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The Edinburgh Fringe sensation transfers to the Bush for its first London run. Fresh from sweeping critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe – winning both a Scotsman Fringe First and The Stage Edinburgh Award – Samuel Barnett reprises his starring role in Marcelo Dos Santos’ ***** laugh-out-loud exploration of intimacy, anxiety and ego. “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. Feeling Afraid… is the “razor sharp” (Scotsman) hit play from the producers of the Olivier award-winning Baby Reindeer and the international smash-hit Fleabag, and is directed by Matthew Xia. ***** ‘Faultless execution is matched only by this audience’s thunderous, cathartic, cry-laughing response.’ FEST ***** ‘A masterclass in comic delivery’ WhatsOnStage ***** ‘The gag-count is ridiculously high’ Telegraph
