★★★★★ "A deeply humane and emotionally literate piece of work." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS Dir. Silje Evensmo Jacobsen, Norway, 2024. 12A BAC - Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/a-new-...

From today's Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... Malik Al Nasir will be discussing Searching for my Slave Roots – From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge at BAC on 6 Nov as part of Bridport Literary Festival www.bridport-arts.com/event/malik-...

We love this poster by @sparklymouse.bsky.social designed for Rainer Werner Fassbinder's classic melodrama, THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT (West Germany, 1972). The film shows at BAC on Sat 1 Nov, 7.30pm bridport-arts.com/event/the-bi...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ NB Ant Law and Brigitte Beraha: Ensconced - scheduled for Fri 26 Sep - has been cancelled.

Maria's dance performed by Brigitte Helm in METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang, 1927) - music by Palooka 5. Few films are packed with so many extraordinary, iconic moments. Palooka 5 will be accompanying METROPOLIS live at BAC on Fri 10 Oct, 7.30pm bridport-arts.com/event/metrop...

There are still a few places left if you would like to join us for a drinks reception and two-course lunch with acclaimed author Kit de Waal. As part of the event Kit will read from her new novel, The Best of Everything. Sun 19 Oct, 12.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/lunch-...

Tickets now on sale bridport-arts.com/event/cally-... #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre #callybeaton

★★★★ "Absolutely hilarious." - Scotsman ★★★★ "Master of one-liners" - One4Review Bridport Arts Centre Sun 29 March 2026, 8pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/mark-s...

Boris Bilinsky's poster design for the original French release of METROPOLIS (Fritz Lang, Germany, 1927). METROPOLIS will be accompanied live by @palooka5.bsky.social at Bridport Arts Centre on Fri 10 Oct at 7.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/metrop...

“Genuinely magical” - Trad Folk ★★★★ “Gorgeous, vivid songwriting” - Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 ★★★★ Guardian - Folk Album of the Month ★★★★ “Truly in a league of their own” - RNR Magazine BAC Fri 19 Sep, 8pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-rh...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

It's your last chance to see our Reggae Bridport exhibition featuring photographs by Adrian Boot - closes Sat 13 Sep. This photo of Bob Marley and the Wailers was taken by Adrian in London in 1980. bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...

Tickets bridport-arts.com/event/short-... The short story is one of the categories in the @bridportprize.bsky.social international creative writing competition, based at BAC.

We're delighted to announce From and To - a new exhibition by Laura Eldret and the people of West Dorset exploring and celebrating ideas of creative freedom. Sat 11 Oct - Sat 15 Nov Allsop Gallery, Bridport Arts Centre bridport-arts.com/event/from-a...

There are still a few places left for young performers to join BACstage - BAC's youth theatre group for anyone aged 12-18 who wants to develop creative and performance skills. New term starts on Wed 10 Sep www.bridport-arts.com/bacstage-you...

This week at BAC - bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

UK reggae pioneers Steel Pulse photographed by Adrian Boot in 1979. The photo is on display as part of our free exhibition Reggae Bridport, featuring Adrian's photographs of the worlds of reggae. Closes on Sat 13 Sep. www.bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...

There a still a few places left for young performers to join BACstage - BAC's youth theatre group. Past BACStagers have gone on to work as professionals in acting, singing, puppetry, writing and theatre management. New term starts on Wed 10 Sep. www.bridport-arts.com/bacstage-you...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

Tangle Theatre has produced a series of free discovery packs to support their forthcoming production of Julius Caesar - at BAC on Fri 17 Oct at 7.30pm. The packs offer insights into the play; suggest activities and take you behind the scenes www.bridport-arts.com/event/julius...

Eric Ravilious was one of the UK's most significant war artists. And his life was as compelling and enigmatic as his art. ERIC RAVILIOUS: DRAWN TO WAR (2022) - Thu 9 Sep bridport-arts.com/event/eric-r...

The major UK-wide film season, TOO MUCH: MELODRAMA ON FILM, was announced by the BFI today www.bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-ann.... BAC is delighted to be screening 6 films as part of the season - www.bridport-arts.com?s=melodrama

THE SEA SHOW - a hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret. Thu 28 Aug, 3pm Millennium Green, Bridport (event will move to BAC if the weather is terrible!) bridport-arts.com/event/the-se... #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

Echoes and Origins with The Ramblin' Man and DJ NOS-DA Sat 13 Sep, 7.30pm bridport-arts.com/event/echoes... Small World Festival presents a musical journey around the world featuring hip hop, soul, electric, punk, pop and folk. Produced by Bridport-based Jurassic Multicultural.

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

Janet Kay, best known for her 1979 lovers rock hit 'Silly Games', photographed by Adrian Boot. The photograph is on display at Bridport Arts Centre until 13 Sep as part of the free exhibition Reggae Bridport bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...

The cover design of our Sep-Dec booklet uses a photograph of Joan Crawford that was taken as part of a publicity shoot to promote the original release of the great film noir/melodrama MILDRED PIERCE (1945). Showing at BAC on Sat 1 Nov, 2.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/mildre...

Full details including recruitment pack www.bridport-arts.com/jobs/current... We look forward to receiving your application. #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre #jobsinbridport #jobsindorset

The original French title for HOLY COW was VINGT DIEUX which translates as 'twenty gods'. The expression is used in the Jura region of France, where the film is set, to express surprise or amazement - a bit like 'good heavens!' Showing at BAC Sat 20 Sep, 7.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/holy-c...

What does our freedom mean? This VJ Day, Future Arts Centres is asking what freedom means to us all. 80 years on, freedom remains as important and all encompassing as ever. 🕊️ (1/6)

For #WorldPhotographyDay: Bob Marley by Adrian Boot taken in 1978 at London's Keskidee Centre. It was used as the cover of Legend, the best-selling reggae album of all time. On display as part of the exhibition Reggae Bridport - at BAC until 13 Sep www.bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

We’re currently planning our Jan-May 2026 season at BAC. To help us schedule our film programme, we’d love to know what day and time works best for you. We'd be very grateful if you could complete our online poll. Many thanks for your help. www.facebook.com/share/p/175k...

It's #InternationalYouthDay - an ideal time to remind you that BAC hosts BACstage Youth Theatre, an inclusive theatre company for anyone aged 12-18. The new term starts on Wed 10 Sept www.bridport-arts.com/bacstage-you...

"A masterpiece of nostalgic music. The band display real virtuosity and create a wonderful sound that will be hard for any other band to repeat." Folk North West BAC Sat 6 Sep, 7.30pm Tickets from £15 bridport-arts.com/event/the-ja...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre #reggaebridport

We’re looking for a Marketing and Communications Assistant to join our small team. The post holder will assist in marketing BAC, the Bridport Prize and From Page to Screen, Bridport’s film festival. Recruitment pack: www.bridport-arts.com/jobs/current... Deadline: 5pm, Wed 27 Aug 2025.

The Titfield Thunderbolt Charles Crichton, UK 1953, 84 mins The classic Ealing comedy comes to BAC - Thu 7 Aug, 11am www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-ti...

We’re saying this in a very quiet voice, but tickets for our programme of Christmas events are now on sale www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/?ca... We promise not to disturb your summer again with any more pictures of snow and carol singers.

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ #bridport #dorset #westdorset #BridportArtsCentre

The BAC autumn season booklet is now available from the Arts Centre and Bridport Tourist Information Centre. Our cover star this season is Joan Crawford - in a publicity shot for the great melodrama/thriller, Mildred Pierce (1945), showing on 1 Nov www.bridport-arts.com/event/mildre...

We're delighted to announce a celebratory evening exploring the extraordinary play that galvanised our community over 40 years ago. Includes a screening of the BBC documentary that charted the production’s development through to performance. Sat 4 Oct, 7pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-po...

All tickets will need to be purchased at the same time. This offer only applies to full priced tickets and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers (eg BAC Supporters’ discount). The offer excludes Metropolis and Met Opera broadcasts. www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/?ca...

Paul Sammut's Lisome Rum is now on display in the BAC foyer. Created for our season Our Stories: Queer in the Countryside, Sammut's work gives visibility to local, rural LGBTQIA+ lives. Free postcards are available from BAC. www.bridport-arts.com/event/lisom-...

HOLY COW (2024) A teenage boy from a family of Comté cheese makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s optimistic, warm-hearted rural drama. Sat 20 Sept, 7.30pm Bridport Arts Centre www.bridport-arts.com/event/holy-c...

This week at BAC www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/ NB Tickets for Circus Raj have now sold out, but any returns will be put on sale online. #bridport #dorset #westdorset #bridportartscentre

We love Edward Bawden's poster and press book designs for Ealing Studios' release of The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953). And we particularly enjoyed the somewhat ambiguous gesture given by the chap in the the station garden... Film showing on Thu 7 Aug, 11am bridport-arts.com/event/the-ti...

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for last night's launch of Reggae Bridport. And, in particular, to photographer Adrian Boot and curator Jacqueline Springer for such a stimulating 'in conversation' beforehand. Exhibition open until 13 Sep. Free admission www.bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...

'Dancehall Girls' by Adrian Boot. It features in Reggae Bridport - an exhibition of Adrian's photographs of the worlds of reggae. The free exhibition opens today - 10am-4pm. bridport-arts.com/event/reggae... Photo © Adrian Boot.

Babylon (Franco Rosso, UK, 1980), the first of 3 films accompanying our exhibition, Reggae Bridport, is showing tonight, Thu 24 July, at 7.30pm. The free exhibition of Adrian Boot's photographs exploring the worlds of reggae opens on Saturday. bridport-arts.com/event/reggae...