In collaboration with National Theatre Live, Garter Lane Arts Centre presents: Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Note: This is a screening of the theatrical performance that was performed in London’s West End in 2019
Garter Lane Arts Centre is delighted to collaborate with National Theatre Live, bringing the best of live Theatre to our cinema screen.
Fleabag is a rip roaring account of some sort of woman living her sort of life. It is a monologue which follows the central character Fleabag over three days as her life unravels.
Her best friend, Boo, has been tragically killed in a road accident leaving behind their guinea pig themed café, which is in dire economic straits. She might be willing to prostitute herself to save the café, if society didn’t deem this highly immoral. To add insult to injury, her boyfriend Harry has left her, and her conviction that he’ll be back within a fortnight is slowly waning. She could ask her sister for the money, but they’re not all that close, in part due to the demands of family life.
On the surface Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally underdeveloped and narcissistic, but slowly her vulnerability emerges and some uncomfortable home truths are revealed.
Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones.
Reviews
“Filthy, funny, snarky and touching.” – The Daily Telegraph
“Witty, filthy and supreme” – The Guardian
“Funny, vibrant and as blunt as a hammerhead” – New York Magazine
About National Theatre Live
National Theatre Live distributes world-class theatre straight from stages across the United Kingdom to cinema screens around the world.
Working with the best of British Theatre companies and producers, the simultaneously broadcast live theatre shows to cinemas in the UK, Europe and even North America , as well as capturing the live performance for encore screenings in other territories.
Their live broadcasts and screenings have been seen by over 8 million people in 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries since they launched in 2009.
Language: English
Director: Vicky Jones
Cast: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
