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Sunday, November 24, 2019 THE TOWN HALL PRESENTS

Phoebe Waller-Bridge:

FLEABAG

The Scriptures Conversation with Moderator

Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fleabag: The Scriptures (Ballantine Books (November 26, 2019))

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About the Program “Her coat falls open. She only has her bra on underneath. She pulls out the little sculpture of the woman with no arms. It sits on her lap. Two women.

One real. One not. Both with their innate femininity out.”

Since its premiere in 2016, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s critically acclaimed, utterly unique television series Fleabag has taken the world by storm with its piercing dialogue, ruthlessly dry wit, and deeply human drama. Declared as “one of the most interesting creative forces to watch” by The Atlantic, writer, director, and producer Waller-Bridge proved the one to beat throughout the recent award circuits, garnering 11 nominations at the 2019 Emmys where she won in the Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series categories. Having earned countless words of praise, accolades, and admiration, not just for Fleabag but for her other series Killing Eve as well, Waller-Bridge has emerged as an unstoppable, magnetic, and groundbreaking force to be reckoned with.

In FLEABAG: THE SCRIPTURES, Waller-Bridge brings together for the first time the complete filming scripts of the first and second seasons, annotated with never-before-seen stage directions and exclusive commentary on her creative process and the making of the series. Now recognized as one of today’s most essential voices, she delivers powerful insights into her now-iconic protagonist: the hilarious, emotionally damaged, sexually unapologetic woman who can make viewers laugh, cry, and cringe in a single scene. Essential for any fan, FLEABAG: THE SCRIPTURES is the ultimate companion to a landmark series.

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About the ARTISTS

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is a multiaward-winning actor, writer, creator and showrunner. She is the writer and performer of Fleabag, which debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as a one-woman show in 2013, followed by award-winning London and New York runs. Fleabag was adapted into a critically acclaimed BBC Three television series with Amazon, for which WallerBridge won a BAFTA for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Program, as well as multiple Emmys, including for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Comedy Series and Lead Actress.

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a staffwriter for the New York Times Magazine and the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, Fleishman is in Trouble (Random House), which is soon to be a limited TV series on FX.

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