Turner Sims invites students to tune in for free to their live stream of The Listening Heart this evening, Tuesday 6 October at 19:00. Book your ticket here.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, David Constantine’s play is revisited for this dramatised reading with live music by Beethoven, directed by renowned theatremaker Barney Norris.
Students can use the promo code HEARTSTUDENT when booking to access the live stream for free.
Details of how to access this event will be sent to ticket holders ahead of the concert.
A celebrated cast of young actors includes, Sam Troughton in the role of Beethoven, whose recent work includes Chernobyl for HBO, and David Eldridge’s play Beginning at the National Theatre and in the West End. As in the original broadcast, David Owen Norris improvises incidental music around Beethoven’s music of the time, including the Moonlight Sonata and the great C minor Violin Sonata.
There will be a post-event ‘In Conversation’ with David Constantine where you can join the playwright in a live Q&A session after the performance.
