FLEABAG
Salisbury Playhouse,
Salisbury
FLEABAG was billed as a dark comedy with sharp edges but this was less of a play than a stand-up act with a few tired jokes.
The main character played by Maddie Rice is narcissistic and thoroughly deplorable as she stumbles through life on a diet of pornography and sex.
Despite it being a short play, with a run time of just over an hour, Rice is excellent in her ability to engage with the audience as a soloist.
It was just a shame that the play was a deflating balloon as the same depressing jokes about the “Fleabag’s” failed love life began to wear thin as the play progressed.
Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge this play feels rough around the edges as if she abandoned it to leave for a budding television career.
It ended in a sudden unsatisfactory manner leaving me unsure if I needed to leave my seat or whether it was an unplanned interval.
No doubt this play will appeal to some people who enjoy a black comedy and the audience were treated to some genuine laugh out loud moments but the main character still needs far more development if it is taken forward long term.
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