Beginning_(play)
Beginning (play)
2017 play by David Eldridge
Beginning is a 2017 play by David Eldridge. The first of a trilogy of plays to look at love and relationships, it is followed by Middle.
A two-hander, the cast featured Justine Mitchell as Laura and Sam Troughton as Danny. Directed by Polly Findlay, the play opened in the Dorfman at the National Theatre in October 2017, where it ran until 14 November 2017, enjoying a sold-out run.
The production transferred to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End on 23 January 2018, following previews from 15 January. It was scheduled to conclude its limited run on 24 March. Mitchell and Troughton reprised their roles as Laura and Danny respectively.[1]
The play received favourable reviews, gaining five stars from both Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph[2] and Fiona Mountford in The Evening Standard,[3] and four stars from Phil Willmott on the London Box Office news & reviews section.[4]
Subsequent productions have been put on at the Gate Theatre, Dublin [5] and the Royal Exchange, Manchester [6]