# Perpetuity (Work-in-Progress)

Perpetuity (Work-in-Progress) at Battersea Arts Centre, Thursday 12 November 2026, 19:30.

- Price: Free
- Venue: Battersea Arts Centre, SW11 5TN London
- With: Shambles Ensemble
- Get tickets: https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/perpetuity-work-in-progress/book/469296
- Go to page: https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/perpetuity/

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Perpetuity (Work-in-Progress) is a solo theatre show by Shambles Ensemble, staged in the Members Bar of Battersea Arts Centre as part of the UNREAL festival. Created by the company and directed by Chris Yarnell, it fuses visual and physical storytelling, clowning, performance art and illusion to explore what it means to spend an eternity, what constitutes a soul, and how resilient the human spirit is. Inspired by Dorian Gray, lockdown and pot plants, the 60-minute show asks how you would spend forever and follows a life that is never quite finished. It is recommended for ages 14 and up and contains haze, flashing lights, sudden loud noises and themes of loss, death and suicide.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 19:30 — Battersea Arts Centre

Written by a model, sources: [bac.org.uk](https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/perpetuity/)

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