National Theatre Live Screening: Fleabag
Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3pm
Written and Performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Directed by Vicky Jones
A production from DryWrite, Soho Theatre, Annapurna Theatre
Running time:1 hour and 10 minutes without an interval
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Dec 2012: Experienced young theatre producer Francesca Moody joins DryWrite to produce their first play, Mydidae, directed by Vicky Jones and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, performed Upstairs at Soho Theatre.
Aug 2013: Jones and Waller-Bridge team up again and Fleabag is born. It has a sell-out run in Edinburgh, followed by two sold-out Soho Theatre runs, and an international tour. It becomes a game-changing production for the company.
July 2016: Fleabag is adapted into the BBC TV series with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, alongside Sian Clifford and Olivia Colman, and premieres to widespread acclaim.
Dec 2016: The one-woman show returns to Soho Theatre for another sold-out run.
Apr 2019: The second season of the BBC series premieres, with Andrew Scott joining the cast. The season wins 6 Emmy awards and 2 BAFTAs.
Aug 2019: The one-woman show has its final run with Phoebe Waller-Bridge for 30 performances, this time in the West End at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
Sep 2019: National Theatre Live broadcasts the play to cinemas across the world.
Writer: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Director: Vicky Jones
Designer: Holly Pigott
Lighting Designer: Elliot Griggs
Sound Designer: Isobel Waller-Bridge
Director for Screen: Tony Grech-Smith
Technical Producer: Christopher C. Bretnall
Lighting Director: Stuart Pring
Sound Supervisor: Conrad Fletcher
Script Supervisor: Amanda Church
DryWrite is an award-winning and Olivier-nominated new-writing theatre company that challenges writers to work with specific briefs and goals to actively engage audiences.
Soho Theatre is London’s most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret with a national and international touring program, a digital presence and an additional venue in progress.
Annapurna Theatre is the live stage division of Annapurna Pictures. Annapurna focuses on creating sophisticated, high-quality projects that appeal to a diverse audience across film, television, theatre, interactive and animation.
National Theatre Live distributes world-class theater straight from stages across the United Kingdom to cinema screens around the world.
Working with the best of British theater companies and producers, we simultaneously broadcast live theater to cinemas in the UK, Europe and sometimes North America, as well as capturing the live performance for encore screenings in other territories.
Our live broadcasts and screenings have been seen by over 11.5 million people in 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries since we launched in 2009.