Mr. Stephens, the author of the reflective drama "Harper Regan," which just finished an acclaimed run at the National Theater in London, strikes a similar note of quiet unease in "Pornography," which was directed with a cool hand by Sean Holmes in a well-acted production from the Traverse and the Birmingham Repertory Theater Company.
It should provoke a tremor of envious unease in Hollywood, which, more than ever, seems rattled by the erotic requirements of anyone older than Kate Hudson.
It has also stirred deep unease in Ireland, which has developed close ties with Britain after years of mutual suspicion and is aghast at Mr. Cameron's policy toward Europe.
His fierce criticism of the US and apparent desire to realign with China have caused unease in Japan, which under Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, has strengthened security ties with Washington and sided with the Philippines over its dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea.
It is only anecdotal evidence, but her worries certainly reflect a more general unease in Australia, which does not sit comfortably with the country's economic performance.
Christina Kirk, who plays Bev, Russ's wife, said she had her own unease in moments in which Bev describes Francine as her "friend" — as opposed to her maid and employee, which is how Francine regards their relationship.
The Indiana Jones series has since done tomb-robbing with more charisma and Nazis, but there are moments, as when the tomb is opened with a real sense of unease and mystery, in which this old-fashioned caper feels thrilling.
It is also a focus for much of America's unease with a society in which the consumer is such a powerful king.
But what I detect in Churchill is a deep sense of political and personal unease about a society in which speed of communication replaces human connections.
