'The first thing you should know is that this is true. It's what actually happened.
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Nick's got a story to tell you. About how a routine traffic stop turned into a conviction for murder. About how he spent the next twenty-two years on Death Row. About how he finally petitioned the court, seeking not an appeal, but for his execution date. And about what happened next...
Based on the extraordinary true story of Nick Yarris - and on David Sington's documentary film about him - Lindsey Ferrentino's play
The Fear of 13 was first performed at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2024, directed by Justin Martin and starring Adrien Brody.
This edition of the play is published alongside the Broadway production in 2026.
