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Jo Hunter describes how Battersea Arts Centre is delivering a Capital redevelopment project that is environmentally sustainable.

At Battersea Arts Centre our mission is to invent the future of theatre. So protecting our planet is important to us, because without it there would be no future, of theatre or otherwise! Over the last seven years we have been working on a Capital redevelopment project that aims to create a 21st Century Theatre in our 19th Century Town Hall.

By a 19th Century Town Hall, we mean the one we occupy on Lavender Hill in Clapham Junction, which has stood there since 1893. By a 21st Century Theatre we don’t just mean a place for performance, but a hub that is at the heart of our thriving community. Somewhere people feel welcome; can learn and be inspired; can eat and drink together; and can share ideas. We have come up with a mnemonic for how we talk about theatre... Keep reading on A New Direction