Steven Webb is starring as the Comedian in Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen.
He’s reprising his performance, having performed the show in Washington DC earlier this year. Written by Marcelo Dos Santos and directed by Matthew Xia, Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen is a darkly comic one-man play about a 35-year-old comedian preparing to propose to his boyfriend. The show is running as part of Francesca Moody Productions’ London season at The Other Palace.
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Steven began his career starring as Oliver in Sam Mendes’s production of Oliver! (London Palladium). He spent almost seven years playing Elder McKinley in the West End production of The Book of Mormon (Prince Of Wales Theatre). Some of his recent musical credits include Kevin in Dolly Parton’s Here You Come Again (UK Tour) and Storyteller 2 in Shucked (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre).
Steven’s theatre credits also include: Billy in Dark of the Moon (King’s Head Theatre), Dalton in The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (Southwark Playhouse), Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Sheffield Theatres), MacDowall in Kes (Royal Exchange Manchester), Christopher in On the Shore of the Wide World (Royal Exchange Manchester and National Theatre), Posner in The History Boys (National Theatre and West End), Jim/Steven in Chatroom/Citizenship (National Theatre), Mark in Sons of York (Finborough Theatre), Ross in Departure Lounge (Waterloo East Theatre) and multiple pantos at the Lyric Hammersmith. He also played Rich in As Is (Trafalgar Studios) and Rabbit/Ensemble in I Want My Hat Back (National Theatre) and Giacimo Cricket in Pinocchio (Shakespeare’s Globe). His screen credits include Miranda, The Inbetweeners, Twenty Twenty Six, The Hairdresser Mysteries and Believe Me.
In this episode, Steven joins us in the podcast booth for a chat about Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, including how he relates to the piece and what it’s like to be performing a one-person show. He also reflects on his career, from playing Oliver as a child to his iconic seven-year run in The Book of Mormon. Steven also speaks about sustaining a vocal injury, and lots more pops up along the way.
You can see Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen at The Other Palace 19th November to 20th December 2026. Visit www.theotherpalace.co.uk for info and tickets.
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