''Middle'' is a 2022 play by
David Eldridge. A two-hander, ''Middle'' is the second of three plays exploring love and relationships, following ''
Beginning
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* ''Beginning'' (play), a 2017 play by David Eldridge
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''.
Plot
''Middle'' follows Maggie and Gary in what is the middle of their relationship. When Maggie drops the bombshell of "I don’t think I love you any more", the play explores their relationship and how they are to move forward.
Productions
Directed by
Polly Findlay, the play opened in the
Dorfman at the
National Theatre on 4 May 2022, following previews from 27 April. It played a limited run to 18 June 2022.
The cast featured
Claire Rushbrook
Claire Louise Rushbrook (born 25 August 1971) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Roxanne in '' Secrets & Lies.''
Early life
Claire Louise Rushbrook was born on 25 August 1971 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She attended Fearnh ...
as Maggie and
Daniel Ryan as Gary.
Critical reception
In her four star review for
Time Out, Caroline McGinn says the play "is always gripping, often painfully funny, and mostly deeply sad. Director Polly Findlay manages the pace and the sad/funny balance beautifully." Arifa Akbar for
The Guardian
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gave the play three stars out of five and stated that it "feels like a true and tender representation of a marriage in its middle stages, a drama that is tepid at times, a little plodding and soft around the edges but forging on."
References
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2022 plays