Beginners
Beginners tells the story of three families trapped in a waterlogged holiday cottage over summer. The children are bored. The adults are down the pub. So far so normal.
An extraordinary Easter Holiday show for everyone who has ever wanted to be understood.
Tim Crouch is a critically acclaimed and award-winning playwright, director and performer. His plays include My Arm (Traverse Theatre 2003 and UK and international tours, Prix Italia 2004), An Oak Tree (Herald Angel 2005, OBIE 2007), England – A Play for Galleries (Edinburgh Fringe 2007 and UK and international tours, Fringe First, Total Theatre Award and Herald Angel 2007), The Author (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs 2009 and UK and international tours, Total Theatre Award and John Whiting Award 2010), what happens to the hope at the end of the evening (with Andy Smith – Almeida Festival) and Adler and Gibb (Royal Court). Oberon Books publishes all of Tim’s plays. I, Shakespeare (a collection of Tim’s hugely successful I, Caliban, I, Peaseblossom, I, Banquo, I, Cinna (the poet) and I, Malvolio) and Tim Crouch: Plays One. He has also written a body of work for younger people including Kaspar The Wild and Shopping for Shoes (Brian Way Award 2007).