Phoebe Waller-Bridge funds London home for emerging playwrights

11/3 @ 7:27pm by Morten Nielsen

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has bought a £1 million London flat to provide rent-free accommodation for writers at the start of their careers

The Fleabag creator is supporting Writers’ Block, a project run by the Adopt a Playwright charity, which aims to remove soaring housing costs from the list of obstacles facing disadvantaged playwrights

Waller-Bridge has also made a substantial donation to the initiative, alongside fellow writer Jack Thorne

The actor and writer, who has been dating filmmaker Martin McDonagh since 2017, has enjoyed considerable success through Fleabag, Killing Eve and other screen projects.