Unicorn

'My point is we're at the frontier here. No one knows. And I find that really fucking exciting.'

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 by Mike Bartlett is an explicit, funny and provocative play, which was first performed at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End in 2025. It was directed by James Macdonald and starred Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty.

'Snappy and full of quotable lines... a rollicking, stimulating ride... Bartlett is expert at upending audiences' thinking... Unicorn exercises the brain as well as other organs' - Evening Standard

'Sophistication, wit and insight... a well-made play that is intricately entertaining... a menage a trois steeped in an acid understanding of ageing and mortality... Bartlett is in a line with Harold Pinter in making every word count' - Telegraph

'Very colourfully candid' - Daily Mail

'Very, very funny. Bartlett's writing hits its targets with unerring precision' - WhatsOnStage

'Thoughtful and spikily funny' - The Stage

'Gloriously funny and deeply empathetic... a profound meditation on relationships, ageing, honesty, and our capacity to change' - London Theatre

'Captivating... Bartlett's writing impresses throughout' - All That Dazzles