>The Unfriend
Lee Mack Sarah Alexander
Frances Barber
A new play by Steven Moffat
Directed by Mark Gatiss
About The Unfriend
Following a sold-out run in Chichester in 2022, The Unfriend is in the West End for a strictly limited run at Wyndham's Theatre.
Reviews
Steven Moffat has skilfully crafted one of the funniest plays to be seen on stage in a very long time. In the comedic hands of director Mark Gatiss and a brilliant cast of perfectly timed and genuinely funny performers, this is pure comedy gold.
WhatsOnStageGatiss directs with the sure, tightly timed touch of a master farceur.
TelegraphThe rollicking pace plays to the strengths of cast and text alike
Guardian
This riotous dark comedy from writer Steven Moffat and director Mark Gatiss, the award-winning team behind BBC’s Sherlock, stars Lee Mack, Sarah Alexander and Frances Barber.
While on holiday Peter and Debbie befriend Elsa: a lusty, Trump-loving widow from Denver, USA. She’s less than woke but kind of wonderful. They agree to stay in touch - because no one ever really does, do they?
When Elsa invites herself to stay a few months later, they decide to look her up online. Too late, they learn the truth about Elsa Jean Krakowski. Deadly danger has just boarded a flight to London! What began as a casual holiday friendship is now a threat to the lives of their children.
Peter and Debbie now face the ultimate challenge of the modern world - how do you protect all that you love from mortal peril without seeming a bit impolite?
Because guess who’s coming… to MURDER.
