It Felt Empty When the Heart Went at First but It Is Alright Now

by Lucy Kirkwood

Two strong female roles provide fresh monologue material for actors and drama students in this new play about a smart and sassy young woman led into prostitution to survive in a foreign city far from home.

Genres: Plays, Drama

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

British playwright and screenwriter.

Reviews

[Behzad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prostitutes counting used condoms to keep track of the number of customers they've had; humans being sold in markets that sell fresh human organs; young hearts yearning for love, yet finding the ugliest things man can do to man in lowest depths of darkness; and the promise of the west, the land of the free, the prosperous, into which the traveler enters with a hopeful smile on her pretty lips, yet finds that she is nothing but a creature behind the bars in a zoo.
Poetically moving, heart-rending, disturbing.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surreal and harsh in turns. I feel like I’ve read a lot of plays about trafficking and immigration recently but this is a standout.

[Dísa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting view of the world from a victim of human trafficking. The descriptions are insightful and realistic but the story unravels too slowly compared to pretty much only having one character.

[Pelledura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love how sarcastic she could be at times, but she lost me when she get too childish (by she I mean the character, Dijana)...still powerful play.

[Matilda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Important piece of theatre. Would have loved to see the original production. Tricky to stage but powerful if done correctly and with the right actors.

[Will Schmitt]

I love the title and also how this play was originally staged inside a big warehouse. Lots of freedom to do cool things with this show! Also the characters and storyline were very unique to me.

[Kylie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This play is wonderful, beautiful, and strange. Sometimes the pacing and artistic qualities of the dialogue got away from it a little bit, but overall I think it's a very worthwhile piece with an important story to share.