Outhwaite is crassly, even maliciously insensitive - a self-assured control freak demanding everyone enjoys themselves at her nightmare drinks party in a suburban cul de sac.

Tamzin Outhwaite is ferocious in a resonant production of the 1977 landmark drama at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre

Watching this new production of Mike Leigh's beloved television play, I was struck by the deep repression of all three female characters