Fanny’s First Play · Character

Fanny

A young woman who has secretly written the play everyone is watching, and who is far more dangerous than her flattered blushes suggest.

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Also known as Fanny Mr. Trotter, Fanny Sorry, Fanny Radiant, Fanny Shaking, Fanny Papa

First appearance: fanny s first play

As a major figure in Fanny’s First Play, Fanny is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Fanny sits among the critics as the anonymous author of the evening's entertainment, drinking in their guesses and their praise while hiding a past that would scandalize her father. She has done time with Lady Constance Lytton and is prouder of that than of anything, and she's written a play that turns respectable people inside out. Her eagerness for approval and her willingness to expose her own class make her the play's true provocateur, and the hinge on which its comedy of manners swings.

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