We know her as L3-37 in Solo: A Star Wars Story, but to the wider world she is better known as Fleabag, and she’s taking her hit BBC Two show back on stage, this time at the off-Broadway SoHo Playhouse for a limited engagement.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Olivier Award-nominated and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award-winning solo show Fleabag will make its New York debut at Off-Braodway’s SoHo Playhouse this winter, in a production set to begin performances February 28, 2019 ahead of an opening night scheduled for March 7. Helmed by Waller-Bridge’s long-time collaborator Vicky Jones, the strictly limited engagement will play through April 7.
Fleabag is written and performed by Waller-Bridge, who stars in the work’s title role. Between strained relationships with family and friends and efforts to keep a struggling café open, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
The show debuted at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival, winning a Fringe First Award. A run at London’s Soho Theatre followed, with return engagements in 2014 and 2016 and a U.K. tour in 2015 and 2018. The work was adapted into a series by BBC Television in partnership with Amazon in 2016, earning Waller-Bridge a BAFTA Award. The series has been renewed by BBC and Amazon, and a second season is set to premiere in 2019.
