Key words
Twenties
Women
Comedy
Brash
Sex
Alone
Insecure
Wild
One-woman
Honest
Up front
Characters (1.
1Female)
Note from the
writer: "Other characters can be recorded voices, played by other
actors or played by Fleabag.
Pauses and beats are indicated
by the space given between lines.” (Waller-Bridge, 2014, pg2)
Fleabag - 26
Time and setting
The location of the play is not
specified and the dialogue does not suggest any necessary dialect. The time of
the play seems to be modern day, give or take a few years either way.
Synopsis
Written and starring Phoebe
Waller-Bridge this comedic play is perhaps better known for its TV show
counterpart of the same name.
Fleabag is not your average
lady. She likes sex, she likes to talk about sex, she likes a good drink, she
says what’s on her mind and runs a failing guinea pig café. Yes, really.
The play opens with Fleabag
completely flunking a job interview as she accidentally exposes herself in
front of her potential employer. She goes on to tell the audience that her
on-again, off-again boyfriend has recently broken up with her, again.
As the play goes on we learn of
Fleabag’s dead best friend, Boo, with whom she opened the guinea pig café. We
get an insight into her fraught relationships with both her sister and father
after her mother’s death and her willingness to engage in sexual activity with,
well, anyone.
This hilarious play gives an
audience a brief insight into the life of a mid-twenties woman trying to get it
together when everything is crumbling apart. Being a one woman show this piece
offers a whole host of monologues for a female actress to showcase a range of
emotions: brash and bold, comedic and spunky, sensitive and real.
Monologues and duologues
etc...
All of the monologues within
the play from Fleabag and there are lots to choose from. However, that does not
rule out the option of exploring some of the other characters in a little more
depth in the name of scene work. Below I have highlighted some of the
monologues which I feel have the most performative value
Pages 5-6. Fleabag’s
opening monologue depicts her average night to herself. She talks about
ordering a “very slutty pizza”, Zac Efron, Obama and having a “horrible wank”
on YouPorn. This piece ends with the revelation that her boyfriend, Harry, has
once again broken up with her.
Pages 6-7. She
goes on to describe a threesome she once had with Harry in detail and how she
plans to get over their break up. This somehow leads her to reveal the
circumstances surrounding Boo’s death.
Pages 12-13. Here Fleabag gives us an insight into her family
background. She tells of her mother’s death, her father’s Lothario response and
her sister’s uptight nature.
Pages 21-23. As a
drunk Fleabag is poured into a cab by her fathers she attempts to find a way to
not spend the night alone. She tells of a girl she fooled about with and a man
she met at a festival, both whilst she was still with Harry.
Pages 25-25. This
monologue highlights a more sensitive side to Fleabag. She voices her concerns
for others around her, such as her sister, and discusses how Boo had a
favourite guinea pig that got her through her hardest times.
Other Work
Unsure
as I cannot seem to find her own website.
Written by: Olivia Seaton-Hill
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