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The American premiere of Phoebe Waller-Bridge\u2019s Fleabag <\/i>opens March 7 at Soho Playhouse. The hit monologue play by the Killing Eve <\/i>screenwriter, playwright, and performer debuts in the U.S. following an acclaimed sold-out run in London, as well as multiple productions around the world. <\/p>\n
Fleabag <\/i>is written by and stars Waller-Bridge, with direction by Vicky Jones. The play, which inspired the BBC television series of the same name (and is available in the U.S. on Amazon Prime), follows Fleabag (Waller-Bridge), an oversexed, emotionally unfiltered, and self-obsessed woman who suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose. <\/p>\n
Watch: THE TRAILER FOR SEASON TWO OF KILLING EVE<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Fleabag <\/i>began Off-Broadway 27 and continues an extended run through April 14. The show debuted at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival, winning a Fringe First Award, followed by a run at London’s Soho Theatre (with return engagements in 2014 and 2016 and a U.K. tour in 2015 and 2018). The show also played engagements in South Korea (2014) and Australia (2018) before heading to New York City. <\/p>\n The creative team for Fleabag <\/i>features Holly Pigott (scenic design), Elliot Griggs (lighting design), and Isobel Waller-Bridge (sound design). <\/p>\n Waller-Bridge is also the creator and showrunner of the BBC America thriller series Killing Eve<\/i> starring Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh. The show, based on Luke Jennings\u2019 Codename Villanelle<\/i> series, will kick off its second season April 7 on BBC America. The Fleabag <\/i>TV series will also return for a second season this spring, featuring recently announced guest stars Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas<\/a>.<\/p>\n The limited New York run of Fleabag <\/i>is produced by Annapurna Theatre\u2019s Kevin Emrick and Skye Optican, David Luff and Patrick Myles, Barbara Broccoli, Patrick Catullo, Diana DiMenna, Daryl Roth<\/a>, Eric Schnall, Jayne Baron Sherman, DryWrite, Soho Theatre, Francesca Moody for DryWrite and associate producer Bee Carrozzini. <\/p>\n For more information and tickets, visit FleabagNYC.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n