Unicorn
Closing: April 26, 2025Unicorn - 2025 West End History , Info & More
Garrick Theatre
2 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0HH London
Nick: Have you two kissed already?
Polly: No
Kate: Yes
Polly and Nick have it all. Happily married, two children, successful careers. And yet there's something missing... something rare and unforeseen…waiting to add a much-needed sparkle…
Unicorn is Mike Bartlett's explicit, funny and provocative new play, directed by James Macdonald, starring Nicola Walker (Unforgotten, The Split), Stephen Mangan (The Split, Episodes) and Erin Doherty (The Crown, Chloe).
This production contains explicit language, content and scenes of a sexual nature, which some audience members may find intriguing.
__Assisted Performances:__
BSL, Friday 7th March 7.30pm
Audio Described, Saturday 19th April 7.30pm
Captioned, Saturday 5th April 2.30pm
Unicorn - 2025 - West End Cast
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Trigger warning: Sexual candour but mushy..
6 / 10
James Macdonald’s production looks slick, behind a neon arch which forms the edge of a Sydney Opera House shell fitted with a succession of furnishings — sofa, bench, bed etc. Setting up a curious yarn, it’s quite cute and rather long-winded in its cosy anguish. But for all its fearless talk about sex and relationship fluidity, it heads towards a mushy, sentimental end that not all viewers will find intriguing.
Mike Bartlett's provocative new play never quite sparks
4 / 10
The word unicorn is often used to describe the rarity of a woman who joins a heterosexual couple in a relationship, but also can be seen as describing the unrealistic and mythical expectations of polyamory. And this is where the play really stutters in the second half. The realities of being in a throuple are never explored, beyond an incredibly idealistic portrayal. We hear references to the climate crisis, politics and masculinity, but where are the power dynamics, the jealousy, the etiquette? As the lights go to black there is a distinct feeling that Bartlett didn't know how to end his story.
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Review Roundup: Mike Bartlett's UNICORN Canters Into The West End
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 14, 2025
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 14, 2025
Unicorn is Mike Bartlett's explicit, funny and provocative new play, directed by James Macdonald, starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty. What did the critics think?
Review: UNICORN, Garrick Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 14, 2025
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 14, 2025
You would think that Nicola Walker and Stephen Mangan had had enough of acting roles surrounding marital discord. In Abi Morgan's hugely popular TV series The Split, the pair have been up and down on the rollercoaster of marriage for years. Now reunited on stage, alongside Erin Doherty, for Mike Bartlett's provocative new play, Unicorn, this is a stellar cast, with an excellent writer. So why does it feel rather hollow?
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