{"product_id":"9781350146174","title":"Beginning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBeginning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the early hours of the morning in the aftermath of Laura's housewarming party. Danny, 42, divorced and living with his mother, is the last remaining guest. The flat is in a mess and so are they. One more drink?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sharp and astute two-hander takes an intimate look in real-time at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance. Both comedic and tender, it asks questions about mutual loneliness and human connections.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeginning\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the National Theatre, London in October 2017. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new Modern Classics edition features an introduction by Sarah Grochala.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Eldridge\u003c\/b\u003e's theatre credits include: \u003ci\u003eMarket Boy \u003c\/i\u003e(Olivier Theatre, National Theatre); \u003ci\u003eHoly Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e(Shakespeare's Globe); \u003ci\u003eMiss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lady from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Exchange, Manchester); \u003ci\u003eIn Basildon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIncomplete and Random Acts of Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Blue Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court \u0026amp; West End); \u003ci\u003eSomething, Someone, Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e (Sixty-Six Books\/Bush Theatre);  \u003ci\u003eMAD, Serving it Up \u003c\/i\u003e(Bush); \u003ci\u003eThe Knot of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e(Almeida), \u003ci\u003eFesten\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida, Lyric West End \u0026amp; Broadway); \u003ci\u003eThe Stock Da'wa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalling\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead); \u003ci\u003eA Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (with Robert Holman \u0026amp; Simon Stephens, Lyric Hammersmith); \u003ci\u003eBabylone\u003c\/i\u003e (Belgrade Coventry); \u003ci\u003eJohn Gabriel Borkman,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Duck, Summer Begins \u003c\/i\u003e(Donmar Warehouse); \u003ci\u003eA Week With Tony, Fighting for Breath \u003c\/i\u003e(Finborough); \u003ci\u003eThanks Mum \u003c\/i\u003e(Red Room); \u003ci\u003eDirty \u003c\/i\u003e(Theatre Royal Stratford East); \u003ci\u003eCabbage for, Tea, Tea, Tea! \u003c\/i\u003e(Platform 4 Exeter).\u003cbr\u003eTelevision credits include: \u003ci\u003eKillers, Our Hidden Lives, The Scandalous Lady W \u003c\/i\u003e(BBC).\u003cbr\u003eRadio credits include: \u003ci\u003eMichael and Me: Stratford, Ilford, Romford and all Stations to Shenfield; Festen; The Picture Man; Like Minded People; The Secret Grief; John Gabriel Borkman; Jenny Lomas (BBC).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Blue Sky\u003c\/i\u003e won the Time Out Live Award 2001 for Best New Play in the West End and \u003ci\u003eFesten\u003c\/i\u003e the 2005 Theatregoers Choice Award for Best New Play. \u003ci\u003eThe Picture Man\u003c\/i\u003e won the Prix Europa Best European Radio Drama 2008. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Blue Sky\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2009 Theatregoers Choice Award for Best New Play. \u003ci\u003eThe Knot of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e won the 2012 Off West End Theatre Award for Best New Play.\u003cbr\u003eIn 2007 the University of Exeter conferred on David an Honorary Doctorate of Letters recognising his achievement as a playwright. 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