{"product_id":"beginning-9781350061262","title":"Beginning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou didn't fancy it then?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFancy what?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGetting in the taxi.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery story starts somewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Eldridge (\u003ci\u003eMarket Boy, The Knot of the Heart, In Basildon\u003c\/i\u003e) returns to the National Theatre with a sharp and astute two-hander that takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis tender and funny play received its world premiere at the National's Dorfman Theatre in October 2017.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, University of London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334140989714,"sku":"9781350061262","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad576a41-7a52-4909-94fb-dfaf8daba2cf.jpg?v=1727884798","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beginning-9781350061262","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}