National Theatre Live present

the Empire Street Production of

Prima Facie

written by Suzie Miller

directed by Justin Martin

Jodie Comer’s (The Bikeriders, Killing Eve) Olivier and Tony Award-winning performance in Suzie Miller’s gripping one-woman play returns to cinemas.

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 much more astonishing than this’

Telegraph

★★★★

‘An extraordinarily gutsy and rich performance by Jodie Comer’

Evening Standard

Jodie Comer won at the Olivier Awards, Tony Awards, WhatsOnStage Awards, Evening Standard Theatre Awards, The Stage Debut Awards and more for her performance in Prima Facie.

Prima Facie won Best Play at the Olivier Awards