
By Heart
Date
Tue 14 - Wed 15 Oct 2025
In a world where most of us memorise nothing more poetic than passwords and pin numbers, what is the value of a show built around 10 people learning a Shakespeare sonnet by heart?
For the past ten years, director of Festival d’Avignon, Tiago Rodrigues, has presented By Heart – a heartrending show, the result of a request from his grandmother as she was going blind.
Combining Shakespeare’s sonnet and the writings of George Steiner, Boris Pasternak and Ray Bradbury, the performance makes its UK premiere as a true manifesto for the power of poetry through the creation of a
Event Performance Details
Tue 14 Oct
19:30 (1 hour 45 minutes) - Battersea Arts Centre
Wed 15 Oct
19:30 (1 hour 45 minutes) - Battersea Arts Centre
Event Location
Need to Know
Genre
Theatre / Performance
Pricing
Pay What You Can / Donations
Recommended Age
All ages
Accessibility
Relaxed performance
Content Warning
References to violence