WHAT’S ON CREATE WITH US VENUE HIRE MENU ACCESS TOP GETTING HERE FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES GET IN TOUCH Battersea Arts Centre understands disability within the Social Model. This means we are committed to making our venue accessible to everyone and to creating equal experiences for all people. On February 7 2020 we launched as the world’s first Relaxed Venue. This concept has been devised by Touretteshero and developed with Battersea Arts Centre. It affects all our activity including our theatre programmes, family activities, social action projects and heritage work. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT RELAXED VENUES GETTING TO BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE The closest station to Battersea Arts Centre is Clapham Junction, which has good wheelchair access and is 0.5 miles away from the venue. Up-to-date information on lift service at Clapham Junction is available here. The nearest disabled parking spaces to Battersea Arts Centre are in the Asda Car Park on Lavender Hill. Between Battersea Arts Centre and the Asda Car Park there is some rough pavement and a small incline. Find out more about parking with a Blue Badge in Wandsworth. DOWNLOAD A VISUAL GUIDE TO OUR BUILDING TAKE A TOUR WITH ACCESS ALL AREAS: FACILITIES STEP-FREE ACCESS There is step free access to the main foyer, The Scratch Bar and ground floor public spaces. The first floor performance spaces can be reached via a lift. CHILL-OUT SPACE The first floor has a designated chill-out space that is available whenever the building is open. TOILETS Battersea Arts Centre has a range of toilet facilities available including all-gender toilets, accessible toilets on all floors and baby-change facilities. SERVICE DOGS We welcome service dogs everywhere and our Scratch Bar can provide water bowls if required. PERFORMANCES RELAXED PERFORMANCES Relaxed Performances at Battersea Arts Centre offer a more relaxed performance environment. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement in the auditorium. No changes are made to the lights and sound. Around 90% of all performances at Battersea Arts Centre are Relaxed. SENSORY ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCES Sensory Adaptive Performances at Battersea Arts Centre are always Relaxed. In addition, we soften any loud noises, remove any flashing or strobe lights and avoid sudden or surprising moments. House lights will be up at a low level throughout the performance. We will also provide a visual guide to the show that you can access on our website a couple of days before the performance. If you would find another familiarization tool helpful please email us at access@bac.org.uk. We have a sensory adapted performance of our Christmas Panto, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast. This is on the 11 Dec. BSL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES We offer British Sign Language interpreted performances for certain shows, with a signer on stage describing the performance, and provide information on which seating areas have best visibility of the signer. We have a BSL performance of our Christmas Panto, Sleeping Beauty and the Beast. This is on the 18 Dec and is BSL interpreted by Martin Fox-Roberts. CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES We offer captioned performances for certain shows, with a screen on stage showing text which describes the performance. This service may be useful for people who are D/deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Heart N Soul’s Lockdown Mixtape 2 is captioned on the 19 Nov. AUDIO DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES Audio description gives additional commentary during a performances through headphones, describing things like body language and facial expressions, costume, scenery and action sequences. This service may be useful for people who are blind or partially sighted. Touch tours may also be offered alongside these performances. We have an Audio Described performance of Jonny Woo’s All Star Christmas Cabaret. This is on the 10 Dec and is audio described by Dot Alma. CONCESSION TICKETS We offer concession tickets for disabled people and, if you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book concession tickets and access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailing access@bac.org.uk. GET IN TOUCH If you feel you might need help to get around, have any ideas about what we could do better or just want to know more about our access facilities, please contact us at access@bac.org.uk. HOME CONTACT US Box Office: 020 7223 2223 Battersea Arts Centre Lavender Hill London SW11 5TN Access Cookie Policy Privacy Policy BACK TO TOP Registered in England and Wales, Company No. 01569115 Charity No. 282857 Website by Substrakt BY CONTINUING TO BROWSE THE SITE YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR USE OF COOKIES. MORE INFO CLOSE ×