Beginning, by David Eldridge (20th-24th January, 2026)
It's the early hours of the morning and Danny's the last straggler at Laura's party. The flat's in a mess. And so are they. One more drink?
David Eldridge's play Beginning is a sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance.
PRESS QUOTES
'It's the tentative (anti) romance for 21st-century London life and it is, quite simply, magnificent... never less than utterly refreshing' Evening Standard'A wry, funny and touching meditation on loneliness, that private shame of the singleton in the era of the dating app and of fraudulent boasting on social media. Written with a real depth of insight, humour, compassion and a keen sense of the ridiculous' Independent
'Though often very funny, the play is strung with emotional trip-wires - lines that send you sprawling' The Stage
'A hilarious bittersweet rom-com. A modern classic' Radio Times
'One of the funniest, most touching seduction scenes you'll ever see on stage' Telegraph
'An expertly scripted rom-com. A glorious evening' The Times
Beginning was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in the Dorfman auditorium, in October 2017. It transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End in January 2018.
By arrangement with Nick Hern Books
Production team
Director: Sean Baker
Additional Crew: The Penguin Club
Cast list
Laura: Izzy Rees
Danny: James Inman