Lloyd Evans Lloyd Evans

Pure, heavenly escapism: The Unfriend, at the Criterion Theatre, reviewed

Plus: a musical by George Takei that fails to appeal to the emotions

Reece Shearsmith as Peter, Amanda Abbington as Debbie and Frances Barber as Elsa, who she plays as a brash, ageing sexpot, like Norma Desmond with a salty hint of Mrs Slocombe. Credit: Manuel Harlan

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