. This series of articles, commissioned together...

Rethinking The Purpose Of British Arts Institutions

Posted by Lyn Gardner | 21st Apr 2019 | Essay, London, Participatory Theatre, United Kingdom

You can read this article in French here. This series of articles, commissioned together...

“The Shape Of The Pain” at Wilton’s Music Hall

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 3rd Apr 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Pain. A world of pain. Pain. For anyone suffering from a rare condition called Complex Regional...

Homegrown: Occupy Festival

Posted by Duška Radosavljević | 30th Mar 2019 | Festivals, Participatory Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

Homegrown: Occupy Festival Battersea Arts Centre March 18 – April 12 When it comes to arts venues,...

“The Animals And Children Took To The Streets” at The Lyric Hammersmith

Posted by Aleks Sierz | 10th Mar 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom

Whenever I hear the word “cosmopolitan” I think of Europe in the 1920s: German Expressionism,...

“The Justice Syndicate”: How Do You Make Decisions? Immersive Theatre and Jury Duty

Posted by Aida Rocci | 27th Feb 2019 | Immersive Theatre, London, Participatory Theatre, Review, United Kingdom

An empty room. A large table. 12 iPads, 12 note pads, and 12 name desk holders that designate “Juror” along with a number. That is the simple setting for The Justice Syndicate, a new piece by fanSHEN. This interactive play revolves around a jury deliberation on a high-profile sexual assault case.