A treat from start to finish: from the first few lines, I found myself completely enraptured by Szymkowicz's confident and colorful world-building. I also appreciated the oxygen the play gives each moment to develop into something hilarious and human (examples abound, from a wildly funny scene between two nurses to the "doughnut" conversation). These are not digressions; rather, they sum up to a very fine exploration of the joys of life: ever present if we would only embrace them.

After falling in love with Hearts Like Fists, I was so thrilled to watch a reading of Hearts Like Planets. It has everything I love about Fists--kickass women, great fight scenes, delirious love, and of course, Doctor X--but it's also Queerer and stranger in exciting ways. I particularly loved meeting Orphan Drillnose and the intoxicating Darkness (who should totally get a spinoff, I mean a girl can hope).

When the end of the world is coming, it puts things into perspective on what's important. After all, in the end love is all that matters. Love!