Bridport Arts Centre

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Bridport Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue presenting a year-round programme of visual arts, theatre, dance, comedy, music, spoken word and films and screenings. Located in the heart of Bridport we serve audiences across Dorset and the South West. We are also home to the new cafe F.east. F.east is open 10am - 3pm | Wednesday - Saturday. Please visit their Facebook or Instagram pages for more details.

19/06/2026

Two wonderful musicians, sharing one intimate stage. 🎵
Shiry Rashtovsky brings a real warmth to the viola, every phrase full of feeling. Lana Suran's playing on piano is just as thoughtful.
Played by two musicians who know exactly how to bring out the best in each other. 🎶
The kind of concert that reminds you why live music matters.

Fri 26 Jun 11:30am

17/06/2026

Puppets, songs and a fair amount of slime. Professor Slug has buggy problems, and he needs an audience of young helpers to solve them. 🐛

Get as strong as an ant, teach a bee how to buzz, and help a dung beetle prepare for its big date. Along the way, children discover just how wonderful and surprising the world of invertebrates really is.

Sat 20 June, 11:30am & 2:30pm. For ages 3+

16/06/2026

This week's Meet the Makers episode features documentary director Hannah Berryman, in an exclusively recorded conversation now available on our YouTube channel. 🎥

Hannah spoke about her work on the award winning documentary ‘Spacewoman’, the process of curating archive and interview footage, advice for aspiring documentary makers and much more.

Recorded during Bridport’s From Page To Screen festival. Thanks so much to Hannah for sharing her knowledge.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/S9df2y-OCNw

Calling all Tolkien fans and movie buffs! Prepare for an evening of comedy, chaos, and cinematic nonsense as hobbits, el...
14/06/2026

Calling all Tolkien fans and movie buffs!
Prepare for an evening of comedy, chaos, and cinematic nonsense as hobbits, elves, orcs, and heroes collide in a gloriously ridiculous retelling of one of cinema's greatest trilogies.

Parody of the Rings is the story of what happens when a cinema’s Lord of the Rings marathon goes terribly wrong when a team of hapless ushers must somehow improvise the entire three-film saga in front of a live audience.

https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-parody-of-the-rings/
This coming Thursday, 18 June, 7:30pm

You’re warmly invited to the Bridport Arts Centre Annual General Meeting (AGM). Join us on Monday 22 June 2026 at 6pm to...
13/06/2026

You’re warmly invited to the Bridport Arts Centre Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Join us on Monday 22 June 2026 at 6pm to hear about the past year, our plans for the future, and what’s next for Bridport Arts Centre.

All are welcome.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/CxmZ50Zb3U5

We're launching something special this July at BAC! 🎵West Dorset's own Leonian Dream are back and this time they're cura...
12/06/2026

We're launching something special this July at BAC!
🎵West Dorset's own Leonian Dream are back and this time they're curating a brand new residency series for us showcasing the best emerging bands 🎸from across the South West.

First night: Friday 17 July at 7:45pm
Joining Leonian Dream on the bill are two brilliant acts:
→ Lota (indie/funk rock from the SW)
→ Saff Juno

TICKETS: https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/leonian-dream-july-2026/

Punk Bridport - RAW, UNFILTERED, PUNK. Adrian Boot is back at BAC and this time he's showcasing stunning images that cap...
12/06/2026

Punk Bridport - RAW, UNFILTERED, PUNK.
Adrian Boot is back at BAC and this time he's showcasing stunning images that capture Punk Rock scene’s energy, attitude, and urgency. From Siouxsie and Blondie to the Clash.
Exhibition opens: Sat 4 July – Sat 22 August (10am-4pm, every Wed-Sat)
Allsop Gallery, Bridport Arts Centre
Free (voluntary donation to BAC)

12/06/2026

Brilliantly funny, deeply affectionate - watch a send-up of Tolkien's most beloved saga in record time!
Peter Jackson's trilogy took eleven hours to tell. This production manages it considerably faster, and with a great deal more laughter along the way.

If you've not walked into Bridport Arts Centre recently, you absolutely should!
Parody of the Rings is coming to us Thursday 18th June.💍

Book tickets at https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/the-parody-of-the-rings/

Thursday 18th June 7:30pm

Address

9 South Street
Bridport
DT63NR

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441308424204

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