“You laugh throughout at a play whose baleful title might suggest otherwise, only to exit with an awareness of the psychic abyss that even the best punchline cannot deflect.”
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“The show confirms Dos Santos as a writer of enormous talent, one you want to watch. But it’s Barnett’s consummate skill that makes it must-see.”
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“Matthew Xia’s compelling production is like a wild taxi ride, with rapid accelerations, sudden turns, screeching stops, and Barnett uses the stage with enormous confidence and charisma, occasionally dropping the mic to deliver a personal revelation from the Comedian, or allowing a bit of amplified feedback to grate on our nerves. It’s the monologue of the year.”
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"Samuel Barnett is a revelation as an agonisingly self-aware thirtysomething in Marcelo Dos Santos’s expertly crafted single-hander"
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“Equal parts fearless and fearful, ‘Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen’ is a perfectly paced, immaculately performed hour or so of comedy so dark, so sinister in its intentions, that it's impossible to not be captivated.”
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"'Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen' never feels like a scripted performance, it feels absolutely natural. ... It’s a testament to the brilliance of playwright Dos Santos and Barnett’s masterful acting that they can effortlessly transition from a side-splitting stand-up routine to delving into the poignant themes of loneliness and longing. "
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"This [show] is elegantly succinct and powerful, and Barnett never puts a foot wrong. Like the hookups his character wittily describes, it’s fast, filthy and surprisingly revealing."
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