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Fleabag references the flawed heroines of Jean Rhys
June 26, 2019
The intensely buzzed television series Fleabag was originally conceived as a theater monologue, and was recently re-staged in New York and London after the immense popularity of the BBC3 program. Read the reference to novelist Jean Rhys’ heroines, compared to Fleabag’s protagonist, in the final paragraph of this New York Times review.
Every one of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s facial features is intensely expressive, and that includes both eyebrows. But it’s her mouth that holds center stage at the SoHo Playhouse, where her fabled — and genuinely fabulous — “Fleabag” opened on Thursday night. – Ben Brantley, The New York Times