National Theatre Live: Fleabag

Sep 12, 2019

1h 21m

★ 7.7

Overview

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

DryWrite

National Theatre

Annapurna Theatre

Fiery Angel

Soho Theatre Productions

National Theatre Live: Fleabag Trailers

Cast

Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

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5.7

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5.7

Triple Dog

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0.0

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0.0

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7.0

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0.0

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0.0

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6.9

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6.3

All My Sons

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5.6

Easy

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6.3

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