{"product_id":"the-unfriend-west-end-edition-9781839041501","title":"The Unfriend (West End Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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! But how do you protect all that you love from mortal peril without seeming, well, a bit impolite? Because guess who's coming... to murder!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Moffat's play \u003cem\u003eThe Unfriend\u003c\/em\u003e takes a hilarious and satirical look at middle-class England's disastrous instinct always to appear nice. It was first performed at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in May 2022, with a cast including Amanda Abbington, Frances Barber and Reece Shearsmith, before transferring to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in January 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteven Moffat is an award-winning writer whose internationally successful television shows include \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSherlock\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e - the latter two co-written with actor and writer Mark Gatiss, who made his stage directorial debut with \u003cem\u003eThe Unfriend\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Moffat\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer and producer, whose internationally successful television shows include \u003cem\u003eDoctor Who \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eSherlock\u003c\/em\u003e. His play, \u003cem\u003eThe Unfriend\u003c\/em\u003e, was premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 2022, and transferred to the West End in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197004476690,"sku":"9781839041501","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2be2dc63-a293-4d40-bac1-a0b6d285b1c2.jpg?v=1776160067","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unfriend-west-end-edition-9781839041501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}