Meticulous, moving drama marks the start of something special

Marty Rea and Eileen Walsh in Beginning at the Gate Theatre Pic: Ros Kavanagh

Beginning

Gate Theatre, Dublin

Runs until April 20

Rating:****

‘It would have been easier if we met online,” laments Danny (Marty Rea), as he realises the complexity of the situation he has found himself in, as the last remaining guest at a rowdy housewarming party. His host, Laura (Eileen Walsh) – single, 38 and desperate for a baby – has just tried to seduce him; she is ovulating, she tells him almost immediately, ...