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David Eldridge “has a wise parent's gift as a playwright. He loves his characters even when he doesn't like them”. * Guardian *
Eldridge has always been the most muscular of writers * Lyn Gardner, The Guardian *
...Eldridge is timely and bang up to date... * The Times *
...there's no denying Eldridge's ambition... * Observer *
Eldridge combines a hugely sympathetic sensibility with rare dramatic power. * Daily Telegraph *
[Summer Begins] confirms Eldridge's impressive command of dialogue and character. * Evening Standard *
Just such a heavenly piece of writing is the latest by David Eldridge * Daily Telegraph on Under the Blue Sky *
a brave, prodigious and rewarding experience. * The Independent on Holy Warriors *
Eldridge combines a hugely sympathetic sensibility with rare dramatic power, and one leaves this exceptional play rejoicing in his talent and impatient for his next. * Telegraph *
What Eldridge captures well is the way people's emotions and desires are rarely in perfect synch...**** -- The Guardian
...an astute and tender two-hander. -- The Stage
Though often very funny, the play is strung with emotional trip-wires - lines that send you sprawling. -- Natasha Tripney, The Stage
It's the tentative (anti) romance for 21st century London life and it is, quite simply, magnificent...never less than utterly refreshing...***** -- The Evening Standard
David Eldridge's gorgeous new play is 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...***** -- The Independent