Aden Gillet, Vikash Bhai and Megan Marszal star in new play Heartsink, which is now in rehearsals ahead of its debut at Riverside Studios this month.
Written by former GP Farine Clarke (London Zoo), Heartsink is a new bittersweet medical comedy directed by Sean Turner (The Play That Goes Wrong).
“After years in practice seeing through a doctors’ eyes, I find myself on a crash-course as the patient, The view isn’t quite so attractive from this side, you’d be surprised to know.”
For GP Jeffrey Longford, serious illness turns his faith in the medical fraternity inside out. Crossing the divide from confident clinician to frightened patient, challenges his professional certainties at every turn — from the way individuals are labelled by their conditions, to the ethical faultlines surrounding assisted dying.
Gillet plays Dr Jeffrey Longford, with Bhai as Dr Roofi and Marszal as Suzie. They join Kathy Kiera Clarke as Cara.
The creative team includes designer Matteo Mastrandrea, lighting designer Chuma Emembolu for Chuma Lighting Design, sound designer Hattie North, casting director Ellie Collyer-Bristow, production manager Thomas Quine, stage manager Em Cox, graphic designer Tom Mann for Ghostlight Studios, videographer Ben Hewis and photographer Lidia Crisafulli.
Heartsink plays Riverside Studios from Tuesday, April 21 to Sunday, May 10, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Aden Gillett as Dr Jeffrey Longford and Vikash Bhai as Dr Roofi. Credit Ben Hewis (image supplied)