Prima Facie (London)
Prima Facie (London)
94%
94%
(63 Ratings)
Positive
97%
Mixed
2%
Negative
1%
Members say
Great acting, Absorbing, Clever, Must see, Masterful

About the Show

Jodie Comer makes her West End debut in a one-woman play about a career-driven barrister.

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Critic Reviews (9)

The Telegraph (UK)
April 27th, 2022

West End debuts don’t come much more astonishing than this solo tour de force by Jodie Comer...But in the face of Comer’s triumphant leap into the live acting arena, I was mainly left wanting to see her on stage more; she’s in her element, and can work wonders.
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The Stage (UK)
April 28th, 2022

It becomes polemical towards the end, perhaps to its detriment. But it’s hard to argue with Comer’s performance, which is never less than captivating and impassioned.
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The Arts Desk
April 28th, 2022

Comer, of Killing Eve fame, portrays Tessa with captivating ease, modulating gracefully between different facets of her professional and personal life...It becomes impossible to avert one’s eyes from her magnetic presence.
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Time Out London
April 27th, 2022

[Jodie Comer's] personal triumph [is] somewhat mitigated by the fact that the play she’s chosen is pretty clunky. But for all Comer’s charisma, the text is stodgy, and the drama ponderous and lacking nuance.
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The London Evening Standard
April 28th, 2022

But Comer is the reason we’re here. Her commitment made the production happen and kept it alive through delays. We all wanted to know if she’s as good live on stage as she is on screen. And the answer is no: she’s better.
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WhatsOnStage
April 27th, 2022

With Comer as its protagonist, blazing away, it is impossible to avert your gaze. She brings its arguments to forceful life and in the process creates an unforgettable moment of theatre.
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The Guardian (UK)
April 27th, 2022

Jodie Comer’s West End stage debut is a baptism of fire by any standards...Comer delivers. She roars through Suzie Miller’s script. The play roars, too, sometimes too loudly in its polemic, but Comer works overtime to elevate these moments.
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London Theatre
April 28th, 2022

If the play itself remains flawed, Comer should be nonetheless be commended for putting her star power behind Miller’s campaign...Besides, Comer herself makes this unmissable viewing. It's the unveiling of a serious, and seriously exciting, stage talent.
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