FEAR NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (135)
See it if you enjoy a mystery that slowly unravels; if you want a show with one of the best actors you've never heard of: Enrico Colantoni
Don't see it if you think a show that is only 1:15 long isn't worth seeing
See it if you like tense, one-set plays with changing cat-and-mouse dynamics
Don't see it if you are always wondering and worried about the kid next door - or, for that matter, about the domineering neighborhood home-owner
See it if you enjoy apparently simple plays with profound moral intellectual implications to modern society
Don't see it if nuances in human behavior fly over your head and nothing will ever shake you from your righteous stance. Read more
See it if you enjoy mystery drama exploring causes and effects of personal experience, lifestyle, and values on perception of and responses to fear
Don't see it if you can’t sit 80 minutes of intense conflict/violence without interval, or prefer large cast, theatre, sets, multiple acts, comedy, musical Read more
See it if You want to see three very good performers in a very well written play. You like to see performances about relevant issues.
Don't see it if You want something really light and fluffy. You don't want to enjoy a great performance.
See it if FINALLY! A DRAMA WORTH SEEING! It's been a dry season for good theater. The real deal: well written, staged, performed, and ENTERTAINING!
Don't see it if If you don't like taut, tight efficient writing and fine performances that delivers an engrossing theatrical experience.
See it if Intriguing drama that will have you guessing.
Don't see it if Intense drama with some violence.
See it if you like a taut psychological drama about the nature of how people act in a time of fear. There's even a moral if you pay attention.
Don't see it if you only like musical or big productions.
Critic Reviews (8)
"3 Men in a Shed, 1 Missing Girl on Their Minds: A tepid thriller from Matt Williams leaves too much time to ponder the holes in its plot."
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"Enrico Colantoni of 'Veronica Mars' and Obi Abili of 'Billions' star in this thriller by Matt Williams, creator of the long-running sitcoms 'Roseanne' and 'Home Improvement.'"
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"'Fear' would be an ugly, disturbing thriller if only it were remotely convincing. The playwright, Matt Williams, sets out to graft a classic stage-shocker format onto today's rancid political divisions, and the sutures are all too visible."
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"There is certainly enough in the new thriller by Matt Williams to keep you intrigued and guessing for its short 90-minute run time. But there's not enough for a great play...Williams also tries to do too much to make the play politically relevant."
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"Perhaps the most problematic element...is that it is flooded with too many sources of fear that tend to diminish the fear that might actually be present during the action of the play...The twists and turns are trite and calculated."
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"Requires a vigorous suspension of disbelief. Yet, if you can get over that hurdle, it offers three good actors constantly playing with our perspective - not only about who did what but such issues as moral relativism, class tensions, and…fear"
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"As much a scenery-chewing competition as it is a suspenser…As the drama veers toward its climax, twists and turns designed to shock appear, making us—if we’re still paying attention—question the nature of truth. The truth is, I’m afraid, that they come too late to save 'Fear' from itself."
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"'Fear'…is propelled by mystery and frayed nerves…The story of a missing girl in a suburban New Jersey neighborhood becomes about class and cultural conflict. There are riveting sequences in Fear, but Williams seemingly doesn't trust the audience to figure out his themes and ideas, instead telegraphing them with a heavy hand."
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