Murder, repression, escapism, Britishness, politics — lots is at play in Steven Moffat's play the Unfriend. We discuss the play itself (including the differences between iterations), as well as where the play came from, the theatre experience, how the play sits in Moffat's career, and how the play has been received.
(00:00:00) Approaching The Unfriend
(00:04:38) Reading vs watching
(00:23:45) Origin of the play
(00:36:25) Reception & politics
(00:45:12) Why a play?
(00:50:44) Kinds of humour
(00:55:21) Themes of the play
(01:14:02) Murder, domesticity, The Unfriend, Inside Man
(01:27:12) The neighbour
(01:30:34) Differences between script versions
(01:42:37) Memorable dialogue
(01:49:53) Gags & characters
(01:55:40) Final impressions…
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