Photos of Natalie McGrath’s The Beat of Our Hearts, taken by Craig Fuller. Staged at the Exeter Northcott Theatre, 3rd – 5th February 2022.
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Dove and Val reminiscing
Quill, Val, and Dove show their support for Luca
Val with Luca’s sketch
Val with Luca’s sketch
Luca prepares to give the final speech
Dove engages with Luca’s artwork
Val and Dove support Luca
Val and Quill spar
Dove with the new Pride flag
Dove pauses meditatively
Luca with their sketch pad
Dove remembers a sunset evening at a country house performance of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde
Luca making sketches for their friends
Luca pauses for a moment
Dove and Quill reflect
Dove reaches out into the distance
Val in mid-flow
Dove and Luca spend some time together by the beach
Quill in mid-flow
Luca and Quill embrace
Quill dancing
Luca and Quill in a thoughtful moment together
Val with their new Pride flag
Luca enjoying an ice cream
Luca spreads out the new progressive Pride flag on the table
Dove in conversation
Luca leaning on Val’s supportive shoulder
Luca by the sea
Luca and Dove catch up with one another
Val in thought
Luca sits on a chair drawing
Closing scene — all four characters face the mirror before the light is switched off
Quill offers a reassuring hand on Luca’s shoulder
Quill takes his shoes off ready to dip his feet in the sea
Val and Quill exercise together
Val strikes a meditative and thoughtful pose
Val gets ready for sparring with Quill
Val dances on the table joyfully while remembering a moment of intimacy with another woman
Val sits and reflects on the steps next to the burnt pride flag
Quill, Luca, Val and Dove strike a pose for their polaroid photo!
