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The Independent
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jodie Comer returns to the stage with award-winning legal drama Prima Facie
British actress Jodie Comer has said it is a 'huge privilege' to return to the stage for a UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning legal drama Prima Facie. The 32-year-old will join the one-person play for 'one last time' to portray Tessa, a young barrister who defends men accused of rape until she is assaulted herself. Comer is best known for playing the antagonist Villanelle in the hit BBC series Killing Eve and made her stage debut in the London production of Prima Facie in 2022. She said: 'It is a huge privilege to return to Prima Facie for one last time and take this important play on tour across the UK and Ireland. 'The resonance of Suzie Miller's writing, both in London and New York, exceeded anything we could have imagined. 'I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to get the team back together and take the production to theatres around the country, including my hometown of Liverpool. 'On a personal note, I can't think of a better finale to what has been such an incredible and deeply rewarding chapter in my life.' The play deals with issues of sexual assault within the judicial system – raising questions about consent and where the burden of proof lies. The production was written by Suzie Miller who won an Olivier Award in 2023 for Best New Play after its hit West End debut. Miller said: 'I couldn't be more thrilled about the Prima Facie 2026 tour; this play has already achieved more than we all could have dreamed, and Jodie's commitment to the story reaching so many new venues and communities means more people can be part of the conversation, and the solution.' Comer took home the 2023 Olivier Award and Tony Award following her performance on the West End and Broadway. The production will open in London at Richmond Theatre on Friday January 23 2026 before moving on to a further eight venues including Dublin, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. Prima Facie will then move to York, Bath, Canterbury, and Birmingham before it wraps up in Comer's hometown of Liverpool on Saturday March 21. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Tuesday March 25 2025.
BBC News
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Jodie Comer 'thrilled' as one-woman show Prime Facie tour announced
Jodie Comer said she is "thrilled" to return to her home city with a one-woman show. The Liverpool-born actress and star of Killing Eve plays Tessa Prima Facie, which will embark on a UK and Ireland tour next Facie, written by Suzie Miller, tells the story a barrister who specialises in defending people accused of sexual play will ends its run at the Liverpool Playhouse in March 2026 after opening at the Richmond Theatre in London in January. "I'm so thrilled to have the opportunity to get the team back together and take the production to theatres around the country, including my hometown of Liverpool," Comer said."On a personal note, I can't think of a better finale to what has been such an incredible and deeply rewarding chapter in my life."Comer's barrister character Tessa begins questioning the legal system when she is date-raped and becomes the plaintiff in a trial by Olivier Award winning director Justin Martin the tour will open in London on 23 January before heading to Dublin, Edinburgh, Cardiff, York, Bath, Canterbury and Birmingham before closing in is best known for her film and TV credits, such as Killing Eve, The Last Duel, Help, Doctor Foster and Free Guy, and Prima Facie was only her only her second theatre role, after performing in The Price of Everything in go on sale next week. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
