Dirty Hearts

An Existential Comedy for the Age of Anxiety

From award-winning playwright Paul Murphy

A darkly comic exploration of love, friendship, truth and morality.

Laura. It’s vanity to think you can save everyone.

Simon. And it’s defeatist to think you can help no-one.

Tell the truth. Be a good person. Do the right thing. If only it was so easy…

Ben. We live in a system of contradictions, you can’t stand outside of it and reason a better world into existence.

Simon. And neither do you just accept history as nature. ‘This is the way things are, so this is the way things must be

Simon wants a better world. Laura knows it’s not so easy. Ben always weighs the cost. Julienne knows every decision has a price. Love, friendship and a $150 million painting. But which of them is the real thing?

‘Beautifully written… a thrilling account of the dynamics of interpersonal suspicion and sexual politics, an immensely impressive piece of work’ -The Stage (On Valhalla by Paul Murphy) ‘

A pulsating sense of tension is maintained throughout. It’s almost physical the way it affects you’. – The Stage (On Blackbird Dir by Rupert Hands)

Age guidance 16+

Trigger Warning: Please note this play contains NO mention whatsoever of the following: Covid, Brexit, Donald Trump.