Heartsink Tickets

Heartsink London tickets

Book an appointment for the world premiere of Heartsink, a bittersweet medical comedy by former GP, Farine Clarke. Playing a strictly limited run at Riverside Studios, book your official tickets to Heartsink today. 

What is Heartsink about?

Heartsink is a darkly funny, tender comedy about what happens when the doctor becomes the patient.

When GP Dr Jeffrey Longford is diagnosed with cancer, he’s thrust from the certainty of the consulting room into the fear and vulnerability of the waiting room. Stripped of status and control, his once-solid beliefs - about medicine, dignity, and assisted dying - begin to fracture.

As Jeffrey navigates life on the wrong side of the stethoscope, he’s surrounded by characters who are never quite what they seem: an Irish patient hiding a dangerous secret behind hypochondria and magical cake; a sharp-tongued hospital receptionist with a philosopher’s mind; and a gentle colleague forced to confront both professional duty and moral unease.

With gallows humour, compassion, and bite, Heartsink collides two intertwined worlds, doctor and patient, to reveal how differently they feel when lived from the inside.

Why is Heartsink worth the applause?

• “Brilliant! Everyone in the health service would benefit from seeing this too” - Dr MD Senior GP partner, Surrey.
• “Such a beautiful story. That perfect balance between comedy and real emotion.” Harry, London.
• “Thought provoking. Contemporary. Just amazing…and funny!” Dr JC, Consultant Radiologist, Devon.  
• “Surprised at the emotion I felt.  It blew me away!” Helen, Chiswick. 
• “I’d 100% recommend it to everyone!  It doesn’t pull any punches.” Alexander, London

Heartsink creatives

• Writer - Farine Clarke
• Director - Sean Turner
• Set Designer - Matteo Mastrandrea
• Lighting Designer - Chuma
• Sound Designer - Hattie Nort
• Designer - Tom Mann