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Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen

5 - 23 February 2025

In the Playhouse

Theatre

From the producers of the Olivier award-winning Baby Reindeer and the international smash-hit Fleabag, written by Marcelo Dos Santos (Backstairs Billy) and directed by Olivier award-winner Matthew Xia. Experience a gripping blend of humor and anxiety as this dark comedy explores modern fears, insecurities and relationships with sharp wit. 

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See this killingly funny dark comedy for only $59 on select performances. Hurry before it leaves Sydney this Sunday!

Sunday 23 Feb 7:30pm

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“I’m 36, I’m a comedian, and I’m about to kill my boyfriend…”

After years of swiping, a permanently single, professionally neurotic stand-up finally meets Mr Right – and then does everything wrong. Strap in for a delightfully dark journey through self-awareness and self-sabotage as he decides whether love is worth the price of a killer punchline. 

This darkly comedic one-man show delves into the anxieties of modern life with razor-sharp wit, tackling everything from the fear of intimacy to the terror of vulnerability. As the protagonist (Samuel Barnett) grapples with his own paranoia and insecurities, audiences are taken on a journey that is as hilarious as it is relatable. 

This show is the “razor sharp” (Scotsman) hit play written by Marcelo Dos Santos (Backstairs Billy), starring Tony and Olivier-nominated Samuel Barnett, from the producers of the Olivier award-winning  Baby Reindeer  and the international smash-hit  Fleabag, directed by Olivier award-winner Matthew Xia.     

Sydney Opera House Presents a production by Francesca Moody Productions in association with Roast Productions

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The gag-count is ridiculously high.

Telegraph

Faultless execution is matched only by this audience’s thunderous, cathartic, cry-laughing response.

FEST

A masterclass in comic delivery.

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