Helen and Diana are perfect for each other: they've both got good degrees, busy jobs and nice flats. There's just one small problem—Diana's got a boyfriend. Elisabeth Lewerenz's play How We Begin is a tender exploration of love, queerness and identity. It was premiered at “VAULT Festival”, London, 2023.
"'A beautifully complex love story... poignant and incredibly witty... It's wonderful to see roles written for women that are so robust and real'"
The Spy in the Stalls
"'A thrust stage, a few throw cushions that actually get thrown, and lots of very very good writing. That's it. That's all it takes... taut and economical... such a delicate piece of theatre... sensationally effective'"
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"'The rarest of rarities, a queer female love story... Well written, witty, Deftly comic with the ear of a stand-up... And beneath the comedy, a growing wistful note as the love-struck pair explore lesbian and queer truths'"
