David Eldridge
@deldridgewriter.bsky.social
"Astute social chronicler" (Time Out). Writer, lecturer & dad dancer. Thoughts on family, the arts, WHUFC, books & politics. Rep Michael McCoy at Independent Talent, London.
★★★★ 'A beautiful conclusion' Daily Telegraph
★★★★ 'Tender and delicate' The Standard
★★★★ 'Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves are tremendous' London Theatre
★★★★ 'Astonishingly realised’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ 'Immensely moving' FT
End @nationaltheatre.org.uk until 17 January
📸 Marc Brenner
★★★★ 'Tender and delicate' The Standard
★★★★ 'Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves are tremendous' London Theatre
★★★★ 'Astonishingly realised’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ 'Immensely moving' FT
End @nationaltheatre.org.uk until 17 January
📸 Marc Brenner
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
★★★★ 'A beautiful conclusion' Daily Telegraph
★★★★ 'Tender and delicate' The Standard
★★★★ 'Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves are tremendous' London Theatre
★★★★ 'Astonishingly realised’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ 'Immensely moving' FT
End @nationaltheatre.org.uk until 17 January
📸 Marc Brenner
★★★★ 'Tender and delicate' The Standard
★★★★ 'Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves are tremendous' London Theatre
★★★★ 'Astonishingly realised’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ 'Immensely moving' FT
End @nationaltheatre.org.uk until 17 January
📸 Marc Brenner
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This weeks post is from the brilliant @deldridgewriter.bsky.social 💓
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An Honest Day In The Life Of A Writer #34
David Eldridge
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November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This weeks post is from the brilliant @deldridgewriter.bsky.social 💓
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Playwright @deldridgewriter.bsky.social talks to @nndroid.bsky.social about adapting le Carré’s deep, dark vision for 2025 – why he expanded the role of George Smiley – and what The Spy has to say about the West’s new Cold War with Putin 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#thespy #podcast
#thespy #podcast
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Playwright @deldridgewriter.bsky.social talks to @nndroid.bsky.social about adapting le Carré’s deep, dark vision for 2025 – why he expanded the role of George Smiley – and what The Spy has to say about the West’s new Cold War with Putin 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#thespy #podcast
#thespy #podcast
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
ITV and Mammoth Screen have announced the start of filming for Betrayal, a gripping new espionage thriller and relationship drama set in the shadowy world of MI5. Betrayal is written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge.
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July 1, 2025 at 4:46 AM
ITV and Mammoth Screen have announced the start of filming for Betrayal, a gripping new espionage thriller and relationship drama set in the shadowy world of MI5. Betrayal is written by award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge.
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After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.
Adapted by playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge, the London production will star Rory Keenan and Agnes O’Casey.
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Adapted by playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge, the London production will star Rory Keenan and Agnes O’Casey.
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John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold to be staged in West End
After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.
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May 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
After a sold-out production at Chichester Festival Theatre, the stage adaptation will run for 14 weeks in London from November.
Adapted by playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge, the London production will star Rory Keenan and Agnes O’Casey.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
Adapted by playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge, the London production will star Rory Keenan and Agnes O’Casey.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
Public booking for END @nationaltheatre.org.uk playing through until 17 January 2026 opens at 12 noon today ⏳⏰🗓️💻🎟️ #comeseeus
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End | National Theatre
Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves feature in the final play in David Eldridge's trilogy. Directed by Rachel O'Riordan.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Public booking for END @nationaltheatre.org.uk playing through until 17 January 2026 opens at 12 noon today ⏳⏰🗓️💻🎟️ #comeseeus
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Every love story has a final chapter...
Public booking opens for my play END and indeed all the shows in Rufus Norris's final season as AD @nationaltheatre.org.uk at 12 noon today.
Playing from 13 November 2025...
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Public booking opens for my play END and indeed all the shows in Rufus Norris's final season as AD @nationaltheatre.org.uk at 12 noon today.
Playing from 13 November 2025...
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
End | National Theatre
Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves feature in the final play in David Eldridge's trilogy. Directed by Rachel O'Riordan.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Every love story has a final chapter...
Public booking opens for my play END and indeed all the shows in Rufus Norris's final season as AD @nationaltheatre.org.uk at 12 noon today.
Playing from 13 November 2025...
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Public booking opens for my play END and indeed all the shows in Rufus Norris's final season as AD @nationaltheatre.org.uk at 12 noon today.
Playing from 13 November 2025...
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Every love story has a final chapter.
Delighted to share the news Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses) and Clive Owen (Closer) return to the National Theatre to play END from the 13 November. Public booking opens on 6 February.
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Delighted to share the news Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses) and Clive Owen (Closer) return to the National Theatre to play END from the 13 November. Public booking opens on 6 February.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
End | National Theatre
Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves feature in the final play in David Eldridge's trilogy. Directed by Rachel O'Riordan.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
January 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Every love story has a final chapter.
Delighted to share the news Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses) and Clive Owen (Closer) return to the National Theatre to play END from the 13 November. Public booking opens on 6 February.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Delighted to share the news Saskia Reeves (Slow Horses) and Clive Owen (Closer) return to the National Theatre to play END from the 13 November. Public booking opens on 6 February.
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/...
Really nice mention for my new play END @nationaltheatre.org.uk in November on #BBCFrontRow
by @tds153.bsky.social yesterday evening as the guests look forward to the year in the arts ☺️
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by @tds153.bsky.social yesterday evening as the guests look forward to the year in the arts ☺️
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Front Row - Review: Nosferatu, Lockerbie, Nickel Boys - BBC Sounds
Tom is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Bidisha to review the highlights of the week.
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January 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Really nice mention for my new play END @nationaltheatre.org.uk in November on #BBCFrontRow
by @tds153.bsky.social yesterday evening as the guests look forward to the year in the arts ☺️
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by @tds153.bsky.social yesterday evening as the guests look forward to the year in the arts ☺️
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Proud husband post. My wife made our Christmas wreath this year. It looks so lovely and it gives me pleasure every time I set eyes on it 🎅❤️🎄
December 16, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Proud husband post. My wife made our Christmas wreath this year. It looks so lovely and it gives me pleasure every time I set eyes on it 🎅❤️🎄
Happy Birthday to my brother Dennis Eldridge 50 today. Here we are in June 1977 celebrating the Queen’s Silver Jubilee dressed up as Laurel and Hardy 😂❤️🎂
November 26, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Happy Birthday to my brother Dennis Eldridge 50 today. Here we are in June 1977 celebrating the Queen’s Silver Jubilee dressed up as Laurel and Hardy 😂❤️🎂
Wonderful family meal to celebrate my brother Dennis’s 50th birthday (this coming Tuesday) 🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊
November 24, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Wonderful family meal to celebrate my brother Dennis’s 50th birthday (this coming Tuesday) 🎉🥳🎂🎁🎈🎊
November 23, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Excellent interview with Indhu Rubasingham by Sarah Crompton for Vogue.
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Meet Indhu Rubasingham, Now The Most Powerful Woman In British Theatre
Places! As Indhu Rubasingham readies for her entrance as the National’s new artistic director, Sarah Crompton meets a creative force.
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November 21, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Excellent interview with Indhu Rubasingham by Sarah Crompton for Vogue.
www.vogue.co.uk/article/indh...
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Happy 4th birthday to son number 3, darling George. You make us laugh and our hearts full every day. ❤️🎂🥳
November 19, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Happy 4th birthday to son number 3, darling George. You make us laugh and our hearts full every day. ❤️🎂🥳
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Public service announcement! 📢Woke up early so made a playwrights starter pack! Far from exhaustive so please message me if you’d like to be added❤️✍🏽 go.bsky.app/MrCbp2Q #theatre #playwights
November 19, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Public service announcement! 📢Woke up early so made a playwrights starter pack! Far from exhaustive so please message me if you’d like to be added❤️✍🏽 go.bsky.app/MrCbp2Q #theatre #playwights
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HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social .....
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HOW DO I GET MY PLAY ON? Twelve Playwrights answer.
We chatted to some brilliant playwrights, asking them to share their experiences of getting plays to production, and what advice they would give to others. Here's what they said!
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November 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social .....
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So now he’s not taking enough freebies? Why are you so weird
November 16, 2024 at 9:53 AM
So now he’s not taking enough freebies? Why are you so weird
Last night I went to see Nish Kumar’s full throttle hilarious stand up “Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe”. The incendiary political anger, funny as fuck assault on the senses - and the brutally honest asides on his own mental health made it Bill Hicks level special. www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/nis...
Nish Kumar - Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe < Alexandra Palace
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November 16, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Last night I went to see Nish Kumar’s full throttle hilarious stand up “Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe”. The incendiary political anger, funny as fuck assault on the senses - and the brutally honest asides on his own mental health made it Bill Hicks level special. www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/nis...
Last weekend I went to see my play “Middle” or “Midt I Livet” in Aarhus, Denmark. It’s always a boon when a play travels 🇩🇰
November 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Last weekend I went to see my play “Middle” or “Midt I Livet” in Aarhus, Denmark. It’s always a boon when a play travels 🇩🇰
A few weeks ago I really enjoyed doing "The le Carré Cast - A podcast on the world of John le Carré" where I had the opportunity not just to talk about adapting "The Spy Who Came in from The Cold" but playwriting in general and my upcoming ITV show "Betrayal". lecarrecast.com/2024/11/12/i...
Interview – David Eldridge on The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Stage Play
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November 14, 2024 at 3:48 PM
A few weeks ago I really enjoyed doing "The le Carré Cast - A podcast on the world of John le Carré" where I had the opportunity not just to talk about adapting "The Spy Who Came in from The Cold" but playwriting in general and my upcoming ITV show "Betrayal". lecarrecast.com/2024/11/12/i...
"Every love story has a final chapter..." Also this autumn news that Rufus Norris's tenure at the National Theatre ends, with the final play in my trilogy, END. Look out for news and tickets on sale in February! The play is directed by Rachel O’Riordan: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/rufus-n...
'I am a natural optimist but the last ten years have blunted that,'
As Rufus Norris announces his final season as Director of the National Theatre, he looks back on his time here with journalist Alex O'Connell.
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November 14, 2024 at 12:41 PM
"Every love story has a final chapter..." Also this autumn news that Rufus Norris's tenure at the National Theatre ends, with the final play in my trilogy, END. Look out for news and tickets on sale in February! The play is directed by Rachel O’Riordan: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/news/rufus-n...