Fleabag: The Original Play (NHB Modern Plays) by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (English)

Description: Fleabag: The Original Play (NHB Modern Plays) by Phoebe Waller-Bridge The foul-mouthed, hysterically funny, rip-roaring account of Fleabag, a twenty-something female struggling with being a woman today. Fleabag is an anti-heroine, a refreshingly unique example of todays modern woman. Feisty, forthright yet strangely vulnerable. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description I sit on the loo and think about all the people I can have sex with now. Im not obsessed with sex. I just cant stop thinking about it.The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of female living her sort of life.Phoebe Waller-Bridges debut play is an outrageously funny monologue for a female performer. Fleabag premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by Phoebe herself, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London, for the first of several successful runs, followed by UK and international tours, a sold-out run in New York and a West End run in 2019. Fleabag won a Fringe First Award in Edinburgh, the Most Promising New Playwright and Best Female Performance at the Off West End Theatre Awards, The Stage Award for Best Solo Performer and the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. It received a Special Commendation in the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre.In 2016, Fleabag was turned into a wildly successful and utterly riveting (Guardian) BBC television series, with a second series following in 2019.This edition features the original play, plus an introduction by the author.A remarkable portrait of a modern woman who shamelessly bares her soul— GuardianBelieve the hype, Waller-Bridges raw writing… really is as good as everyone says— The StageSucker-punch funny... Ive never seen a play quite like it— ScotsmanFrank and sometimes brutally funny... devastatingly good— The TimesBlessed with a rare and compelling life force... deliciously dirty and scabrously funny— Evening StandardVery funny... penetrating, pitch-black and nastily brilliant— MetroUnbelievably rude, jaw-droppingly filthy… extremely funny— Time OutCritics Circle Award for Most Promising PlaywrightEdinburgh Fringe First Award Author Biography Phoebe Waller-Bridge is an actor, playwright and screenwriter.Her first play, Fleabag, premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge herself, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London, for several successful runs, followed by a UK tour. It won a Fringe First Award, the Most Promising New Playwright and Best Female Performance at the Off West End Theatre Awards, The Stage Award for Best Solo Performer and the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright.A television version of Fleabag was broadcast on BBC3/Amazon in 2016, again starring the author. It became one of the most talked and written about shows of the year, winning several awards, including a BAFTA for best actress in a comedy.Other writing for televison includes Killing Eve (BBC America, 2018) and Crashing (E4, 2016).Her acting credits include 2nd May 1997 (Bush Theatre), Tribes (Royal Court Theatre), Mydidae (Soho Theatre) and the award-winning film The Iron Lady.She is co-Artistic Director of acclaimed new writing company DryWrite. Review A remarkable portrait of a modern woman who shamelessly bares her soul Guardian; Believe the hype, Waller-Bridges raw writing... really is as good as everyone says The Stage; Sucker-punch funny... Ive never seen a play quite like it Scotsman; Frank and sometimes brutally funny... devastatingly good The Times; Blessed with a rare and compelling life force... deliciously dirty and scabrously funny Evening Standard; Very funny... penetrating, pitch-black and nastily brilliant Metro; Unbelievably rude, jaw-droppingly filthy... extremely funny Time Out; A sharp-edged gem of a solo show WhatsOnStage Bitingly funny and genuinely moving... clever and tender and true A Younger Theatre Long Description The Fleabag bites back. A rip-roaring account of some sort of female living her sort of life. Phoebe Waller-Bridges debut play is an outrageously funny monologue for a female performer. It premiered at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, performed by Phoebe herself, before transferring to Soho Theatre, London, for several successful runs, followed by a UK tour. It won a Fringe First Award in Edinburgh, the Most Promising New Playwright and Best Female Performance at the Off West End Theatre Awards, The Stage Award for Best Solo Performer and the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. It received a Special Commendation in the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. In 2016 it was turned into a wildly successful and utterly riveting (Guardian) BBC television series. This edition also features an introduction by the author. Review Quote bitingly funny and genuinely moving... clever and tender and true Competing Titles Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge 9781848423640 18.95 Nick Hern Books 09/02/2014 91 Excerpt from Book I sit on the loo and think about all the people I can have sex with now. Im not obsessed with sex. I just cant stop thinking about it. Description for Sales People A new edition of the smash hit one-woman show, now a major BBC television series, available to watch on Amazon in the U.S. The show has received comparisons to Girls, Sex and the City, and the deep melancholy of BoJack Horseman. The television show has received rave reviews, including one from Emily Nussbaum in The New Yorker Waller-Bridge has also recently been interviewed by Harpers Bazaar and W Magazine This edition features an introduction by the author. The original play was an Edinburgh Fringe First winner and sold out smash at the Soho Theatre in London in 2013. Waller-Bridge also won the Most Promising New Playwright and Best Female Performance at the Off West End Theatre Awards, The Stage Award for Best Solo Performer and the Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. She received a Special Commendation for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was nominated for the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Brilliant monologue opportunities for young women, hysterically funny, heartbreaking and truthful, the Talking Heads (Alan Bennett) for the current generation. Details ISBN1848426240 Year 2016 ISBN-10 1848426240 ISBN-13 9781848426245 Media Book Publisher Nick Hern Books Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.92 Publication Date 2016-10-05 Format Paperback Pages 48 Language English UK Release Date 2016-10-05 AU Release Date 2016-10-05 NZ Release Date 2016-10-05 Audience General Author Phoebe Waller-Bridge We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100586943;

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