Two Hearts

For those of us who have experienced a true, intense first love, Two Hearts will take you back on an emotional rollercoaster.

Two individuals meet at a house party during their last year of university and instantly connect. Soon, their love escalates and spirals down into an intense love. Alongside these two main characters, named “Him” and “Her”, there is a third named “It” who’s identity remains a secret throughout most of the play. ‘It’ follows around our main characters and serves to question ‘Him’ and ‘Her’s’ actions and core beliefs. For example, ‘It’ asks them if they have just fallen in love to distract, if their love is simply an escape from themselves and their individual fears and worries. Soon, their love begins to completely unfurl and basically decompose, and it is then that we learn ‘It’s’ true identity.

As playwright Laura Lethlean describes, “people will see themselves in these characters.”

Most first loves are not serious, “because we think we have forever, so we almost think of each other as disposable.” Two Hearts, however, is an invitation to look back on the past and realise that “whether we like it or not, our first loves do stay with us because they become a part of our stories and therefore shape who we are.” Laura Lethlean also reveals the importance of ‘It’, describing how the “mystery of this character is the dramatic tension of the play. And when we find out who ‘It’ is, we are invited to then look back on the whole play in a completely different light.”

Two hearts should be a cathartic experience for any attendee.

Until Nov 3. KXT – Kings Cross Theatre, 244/248 William St, Potts Point. $20-$25+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.kingsxtheatre.com

By Will Fournier.