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The Terrible Somnambulists

Dramatic Theatre · Hostile Architecture · Ages 16+ · 45 mins · United States of America

World Premiere
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Review by PETER MATSUMOTO

June 27, 2026 certified reviewer
tagged as: Beckett · strange · contemplative

What I liked

Cody is a strong writer with a great intuition about narrative timing. The piece is cerebral when it needs to be, crass and low brow when it wants to be, and cycles back to repeated mantras to drive the cyclical metaphor at just the right moments. Truly impressive.

What I didn't like

The piece is verbose, and could stand with some more use of physical comedy in the talking head space. Both characters are Didi, and neither quite get to be Gogo until the very end.

My overall impression

A short and strong contemplative piece, The Terrible Somnambulists hearkens back to the traditions of existentialist icons in a wonderful way.

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