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On the Main Stage: A houseguest from hell in this comedy of manners! The Unfriend by Steven Moffat

28th Apr - 2nd May 2026

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Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.50 Concessions: £14.00


Description

“We’re dying of manners”

When Peter and Debbie meet eccentric American Elsa while on a cruise, they never imagine she’ll take up their invitation to visit. But months later she upends their predictable life in suburbia by turning up on their doorstep.

Oh, and Elsa might be a murderer. But how do you uninvite someone without being rude?

This razor-edged comedy of manners (with a deadly twist) is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, fast-paced dialogue, and outrageous misunderstandings.

Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) takes a hilarious and satirical swipe at middle-class England's aversion to ever seeming impolite!

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Audience content information: this play includes some strong language and themes which some audience members may find upsetting. For more information, please visit our Content Advice page.

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This amateur production of “The Unfriend” is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

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Cast

Peter Lindel: Daniel Magee

Debbie Lindel: Helen Parker

Elsa Jean Krakowski: Ann Zunder

Alex Lindel: Jamie Cordes

Rosie Lindel: Sarah Jane Fisher

The Neighbour: Mark Buckley

PC Junkin: Steve Parry

Presenter: Simon Patrick Dowling

Production Team

Director: Ian Willis

Assistant Director: Ashton Matthews

Stage Manager: Pamela Willis

Assistant Stage Manager: Jo Roxborough

Lighting Design: Karen Dales

Lighting Crew: Callum Mawston, Emily Jeffrey, Tim Swinton, Vanessa Murphy

Sound Design: Mike Cornish

Set Design: Anneliese Clifton

Props: Rosa Cole, Rachel Potts, Hope McDonald

Lead Set Build: Andrew De’Ath, Stephen Appleby

Set Build Team: Carol English, Matthew Baines, Mike Cornish, Ruby Mellor, Ysobel Lloyd Payne

Painting Team: Anneliese Clifton, Francesca Rombi, Hannah Ware, Olivia Hill, Pete Harrison, Stewart Dives

Rehearsal Prompt: Kay Edmundson

Wardrobe: Georgina Purvis

Publicity Lead: Ashton Matthews

Rehearsal Photographs: Lauren Aspery

Production Photographs: Jess Williams, Paul Hood

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