A bearded man smiles while holding a script at a rehearsal table, with another person gesturing beside him against a dark stage wall.

Marlowe Theatre Studio2026

My Heart is Beginning to Break

The Production

A new play by Benjamin Salmon, created with and performed by the Marlowe Theatre Youth Company and presented in the Marlowe Theatre Studio. Directed by Masha Maroutitch, the production follows Phoebe as she confronts the heartbreak of a best friend moving away and the possibility of hope after painful endings.

22 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Masha Maroutitch
Lighting Design: Jack Hathaway
Commissioned by: Marlowe Theatre Youth Company / The Marlowe Theatre
Writer: Benjamin Salmon
Photography: Steve Gregson

Young performers sit cross-legged in a small discussion circle on a black-box theatre stage, with balconies, lighting rigs and other groups visible behind them.

A large group stands in a wide circle on a black-box theatre stage, surrounded by lighting rigs, balconies and rehearsal tables.

A smiling woman sits at a table holding colourful purple and orange brochures, with a wooden staircase rising behind her in a bright theatre foyer.

Three young performers in black rehearsal clothes laugh together in front of a dark wall, with stacked chairs behind them.

A person in a red knit hat stands speaking and gesturing at the centre of a seated rehearsal circle on a theatre stage.

Young performers laugh and move playfully during a rehearsal exercise on a black stage, with others watching in the background.

Several performers stand in a close rehearsal circle against a dark background, with two young women in focus listening with arms folded.

Two participants in a black-box rehearsal room smile while raising one hand in a matching gesture, with others watching behind them.

A large group sits in a circle of chairs on a theatre studio floor, reading from scripts during a rehearsal discussion.

A red-haired participant in a pale blue sweater listens attentively, framed by blurred figures in the rehearsal room.

Two seated participants read from scripts, one smiling toward the other, with observers and notebooks behind them.

A large group stands in a wide circle on a black-box theatre stage under overhead rigging, facing inward for a rehearsal exercise.

Participants chat in a bright lobby or foyer, with one person sipping a drink and another smiling through red-framed glasses.

A smiling participant in a navy pullover gestures with both hands during a rehearsal exercise as others watch in the background.

A small group sits on the rehearsal room floor in discussion, with one participant gesturing while speaking to the others.

A participant in a brown cardigan listens with a focused expression, surrounded by blurred figures in a dark rehearsal room.

In a dark rehearsal room, a smiling performer in a grey hoodie holds a hand above a seated performer's head while others stand nearby.

Three performers stand in a black-box space, with the central performer in glasses gesturing as the two on either side listen.

Framed by blurred performers in the foreground, a smiling performer in a chunky brown cardigan clasps her hands in a dark rehearsal room.

Three performers stand in a loose circle in a black-box studio, smiling and looking toward one another as blurred figures frame the foreground.

A performer in a brightly patterned shirt gestures mid-conversation while two performers beside him smile in the intimate black-box setting.

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