Torn apart offers a personal and intimate portrayal of the lives of three different couples over three different time periods. With real and relatable issues, each pairing paints a different picture of the fun, messy and difficult nature of love.

The couples are introduced to the audience through an initial explicit glimpse into their sex lives. And then, much like a real relationship, the serious and delicate nature of each story unravels. The common theme that ties all these stories together is instability.

The first story revolves around American soldier (played by Simon Donohue) stationed in Germany in the earl y1980’s who has been meeting up with a local literature student (played by Nastazja Somers). the couple get drunk over vodka shots and passionately kiss before stripping and getting into bed together. Their connection feels real and this initial scene captures attention and sets the context for a raw, relatable play.

The audience are then introduced to a lively couple living in London in the late 1990’s – an aspiring chef (played by Elliott Rogers) and Australian backpacker (played by Christina Baston). Rogers offers a great portrayal of a vulnerable man with an unstable family background who desperately doesn’t want his current relationship to end.

The third story centres around a same-sex relationship between a recently divorced mother (played by Sarah Hastings) and an addicted sex-worker (played by Monty Leigh). This relationship is seemingly the most stable and serious, with both repeatedly telling the other ‘love you’ . However, reason for change and tragedy soon become clear with a painful ending.

This play is hugely emotive and relatable. It felt like a fly on the wall insight into three real relationships and I was truly drawn into the feelings, thoughts and experiences displayed in each story.

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