law
3 Jun 2023

Suzie Miller: legal injustice against women centre stage

From Saturday Morning, 11:05 am on 3 June 2023
Playwright Suzie Miller

Photo: Suzie Miller

Australian Suzie Miller's play Prima Facie has been called "one of the most electrifying pieces of theatre on Broadway" and this year won an Olivier Award following a Westend run.

The one-woman play is a dialogue on sexual assault, consent and a searing indictment of a legal system which Miller calls out as failing women worldwide. 

It follows a lawyer representing men accused of sexual assault, who is assaulted herself. 

Miller writes from first hand experience, having worked as a human rights lawyer before pivoting to playwriting in 2010.

Prima Facie comes to Aotearoa stages later this month with productions in Auckland and Wellington

Actor Acushla-Tara in Prima Facie

Actor Acushla-Tara Kupe playing Tessa Ensler in the Plumb Theatre Company production of "Prima Facie" Photo: Amanda Billing

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