Vincent died in 1890, John died in 1980, both of gunshot wounds to the chest. But what might have happened had the two great artists met? When Vincent Met John A new play by Nick Wilkes Sat 7 Mar, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/when-vincent-met-john/

Tomorrow - Thu 19 Feb, 7.30pm - Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/blue-road/

A magical and interactive show that celebrates friendship, difference and the beauty of being yourself. For ages 4+ The Tale of the Loneliest Whale + puppet craft workshop Wed 18 Feb, 1pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-tale-of-the-loneliest-whale/

Wagner’s opera of all-consuming passion. Met Opera's Tristan und Isolde Sat 28 Mar, 4pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/tristan-und-isolde/ The timeless masterpiece of love and yearning. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1934) Thu 7 May, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/l-atalante/

Tomorrow - Sat 14 Feb One Day Festival of Music on Film https://www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/?ca=film&da=&end= 11am - The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978) 2pm - Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme, 1984) 5pm - Summer of Soul (Questlove, 2021) 7.30pm - Monterey Pop (DA Pennebaker, 1968)

Tomorrow - Fri 13 Feb, 8pm - Bridport Arts Centre. https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/ed-tripp/ "Absurd and hysterical - he had the audience in stitches." Razz Magazine "Utterly unexpectable and very moreish." Scotsman "Seek Edward out like buried treasure." Spencer Jones, comedian and actor

What do you see when you look long and up close at Jeremy Diggle's vibrant abstract paintings? A dragon? A carp? A coot? An eye? Jeremy Diggle: Out of Time Bridport Arts Centre Until Sat 28 Feb Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm Free admission https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jeremy-diggle-out-of-time/

★★★★★ "The performances are masterly, and the photography beautiful. It's a genuinely romantic romance and makes for sublime cinema." Empire Tomorrow - Thu 12 Feb, 7.30pm - at Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/in-the-mood-for-love/

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story Bridport Arts Centre Thu 19 Feb, 7.30pm A compelling and uplifting exploration of the life and work of the trailblazing feminist Irish writer, filmed shortly before her death. https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/blue-road/

Come and be enthralled by the imaginations of talented writers. Or, better still, register to take part with your own flash fiction. Contact Moira Lees: [email protected] Mon 23 March, 7pm, Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/story-slam/

Tonight - Sat 7 Feb, 7.30pm - at Bridport Arts Centre The Jane Austen Fan Club https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jane-austen-fan-club/

Tonight - Thu 5 Feb, 7.30pm - at Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/young-mothers/

We're particularly looking for people with specific skillsets: - Communications and/or engagement - Fundraising, particularly for a charitable organisation - Publishing and/or literary development - Buildings/facilities management Full details https://www.bridport-arts.com/jobs/join-the-board/

A message to Bridport from the Jane Austen Fan Club team! The Jane Austen Fan Club Bridport Arts Centre Sat 7 Feb, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jane-austen-fan-club/

One of the most swooningly beautiful and romantic films ever made, Wong Kar-wai’s 21st century masterpiece is the perfect early valentine. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) Bridport Arts Centre Thu 12 Feb, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/in-the-mood-for-love/

Bridport Arts Centre is seeking a freelance Gallery Co-ordinator to support the co-ordination and workflow of our exhibitions and events in the Allsop Gallery. Closing Date for applications: Monday 16 February 2026 Recruitment pack: https://www.bridport-arts.com/jobs/current-vacancies/

The Jane Austen Fan Club Bridport Arts Centre Sat 7 Feb, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jane-austen-fan-club/

Are you 16–25 and love writing? Enter the Young Writer Award for a chance to win £500 and get published in the Bridport Prize anthology! Don’t forget to tick the age box when you submit. Enter now: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room-categories/young-writer-award/ #YoungWriters

A surreal, genre-bending, standup poetry show, performed by award-winning Northern Irish comedian and former Bard of Exeter, Ed Tripp. Bridport Arts Centre Fri 13 Feb, 8pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/ed-tripp/

Django Chutney - a virtuosic gypsy-jazz ‘manouche et trois’, with equal parts due respect for the genre, unruly chaotic energy and a huge dose of tongue-in-cheek humour. Bridport Arts Centre Fri 13 Mar, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/django-chutney/

Calling Jane Austen superfans! The Jane Austen Fan Club Bridport Arts Centre Sat 7 Feb, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jane-austen-fan-club/

This afternoon - Sat 31 Jan, 5pm - at Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/amadeus/

Tonight - Fri 30 Jan, 7.30pm - Bridport Arts Centre RANK https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/rank/

Tonight - Thu 29 Jan, 7.30pm - at Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-golden-spurtle/

"This film is a pleasure to watch – with endearing salt-of-the-earth subjects, a lovely ebb and flow, and a tone that feels just right: neither overly serious nor tongue in cheek... A palate-pleasing celebration of the noble oat." Guardian https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-golden-spurtle/

★★★★★ "Miloš Forman’s extraordinarily sumptuous, witty, dark, moving and majestic movie... magnificent and ornate." Empire AMADEUS Bridport Arts Centre Sat 31 Jan, 5pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/amadeus/

https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/daniel-lebhardt/ Programme Liszt: Unstern! Sinistre, disastro S 208 Liszt: Mephisto polka S 217 Liszt: Csardas macabre Liszt: Funerailles S 173 Chopin: Sonata no 3

In the Guardian's list of the 50 Best Films of 2025, YOUNG MOTHERS (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, 2025) was named as one of the top 3. ★★★★★ "Outstanding" Guardian Showing at BAC on Thu 5 Feb at 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/young-mothers/

We're delighted that director Joseph Millson and cinematographer Elliot Millson will be joining us for a Q&A following a screening of their award-winning film SIGNS OF LIFE. BAC, Sat 24 Jan, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/signs-of-life/

One Day Festival of Music on Film - 4 of the greatest concert and festival films ever made. Sat 14 Feb, Bridport Arts Centre https://www.bridport-arts.com/?s=one+day+festival+of+music Special offer: book all four One Day Festival of Music on Film titles and save 25%.

Director Joseph Millson and cinematographer Elliot Millson will be joining us on Saturday for a Q&A following a screening of their award-winning film SIGNS OF LIFE (2025). With Sarah-Jane Potts, David Ganly. 88 mins. 15 Sat 24 Jan, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/signs-of-life/

We're look forward to welcoming West Dorset-based director Archie Rowell, OffPiste Theatre and their production of a new play, RANK, to BAC. RANK Fri 30 Jan, 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/rank/

CARAVAGGIO UK 2025. Directors David Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky. With Jack Bannell. 101 mins. 12A. Exhibition on Screen's latest production shows at Bridport Arts Centre on Thu 22 Jan at 7.30pm https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/caravaggio/

It was great to welcome so many people on Fri to the launch of our latest exhibition, Out of Time by Jeremy Diggle. Jeremy's paintings are on display until 28 Feb. Open Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm, free admission https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jeremy-diggle-out-of-time/ Photos by Ines Cavill

Our latest exhibition - Jeremy Diggle: 'Out of Time' - opens today in BAC's Allsop Gallery. Free admission. Jeremy will be discussing his work in the gallery at 1.30pm. Tickets https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/jeremy-diggle-talk-january/

Here's artist Jeremy Diggle having just completed the installation of his exhibition 'Out of Time' at BAC's Allsop Gallery. Exhibition opens tomorrow. Sat 17 Jan - Sat 28 Feb 2026 Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm Free admission https://www.bridport-arts.com/.../jeremy-diggle-out-of-time/

Week 2 of our Online Community Film Festival features a film from B Sharp who work with children and young people to access the power of music to help them grow, connect and thrive https://www.bridport-arts.com/community-film-festival/

We're delighted to announce that Chris Chibnall – screenwriter of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Broadchurch and Doctor Who – will be the guest curator of From Page to Screen, Bridport’s Film Festival (22-26 April 2026) https://www.bridport-arts.com/fpts/

Our Jan-May cover star is iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo - photo © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives. She is the focus of Exhibition on Screen's 'Frida Kahlo' - Tue 19 May. Met Opera's 'El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego' is broadcast at BAC on 30 May https://www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/

Young writers (16-25), enter the Young Writer Award! 🖋️ Win £500 & have your work in the Bridport Prize anthology! 👉 Enter now: bridportprize.org.uk/writers-room-categories/young-writer-award/ #YoungWriters #ShortStoryCompetition #CreativeWriting #NovelWriting

Our Jan-May 2026 season launches on Sat 17 Jan with the opening of our latest exhibition, a gallery talk from artist Jeremy Diggle and a broadcast of Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's I Puritani. We look forward to welcoming you back to BAC. www.bridport-arts.com/whats-on/

Metropolitan Opera's production of Bellini's I Puritani. Broadcast at Bridport Arts Centre, Sat 17 Jan, 6pm bridport-arts.com/event/i-puri... Lisette Oropesa stars as Elvira in Charles Edwards’s new production of Bellini’s final masterpiece. Marco Armiliato conducts.

We're delighted to open our Jan-May 2026 season with Out of Time, an exhibition of abstract paintings by Jeremy Diggle - Sat 17 Jan-Sat 28 Feb. Jeremy will be giving 2 artist's talks in the gallery: Sat 17 Jan and Sat 21 Feb at 1.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/jeremy...

We're delighted to have been presented today with the Footeprints Community Business of the Year Award at the 2026 Bridport Business Awards. Many thanks to everyone who has supported us and helped us go from strength to strength.

HOLD THE DATES! From Page to Screen - Bridport's Film Festival - returns to the big screen from Wed 22 - Sun 26 Apr 2026. Founded in 2009, it's the UK's only film festival dedicated to celebrating and exploring the adaptation of books into film.

We were lucky enough to see Caravaggio's Victorious Cupid (1601-2) at the Wallace Collection on Sat. You can get up close and hear expert insights into Caravaggio's masterpieces in Exhibition on Screen's CARAVAGGIO (2025) - BAC, Thu 22 Jan, 7.30pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/carava...

Happy New Year! Looking forward to welcoming you back to Bridport Arts Centre in 2026. Photo: The Jane Austen Fan Club, Sat 7 Feb, 7.30pm

A surreal, genre-bending, standup poetry show, performed by award-winning Northern Irish comedian and former Bard of Exeter, Ed Tripp. "Alan Bennett meets The Blair Witch Project." Will Adamsdale, comedian and actor Bridport Arts Centre Fri 13 Feb, 8pm bridport-arts.com/event/ed-tri...

It's been an extraordinary year at BAC. In 2025 we saw an increase of 27% in ticket sales compared to 2024. And the last 3 months have seen an increase of 64% on the same period last year! Thank you! Here's a 1 min taster of some of the things that made 2025 so great www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg6U...

For gorgeous melody, spellbinding coloratura and virtuoso vocal fireworks, I Puritani has few equals. Bellini's I Puritani from Met Opera Bridport Arts Centre, Thu 17 Jan, 6pm www.bridport-arts.com/event/i-puri...