![]() ![]() When we started we had a theatre company called ‘DryWrite’ which has now become our production company of the same name. I read that you met Phoebe after a mishap at an early job – what a blessing in a disguise! What was the initial creative process like when working with her and developing the play? She claims she hates it but she looks after it really well, as though it’s the only thing in her life which is untouched from trauma. In part due to the tiny little things they do and when you look at Fleabag, you can see that in her love of the guinea pig. The reader knows there must be something there. We looked at Catcher in the Rye and when reading that book you know that Holden Caulfield is dealing with something even though it’s never explicitly said. The audience must have resonated as that’s the real human way of treating trauma. ![]() I think often in drama you see the trauma being played out, which is a great thing to do dramatically but Phoebe was always very clear she wanted to hold the drama down and just not show anything. I think it’s the the fact she’s suffering from trauma and on the surface she’s completely fine. Why do you think Fleabag resonated so much with people? You both tapped into it with such precision I was overwhelmed at times with just how relatable she was. The internal monologue of the character is something we all have on a daily basis. ![]() You see her character in pain and the pain within the story is universal. She’s able to make somebody who behaves very, very badly still a very likeable person. People will go up to Phoebe and tell her they love it or that their mum loves it or that their Gran loves it or their brother, anyone and everyone! We never anticipated that and it has been such a compliment and testament to Phoebe’s great writing and storytelling skills but also her performance. All kinds of different people responded to it after the TV release. There’s something about the story that we never really expected to happen. How have you found the reception to Fleabag? We spoke to the director, Vicky Jones, to find out all about Fleabag and why it resonated so much with people all around the world.įirstly I’d like to say congratulations for the huge success of Fleabag, I am so excited that it’s coming to Brighton! It’s now been nearly two years since the release and further success of the TV series. If you haven’t yet seen the TV series, we will save the surprises and twists but we highly recommend you take the chance to see the award-winning production for yourself. The New Yorker called Fleabag a “precision black-humour mechanism, a warped and affecting fable about one single woman’s existence” whilst the New York Times sung it’s praises for the “restless, almost feral energy and its slap in the face attitude”. From the 5th until 9th June there is the exciting opportunity to see Fleabag in its original one-woman monologue format, performed by Maddie Rice, at The Old Market in Hove. There are so many moments in which the audience will be able to see themselves, or someone they love, in Fleabag which offers a warm sense of comfort in knowing you, or they, are not alone. With the backdrop of context to her story, Fleabag took on a life of its own. The TV show had Waller-Bridge, Hugh Skinner, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman, Brett Patterson and Hugh Dennis starring among others in an excellent portrayal of the one-woman monologue. Soho Theatre perfectly described Fleabag as “angry, pervy, confrontational, cruel, forgetful, flippant, capricious, but undeniably honest.” She will throw herself into any situation only to question why she is there in the first place with the narrative taking the viewer through the highs and lows of human life whilst also expertly showing the mundanities that come with existence itself. Fleabag is not afraid to be herself but only away from the public eye. It is one that is unapologetic but entirely aware of itself. The creation from Waller-Bridge and Jones brought a brand-new voice to television. The show takes the audience through the life of Fleabag, a somewhat hopeless but equally loveable lady as she deals with the trials and tribulations of London life and the ongoing grieving for her best friend. It has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating and was voted by the Telegraph as one of the ’80 Best BBC Shows of All Time’. It was upon the release of said series that Fleabag grew to the heights it has reached today. The play received such great critical acclaim that it was picked up by the BBC for a full series in 2016. Working with friend and exceptionally talented director, Vicky Jones, the two have managed to immaculately tell the dark and twisted tale of grief and guilt through the eyes of twenty-something Fleabag. When Fleabag first hit the stage at Edinburgh Fringe Festival audiences were captivated by the hard-hitting, raw and hilarious one-woman monologue Phoebe Waller-Bridge offered. ![]()
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