What To Expect
Venue: Battersea Arts Centre
Date: 28–29/04/2026
Type: Monologue Theatre
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Part-joke, part-public tantrum about inequality in the reproductive industry and the prohibitive cost of sperm; this show is a comical meditation on artist Louise Ashcroft's reproductive challenges and fears of regret, loneliness and genetic obsolescence.
In an era of Tech Bros minting their own genomes as NFTs, and biohackers making dogs glow in the dark, what does it mean to spread your seed?
Attempting to build a DIY sperm bank outside her home, Louise reflects on who gets to have kids, who doesn't, and what 'beyond nuclear' family might look like. Fashioned from an old bird hut, Louise's 'open sauce' gene-vault is designed to bring her closer to her neighbours and get her child-hesitant girlfriend feeling broody.
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £12)*
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Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)
Age Recommendation: 16+
This performance takes place in person in our Council Chamber
Address:
Battersea Arts Centre, Lavendar Hill, London, SW11 5TN
Phone: 020 7223 2223
Web site: https://bac.org.uk