I put it in a shoebox. I wrote “sorry” on the lid in eyeliner. Then I put the shoebox in the freezer. Because I didn’t know what else to do. You can’t just… bin a guinea pig. They’re too furry. Too present . Even when they’re not.
You can find the script published in Fleabag: The Original Play or in Fleabag: The Scriptures , which contains the TV scripts, notes, and the stage play. fleabag play script
The script shifts tone entirely. It is here that the play reveals its heart. She doesn't fear loneliness or bankruptcy; she fears: I put it in a shoebox
The most defining element of the Fleabag TV show is the breaking of the fourth wall. It is the mechanism that makes the audience feel complicit in Fleabag’s life; we are her confidants, her co-conspirators, and eventually, her witnesses. Because I didn’t know what else to do
The structural hinge of the script is the "Fear" monologue. If you have only seen the show, you know the scene—the interview for a business loan. But in the play, this moment is a suffocating climax.