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‘A watercolour on the landing of middle life’: MIDDLE – National Theatre ★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Libby Purves14th May 2022Leave a Comment

David Eldridge’s play Middle at the National Theatre’s Dorfman space is a sketch, a watercolour on the landing of middle life: sensitive, accomplished but not likely to stop you in your tracks.

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‘A bit of a muddle’: MIDDLE – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz9th May 2022Leave a Comment

David Eldridge’s trilogy about relationships, which started in 2017 with the hit show Beginning, now reaches its second part with Middle, which has opened at the National Theatre.

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NEWS: National Theatre announces new productions including Nicola Walker in The Corn is Green

In London theatre, Native, News, Other Recent Articles, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases12th November 2021

The National Theatre has published on-sale dates and further details of its next new tranche of productions, opening from now until May 2022 with tickets on sale to the public from 2 December 2021.

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WATCH: Terri’s show vlogs on Julius Caesar, Beginning & Foul Pages

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky, Video by Terri Paddock28th February 2018Leave a Comment

I’ve been raving about Julius Caesar to everyone over the past few weeks, and particularly the experience of seeing it in the pit of the staggeringly versatile Bridge Theatre.

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Which three plays & musicals does Mark Shenton recommend this week?

In Features, London theatre, Musicals, Native, Opinion, Photos, Plays, Reviews, Sticky, Touring by Mark Shenton2nd February 2018Leave a Comment

Looking for theatregoing inspiration? MyTheatreMates co-founder Mark Shenton chooses his top three plays and top three musicals to book now.

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‘From poignant to painfully funny’: BEGINNING – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Laura Kressly31st January 2018Leave a Comment

The accurate reflection of contemporary society in Beginning at the Ambassadors Theatre is certainly a case of holding a mirror up to nature and the clarity of this reflection means the play has the makings of a modern classic.

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‘Everything about it feels genuine’: BEGINNING – West End ❤❤❤❤

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Emma Clarendon26th January 2018Leave a Comment

The West End transfer of Beginning, the heartwarming and engaging new play from David Eldridge, has plenty to keep the audience engaged and entertained throughout.

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‘Will lift even the gloomiest of evenings’: BEGINNING – West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Victoria Sadler25th January 2018Leave a Comment

David Eldridge’s Beginning at the Ambassadors Theatre is one of the best productions on in London, right now, and such an uplifting, life-reaffirming play that will lift even the gloomiest of evenings.

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‘Beautiful’: BEGINNING – West End ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews, Sticky by Libby Purves24th January 2018Leave a Comment

I was curious to see whether the intimacy of Beginning, David Eldridge’s two-hander originally at the National Theatre’s Dorfman Theatre, would survive transplantation to even this tiniest of West End proscenium houses, the Ambassadors. It does.

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Text of the Day: Beginning

In Features, London theatre, Opinion, Plays by Aleks Sierz14th January 2018Leave a Comment

Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.

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BEGINNING – National Theatre & West End

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz15th November 2017Leave a Comment

It’s about three in the morning on a Saturday night in the living room of a one-bedroom flat in Crouch End. Laura is a 38-year-old managing director, and it’s the tail end of her housewarming party.

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NEWS: David Eldridge’s NT ‘anti-romance’ Beginning follows Stomp into Ambassadors

In London theatre, Native, News, Plays, Press Releases by Press Releases6th November 2017Leave a Comment

David Eldridge’s latest play BEGINNING transfers from the National Theatre to the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre for a ten-week season in the new year. It will be the first production in the Ambassadors after Stomp ends its ten-year run at the theatre on 7 January.

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BEGINNING – National Theatre ★★★★

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Carole Woddis17th October 2017Leave a Comment

Whereas Heisenberg celebrates taking a chance on love, even in one’s dotage, Beginning seems, sotto voce, to be saying something interesting about class.

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BEGINNING – National Theatre

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Ian Foster13th October 2017Leave a Comment

Both firmly middle-aged, the weight of Laura and Danny’s potential encounter is revealed to be ever more significant as they edge towards a truth that there might be more than just a quickie on the cards.

THE WASP – Trafalgar Studios

In London theatre, Opinion, Plays, Reviews by Aleks Sierz21st December 2015Leave a Comment

Latest thriller from the Hampstead Theatre sees a reunion of two female childhood friends turn nasty, oh very nasty

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