National Theatre Live present
the Empire Street Production of
written by Suzie Miller
directed by Justin Martin
Jodie Comer’s (Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play will be screened at the Lakeside Theatre.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending; cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
Prima Facie takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the game.
Justin Martin directs this solo tour de force, captured live in 2022 during a sold out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s West End.
★★★★ ‘West End debuts don’t come more astonishing than this solo tour de force by Jodie Comer’ (Telegraph)
★★★★ ‘An extraordinarily gutsy and rich performance by Jodie Comer’ (Evening Standard)
★★★★ ‘An unforgettable moment of theatre’ (WhatsOnStage)
★★★★ (Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Independent, The Stage)
