2 Feb - 31 Mar

Cook Up is the creative heart of BAC – everything we do to invent the future of theatre starts here. We support artists to develop new ideas, we offer opportunities for people of all ages to get creative and we host events across the building. We also provide a warm welcome with food and drink for building visitors who come to hang out and soak up the atmosphere. And our Cook Up seasons include new Scratch ideas, runs of shows, music, parties and the some of the most exciting new shows touring to London.

Several times a year we present special projects that take over large parts of the building. These projects often transform the space and enable audiences to enjoy new perspectives on BAC’s home, Batter-sea’s former Town Hall. Tuck In projects provide you with a feast of new work and experiences to enjoy together.

Bursting out of the walls of BAC, our co-productions developed in partnership with artists are now starting to be presented across London, nationally and internation-ally, providing you with a chance to see the future of theatre in sites and venues across the UK and beyond.

COOK UP

TUCK IN

TAKE OUT

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What happens at BAC

INTRO FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

BAC is all about feedback. To make the work better we need your help! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter on @battersea_arts to keep up to date with what is happening at BAC, and to let us know what you think.

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Talk to us

2012 will be an exciting year for London, and an exciting one for Battersea Arts Centre too.

We’re launching the year with our third Cook Up season and the journey starts with the premiere of an epic voyage, Odyssey, a co-production between The Paper Cinema and BAC.

Our Spring Cook Up is six nights a week over nine weeks, with premieres and long runs, new Scratch ideas, debates, tours, comedy and music, all served up with food and drink for audi-ences and artists to share, You’ll have the chance to explore our wonderful spaces, discover the unexpected, laugh, challenge, sit back, join in and feed back. You can click through the programme week by week, so whatever date you choose to visit BAC you can easily see what’s on. During the day our Café Bar and The Bees Knees (our indoor garden for 0-5’s) is open from Monday to Friday, with artists in residence across the building.

We warmly invite you to come and meet us and find out about our plans for the rest of 2012 and beyond. We will be discussing six exciting new projects for BAC on Wednesday 15 February before Odyssey or on Tuesday 6 March before We Hope You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?). You would be extremely welcome to come and find out more, it would be great to see you.

David Jubb & David MicklemJoint Artistic Directors

Week One (2 – 4 Feb)THEATRE

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The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

‘Fragile and beautiful’ The Guardian(on Paper Cinema’s Rock Charmer)2-25

FEB 2012www.bac.org.uk

Box Office: 020 7223 2223

Live Animation for AdultsLive Animation for Adults

Raging storms and supernatural forces prevail over one man’s al-mighty quest to get home. Immerse yourself in a journey through the high seas, soak up the adventure and encounter danger and ex-hilaration.

Homer’s cornerstone of literature is vividly told with beautiful il-lustration and masterful puppetry. Cinematic projection and cunning tricks transform a suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living char-acters and striking landscapes. A silent film is created before your eyes, set to a captivating live score from exceptional musicians.

‘A wild journey into live animation’ The Guardian

‘Spellbinding’ Time Out (on Paper Cinema’s Rock Charmer)

Co-commissioned by Parabola Arts Centre

A Paper Cinema & BAC co-production

Dates: 2 - 25 FebTime: 7:30pmPrice: £15, £10 concs (£8 previews)

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Week One (2 – 4 Feb)

Thursday 2 Feb7pm________I Like the Way You Wear Your Hair7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey9pm________Orpheus

Friday 3 Feb7pm________I Like the Way You Wear Your Hair7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey8pm________When the Lions Drink9pm________Orpheus

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Saturday 4 Feb

7pm________I Like the Way You Wear Your Hair7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey8pm________When the Lions Drink

When the Lions Drink…: ScratchBad Host Dates: 3 – 4 FebTime: 8pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Inspired by the urban myth ‘When the lions drink, London will sink…’, Bad Host imagines a flooded London. Com-bining poetry and news broadcasts, live music, improvisation and a rich sensory environment, Bad Host weave a tale of a drowned capital and the remnants washed up in the sediment.

I like the way you wear your hair: Scratch Greg Wohead Dates: 2 – 4 FebTime: 7pmPrice: Pay What You Can

In this scratch performance Greg tells you—from the perspective of a geeky teenager—the true story of the night he took a chance.

Dates: 2 - 3 FebTime: 9pmPrice: Pay What You CanLittle Bulb continue to explore their fusion of Orpheus in the Underworld with the 1930’s Parisian Gypsy Jazz scene.

Orpheus: ScratchLittle Bulb &BAC

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Week Two (6 - 11 Feb)

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THEATRE & SPOKEN WORD

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The Paper Cinema’s OdysseyA Paper Cinema & BAC co-production

‘Fragile and beautiful’ The Guardian(on Paper Cinema’s Rock Charmer)2-25

FEB 2012www.bac.org.uk

Box Office: 020 7223 2223

Live Animation for Adults

Dates: 2 - 25 Feb |Time: 7:30pmPrice: £15, £10 concs

Raging storms and supernatural forces prevail over one man’s almighty quest to get home. Immerse your-self in a journey through the high seas, soak up the ad-venture and encounter danger and exhilaration.

Proscenium: ScratchLundahl & SeitlDates: 10 FebTime: 5:30 pm & 8.30pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Focusing on the transference that takes place between actor and audience; Proscenium places the visitor on a drifting unseen stage. A Requiem for the Theatre, Procenium’s inverted darkened stage serves as the backdrop for a work where the Theatre is playing itself.

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Kate Tempest at BACDates: 9 – 10 Feb |Time: 8:30pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

Kate Tempest records her new Spoken Word album at the BAC in front of an audience, with support from very special guests. Telling new poems and ones you may have heard before.

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Tuesday 7 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

Thursday 9 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey7:30pm_____ The Beast8:30pm_____Kate Tempest at BAC9:00pm_____Still-Night

Friday 10 Feb5:30pm_____Proscenium7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey7:30pm_____ The Beast8:30pm_____Kate Tempest at BAC8:30pm_____Proscenium9.00pm_____Still-Night

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Monday 6 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

Saturday 11 Feb11:00am_____The Drawing Theatre7:30pm_____ The Beast7:30pm______The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey9:00pm______Still-Night

Still-Night: ScratchBerlin, NevadaDates: 9 - 11 FebTime: 9pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Still-Night is a work in progress toward a show that takes as its protagonist the City in which it is performed, inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. This scratch focuses on the first part of the show: a lecture on the city of London.

Wednesday 8 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

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The Beast: ScratchStuart Bowden

Dates: 9 – 11 Feb Time: 7:30pm Price: Pay What You Can

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Once upon a lonely time, in the deep dark depths of a horrible cave, lived a creature. “The Beast” everyone called him, but he liked to go by the name Winslow. An exploration into the world of The Beast, filled with low-fi music and DIY storytelling.

Week Three (13 - 18 Feb)

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THEATRE

The Paper Cinema’s OdysseyA Paper Cinema & BAC co-production

Dates: 2 - 25 Feb |Time: 7:30pmPrice: £15, £10 concs

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How To Be A LeaderTim ClareDates: 16 – 18 Feb | Time: 9pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

Overthrown your corrupt government and wonder-ing what to do next? Love democracy (in theory) but prefer power, golden statues and tons of sweet loot? Channel 4 presenter and author Tim Clare can help.BRIGHTON FRINGE BEST SHOW award winner

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N20 - Comedy FestivalN20: Pappy’s Fun ClubDate: 15 Feb| Time: 8pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

Multi award-winning sketch trio Pappy's preview brand new sketches. From Channel 4, Radio 4 and BBC3, Pappy's are “The funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe” The Scotsman. “Sketch Genius” Time Out London“Extraordinarily fresh and funny … glorious stuff.” The Times

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N20: Best of New Born ComedyPippa Evans, Ruth Bratt, Cariad Llyodd Lucy Trodd Date: 15 Feb | Time: 10pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

Come witness a celebration of jokes born from the loin-brains of fabu-lous host comedians Ruth Bratt, Pippa Evans, Cariad Lloyd and Lucy Trodd.

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N20: Sara Pascoe: The MusicalDate: 16 Feb| Time: 8pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

‘Sara Pascoe: The Musical’ is the tale of a lady who lived from the 1980’s to 2012. It’s a great story with some catchy tunes and many morals.

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N20: Dan Antopolski & JigsawDate: 17 FebTime: 10pmPrice: £12, £10 concs

WEEKLY PLANNERN20 - Comedy Festival

Monday 13 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey

Tuesday 14 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey

Wednesday 15 Feb7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey8pm________N2O: Pappy’s Fun Club10pm_______N2O: Best of Newborn Comedy

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Dates: 2 - 25 Feb |Time: 7:30pmPrice: £15, £10 concs

N20: Chris Martin and Joel DommettDate: 18 FebTime: 8pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

N20: Let’s Go Mofo Jarred Christmas Date: 16 Feb Time: 9:30pm Price: £10, £8 concs

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N20: Amongst Other ThingsJames Acaster Date: 17 & 24 FebTime: 8pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

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You’ve seen him on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, He is the guy with the sideburns and glasses. He has jokes, he has stories, he has energy and he has personality. Let’s Go MoFo!

One of the country’s most exciting young comedians James Acaster brings his critically acclaimed debut tour show to BAC “An undeni-able and wickedly original talent” The List ****

Dan Antopolski has won the BBC New Comedy Award, was nominated for for the Perrier Award in 2001.

Chris Martin previews his new show for 2012, Joel has had a ridiculous year and met some ridiculous people. Come find out why.‘Destined for Greatness’ The Sunday Times

Thursday 16 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey8pm________N2O: Sara Pascoe: The Musical9pm________How to be a Leader9:30pm_____N2O: Let’s Go Mofo

Friday 17 Feb7:30pm_____ The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey8pm________N20: Amongst Other Things9pm________How to be a Leader10pm_______N2O: Dam Antopolski and Jigsaw

Saturday 18 Feb7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema ‘s Odyssey8pm________N2O:Joel Dommett and Chris Martin9pm________How to be a Leader10pm_______N20: Ariadne The Greek W.A.G

N20: Ariadne The Greek W.A.GAlyssa Kyria and Jo SelbyDate: 17 Feb Time: 10pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

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It’s Russia Vs Greece in an hour of the best female character comedy on the circuit!

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Week Four (20 – 25 Feb)SCRATCH

These Trees are Made of Blood: ScratchAmy DraperDates: 23 – 25 Feb | Time: 7pmPrice: Pay What You Can

September 1976. Ten students disappear during Argentina’s Dirty War. February 2012. One mother continues her fight to find her son.

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Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis – A Double Bill: ScratchDates: 23 – 25 Feb | Time: 8pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Melanie and Gemma offer the first outing of two new chamber pieces of writing for solo performance. Through the unique style of both performers, each piece opens a distinctly different window onto the far-reaching terrains of inner landscapes.

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The Adventures of THUNDER and COAL: ScratchNONESUCH THEATREDates: 23 – 25 Feb | Time: 9pmPrice: Pay What You Can

A man in a daze, a mouse in a maze: what’s at the end of all these tun-nels? Thunder and Coal explores the parallels between the lives of the mice in the London Underground and the bigger mammals fum-bling darkly up above them.

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Milton Jones, - you know the weird bloke with the shirts from Mock the Week. Well he’s popping down to N2O festival to muck about, try out some new material and generally have some fun. ‘Sultan of the surreal’ The Guardian

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N20: Milton Jones’ Work in ProgressDate: 22 Feb | Time: 10pm |Price: £10, £8 concs

As heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, The Mervyn Stutter ‘Spirit of the Fringe’ Award winner 2010 and support act to Simon Munnery presents a show of gentle, whimsical comedy songs.

N20: Gentle SongsTom AdamsDate: 23 Feb | Time: 8pm| Price: £10, £8 concs Book Now

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Thursday 23 Feb7pm________These Trees are Made of Blood7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey8pm________Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis8pm________N20: Gentle Songs9pm_____ __Thunder and Coal10pm_______N2O: Can I be Honest?

Friday 24 Feb7pm________These Trees are Made of Blood7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey8pm________Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis9pm_____ __Thunder and Coal10pm_______N2O: Carl Donnelier

Saturday 25 Feb7pm________These Trees are Made of Blood7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey8pm________Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis8pm________N20: The Wonderful World of Wilfredo9pm_____ __Thunder and Coal

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Monday 20 Feb7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

Tuesday 21 Feb7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey

Wednesday 22 Feb7:30pm_____The Paper Cinema’s Odyssey10pm_______N2O: Milton Jones’ Work in Progress

Grotesque, crude and completely deluded, Wilfredo is a musical comedy character phenomenon.

‘With the look of a tramp, the libido of a goat, and the voice of a romantic, we love him’ Time Out

N20: Can I be Honest? Date: 23 FebTime: 10pmPrice: £12, £10 concs

Radio 1 DJ Tom Deacon, whose slick stand-up has featured on The Rob Brydon Show and Dave’s One Night Stand, returns with a brand new show. He’d like to be honest with you, if you’re ready for it.‘Looks, confidence, charm and great material, expect other comics to lynch him’Sunday Times

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N20: Carl Donnelier!Carl DonnellyDate: 24 Feb Time: 10pm Price: £10, £8 concs

Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly for his third solo show. As he adjusts to life without his trademark hair and tinted glasses for what promises to be an hour of hilarious tales and unbridled silliness.

N20: The Wonderful World of WilfredoMatt RoperDate: 25 Feb Time: 8pmPrice: £10, £8 concs

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Week Five (27 Feb - 3 March)Music and Parties

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nabokov Arts Club

Date: 2-3 MarchTime: 8pm - 2amPrice: £15 Early Bird Tickets £18 In advance £20 On the door

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Following their epic sold out Festival of the Dead, the nabokov Arts Club returns to BAC for another weekend of live arts and late-night mayhem.

An extravaganza of live theatre, music, comedy, dance and visual art wrapped up in a big fat party - the nabokov Arts Club has been featured in The Guardian, Time Out’s Hot Picks/Critics’ Choice and The Independ-ent’s ‘Best Nights Out’.

This next instalment of London’s best arts party will once again feature the cream of the UK’s established and emerging talent from across the spectrum. Exploring the theme of Fairy Tales, expect headline theatre pieces from Jack Thorne (The Fades/This is England ‘88) and a musical subversion of the Cinderella story from composer and Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill (Been So Long/It’s About Time).

Book now to grab the early bird ticket offer.

Week Five (27 Feb - 3 March)

Thursday 1 Mar7pm______MULTIMOS

Friday 2 Mar8pm______The Nabokov Arts Club9pm______MULTIMOS

Saturday 3 Mar8pm______The Nabokov Arts Club

WEEKLY PLANNERScratch

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Multimos: ScratchBunty and MetalunaDates: 1, 30, 31 MarTimes: 1 Mar 7pm | 30 & 31 Mar 9pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Is it a gig? Is it a theatre? No. It is Mul-timos, a collection of songs caught in a web of theatrics which follow Bunty through streets, dreams, TV screens and lullaby machines to create a mul-timedia theatrical journey. Now col-laborating closely with video artists Metaluna, Bunty brings the second scratch of her new show to BAC.

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Week Six (5 - 10 March)THEATRE

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We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?)

Made in China

Dates: 5 - 24 MarchTime: 7:30pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

A thrilling rollercoaster of a show about making sense of a mad world. Full of quick wit, hilarious stupidity, shards of deep dark insight, pop music, excess and plenty of mess.

Jess is stuck. Her lifelong friend, Chris, can’t help. The others are out getting wasted. And the world is falling apart.

Luckily Jess and Chris have a cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport, a series of dance moves - and a sincere desire to make you happy.

Or so they claim. Don’t miss the most thought-provokingly fun 50 minutes of theatre this year, from one of the most exciting new theatre companies around.

WEEKLY PLANNER

Monday 5 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

Mayday MaydayTheatre DamfinoDates: 5 – 10 March Time: 8:30pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

May 1st. Padstow. Cornwall.The death of winter, the birth of sum-mer. A man falls head first off a wall. Years later he tries to remember what happened next. This is a true story. Told by the man who fell.

After performing all over the world, most recently on Broadway with Brief Encounter, Kneehigh veteran Tristan Sturrock tells his own story in this unique and haunting show.

“poignant and wittily inventive...” Exeunt ****“utterly inspired...genuinely moving” Venue ****

Saturday 10 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

Friday 9 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

Thursday 8 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

Wednesday 7 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

Tuesday 6 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Mayday Monday

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Week Seven (12 - 17 March)THEATRE & SPOKEN WORD

Mouth Open, Story Jump OutA BAC Production. Conceived & Created by Polarbear. Date: 17 & 24 MarchTime: 2:30pm, 7pmPrice: £9, £7 children & concs

Polarbear makes things up. Stories. He started when he was 10. Back then it helped him out of trouble. These days it’s what buys him food and shoes.

Mouth Open Story Jump Out is all about how making things up can help you like a good friend or mess you up like your worst enemy. From school through to being a grown up and all the scrapes along the way.

Come and play with a master maker upper in this interac-tive storytelling show for everyone 7 and up.

“His minimal style and unsettlingly straightforward and blunt lyricism make him shine out of the dross of a lot of spoken word” Dazed & Confused.

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Made in ChinaDates: 5 - 24 MarchTime: 7:30pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

A thrilling rollercoaster of a show about making sense of a mad world. Full of quick wit, hilarious stupidity, shards of deep dark insight, pop music, excess and plenty of mess. And all designed to make YOU happy, Why would they lie? Don’t miss the most thought-provokingly fun 50 minutes of theatre this year, from one of the most exciting new theatre companies around.

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WEEKLY PLANNERMUSIC & PARTIES

Monday 12 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)

The Dead VictoriansDate: 14 MarTime: 8.30pm

The Dead Victorians are a music hall comedy show. Come and sing along with them in the finest British tradition. The chaps play a host of in-struments such as accordion, ukulele, tuba and washboard.

The Dead Victorians evolved from the house band for the BAC/Punch Drunk show ‘The Masque of the Red Death’. The chaps have perfored shows for Wilton’s Music Hall, Whoop-ee club, White Mischief and at the Blackpool Wintergardens. This show forms part of their eagerly awaited new album launch tour.

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Cupid: ScratchA Subject to_change and BAC Co-ProductionDate: 17 MarTime: 8:30pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Subject to_change’s latest project, Cupid, maps an exploration of the stars, love, and personal mythology. Join them on a field trip like no other, as they lead you through the cosmos and into each other’s hearts.

Co-commissioned by Parabola Arts Centre

Saturday 17 Mar2:30pm_____Mouth Open ,Story Jump Out7pm________Mouth Open, Story Jump Out7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Cupid

Friday 16 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)

Thursday 15 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)

Wednesday 14 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____The Dead Victorians

Tuesday 13 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)

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THEATRE

Week Eight (19 – 24 March)

Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World by Louis de BernièresBad PhysicsDates: 19 – 24 March Time: 8.30pmPrice: £12, £8 concs

Louis de Bernières will be playing the character of the Narrator for one night only on Sat 24 March.

A 60 minute sensory experience. Blindfolded for the duration of the piece, half of the audience choose to experience the play not only through hearing the dialogue, but also through the ex-hilaration of live sound effects, smells and touch. The rest of the audience watch this played out in front of them as a performance within a perfor-mance, witnessing the effects created as well as the reactions of the audience experiencing them. **** Time Out – Critics’ Choice

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Mouth Open, Story Jump OutA BAC Production. Conceived & Created by Polarbear.Date: 17 & 24 MarchTime: 2:30pm, 7pmPrice: £9, £7 children & concs

Polarbear makes things up. Stories. He started when he was 10. Back then it helped him out of trouble. These days it buys him food and shoes.

Mouth Open Story Jump Out is all about how mak-ing things up can help you like a good friend or mess you up like your worst enemy. From school through to being a grown up and all the scrapes along the way.

Come and play with a master maker upper in this interactive storytelling show for everyone 7 & up.

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WEEKLY PLANNER

Monday 19 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?)Made in ChinaDates: 5 - 24 MarchTime: 7:30pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

A thrilling rollercoaster of a show about making sense of a mad world. Full of quick wit, hilarious stupidity, shards of deep dark insight, pop mu-sic, excess and plenty of mess. And all designed to make YOU happy, Why would they lie? Don’t miss the most thought-provok-ingly fun 50 minutes of theatre this year, from one of the most exciting new theatre companies around.

Saturday 24 Mar2:30pm_____Mouth Open ,Story Jump Out7pm________Mouth Open, Story Jump Out7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

Friday 23 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

Thursday 22 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

Wednesday 21 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

Tuesday 20 Mar7:30pm___ _We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie)8:30pm_____Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World

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Week Nine (26 - 31 March)THEATRE

You’re Not Like Other Girls ChrissyCaroline HortonDates: 26 – 31 MarchTime: 8pmPrice: £10, £6 concs

Paris 1945. Christiane waits for a ticket to England that will reunite her with her fiancé. While she waits, this irrepressible mademoiselle recounts the love story between her - an eccentric, acutely-myopic Parisian - and a tongue-tied English teacher from Staffordshire. A tender, comic portrayal of one woman’s expe-rience of love and war.

Best Solo Performer, The Stage Awards 2010***** Time Out **** Whats On Stage **** Financial Times **** Evening Standard

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FRESHLY SCRATCHED A Mini Festival in One NightDates: 29 & 31 MarchTime: 7pm & 9pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Two nights of rough and ready flashes of inspiration, Freshly Scratched is an opportunity for artists to try out fresh theatrical ideas in front of an audience. It gives artists who have never worked with us before a chance to showcase their work at BAC. Come along at 7pm or 9pm and see six 10 minute Scratches from ex-citing new artists.

At the core of BAC’s Freshly Scratched, unlike other showcase-based events, is a genuine interest in ex-ploring an idea in front of an audience, taking risks with the material presented and using audience feed-back in order to help think through the next steps in developing the work.

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WEEKLY PLANNER

Monday 26 Mar8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

Multimos: ScratchBunty and MetalunaDates: 1, 30, 31 MarTimes: (30, 31) 9pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Is it a gig? Is it a theatre? No. It is Mul-timos, a collection of songs caught in a web of theatrics which follow Bunty through streets, dreams, TV screens and lullaby machines to create a multimedia theatrical journey.

Scratch

Saturday 31 Mar7pm________Freshly Scratched 7:30pm_____Major Tom: Scratch8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy 9pm________MULTIMOS

Friday 30 Mar7pm________Freshly Scratched8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy9pm________MULTIMOS

Thursday 29 Mar7pm________Freshly Scratched8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy9pm________Freshly Scratched

Wednesday 28 Mar8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

Tuesday 27 Mar8pm________Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

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Major Tom: ScratchVictoria Melody Dates: 31 MarTimes: 7.30pmPrice: Pay What You Can

Basset hound Major Tom’s first show was a disaster. Unperturbed, his owner immersed herself much deeper into the world of competitive beauty.

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ALSO AT BACINSTALLATION

Forced Entertainment

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Climb the stairs, unearth forgotten treasures, listen to the build-ings’ tale. Taking the Old Town Hall and its history as inspiration, classes from our neighbouring schools have been using sound, light, film and performance to tell their own stories and design this amazing installation for you to come and explore. Work-ing with artists Sheila Ghelani, Ruth Paton and Kirsty Harris, Falconbrook, Sacred Heart, Furzedown and St Mary’s Primary Schools invite you into an enchanted forest of stories.

In March 2012 international innovators Forced Entertainment will spend a week’s residency at BAC working on their latest project, which will receive its UK premiere at BAC as part of the LIFT 2012 Festival in June before returning in the autumn. In this new work the group turn their attention to narrative – deconstructing and reconstructing something like a ghost story. Employing devices from amateur dramatics, puppet thea-tre, song and naive dance, they tell an epic story that is resolutely too big for the stage.

Follow their progress | www.forcedentertainment.com | Twitter @ForcedEnts

Lucy Neal Lucy Neal is researching Playing For Time, a handbook on an emergent arts practice. Responding to the idea that the personal is all planetary now, and the global challenges of our times, Lucy is undertaking a period of creative enquiry looking at the role artists play in imagining a positive future. Keep an eye BAC’s website and twitter @battersea_arts for updates and opportunities to get involved.

UnearthAn installation by Wandsworth Schools

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Coming Soon

BABELWildWorks and Battersea Arts Centre

Dates: 8 – 20 May Time: 8:30pm Price: £12.50 - £25 (all tickets are standing)

Promising to be one the most talked about events of 2012, BABEL will be a theatrical experience of truly epic proportions.

A spectacular outdoor show created for an iconic London setting, BABEL is staged through a unique partnership between WildWorks and Battersea Arts Centre and will feature a cast of 500.

Made in collaboration with Lyric Hammersmith, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Young Vic.

Part of World Stages London.

Location: At a major London location to be revealed early 2012.

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Café BarEAT DRINK MEET

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Our delicious and seasonal range of food is all created fresh on site each day. Come down on any Cook Up night to share some fantastic food & drink with our artists in resi-dence. BAC is all about knock-ing back a few drinks with the artists responsible for the next big thing in theatre.

COFFEE AND CAKES

Sample our range of delicious homemade cakes with a cup of Nude Espresso coffee from London’s leading micro-roastery. www.nudeespresso.com

Eat | Drink | Meet….everything you need for a perfect night is wrapped up inside the BAC Café Bar.

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If you would like to feature your business or event in Battersea here, please contact Katie Elston for information. katiee@bac.org.uk | 020 7326 8229

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Our Clapham home is a one-stop shop for all of your everyday essentials, from fresh fish &

just-baked breads to meats, cheeses & all of your general groceries. We seek out & promote

organically grown foods, as well as feature foods that are free of artificial preservatives, colours,

flavours, sweeteners & hydrogenated fats.

Pop into our cafe for fresh meals & juices everyday.

Tel: +44 (0) 207 585 1488www.wholefoods.com

305-311 Lavender Hill • London SW11 1LN

Connect with BAC

BACLavender Hill, BatterseaLondon, SW11 5TN

CALL USBox Office: 020 7223 2223Administration Line: 020 7223 6557(for all other departments)

EMAILmailbox@bac.org.uk

HIRESFor enquires and to hire any of the spaces at BAC call the Events team on 020 7326 8211 or email us venues@bac.org.uk

FINDING US

BY UNDERGROUND

The closest Underground stations to BAC are Clapham Common on the Northern line or Stockwell on the Victoria line. Either of these stations is approximately a 15 minute bus journey away. The 345 bus departs from outside both stations and travels along Lavender Hill stopping outside BAC.

BY TRAIN

BAC is a 10 minute journey from either Waterloo or Victoria station. Take the train to Clapham Junction, pass through the shopping centre exit and turn left out of the station. BAC is a 5 - 10 minute walk straight up Lavender Hill. Walk up Lavender Hill past ASDA, the Post Office and Magistrate Courts and cross Latchmere Road. BAC is at the top on the left hand side.

BY BIKE

Find your cycle route using TFL Journey Planner.

BY CAR

BAC is on Lavender Hill SW11 5TN. Plan your route using AA Route Planner.

PARKING

BAC has a private road (Town Hall Road) on the right hand side of the building. Parking permits are required between the hours of 10am and 6pm. These are obtainable from Box Office and are free of charge to BAC customers although space is limited.

Other side roads around BAC have residential and restricted parking between the hours of 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

BY BUS

345, 77, 87, 156 and G1 stop on Lavender Hill outside BAC. The night buses N77 and N345 also stop outside BAC. 35, 37, 39, 49, 170, 219, 239, 295, 319, 337, 344, and C3 buses either terminate at, or go through Clapham Junction. BAC is then a 5/10 minute walk up Lavender Hill on the left hand side. The night buses N19, N31, N35 and N37 also stop near Clapham Junction.See all buses from Clapham Junction.

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