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Charismatic, sexy and funny...good things really do come in threes
February 20, 2025
|The London Standard
In terms of watchability, a cast made up of Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty is pretty hard to beat. The trio's relatable charisma, and the residual associations of their TV roles in The Split and The Crown (where Doherty played the young Princess Anne) add mightily to the enjoyment of Mike Bartlett's play, in which a loving but romantically stultified middle-aged couple decide to invite a younger woman into their bed and their lives.
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On the surface Unicorn - the online search term for such willing third parties, because they are rare if not entirely fantastical-is a snappy comedy full of quotable lines, exploring the awkwardness of challenging norms and admitting one's own desires. On a deeper level it asks still hilariously, thank goodness - how we should find meaning and joy in the face of a world going to ruin, and the inevitability of death.
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