Prima Facie
By Suzie Miller
Directed by Lee Lewis
A tour de force indictment of the legal system.
One woman stands centre stage: Tessa, a criminal lawyer at the top of her game, who knows the law permits no room for emotion.
To win, you just need to believe in the rules. And Tessa loves to win, even when defending clients accused of sexual assault. Her court-ordained duty trumps her feminism. But when she finds herself on the other side of the bar, Tessa is forced into the shadows of doubt she has so ruthlessly cast over other women.
Turning our courts of law into a different kind of stage, human rights lawyer-turned-playwright Suzie Miller’s taut, rapid-fire and gripping one-woman show exposes the shortcomings of a patriarchal justice system where it’s her word against his.
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Duration1 hr 40 min, no interval
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tue 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm -
AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Mon 19 Jul, 6.30pmAudio Described Tue 3 Aug, 6.30pm
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Play briefing
Mon 12 Jul, 6.00pm
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Night with the Artists
Mon 19 Jul, 6.30pm
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Duration1 hr 40 min, no interval
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tue 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm -
AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Mon 19 Jul, 6.30pmAudio Described Tue 3 Aug, 6.30pm
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Play briefing
Mon 12 Jul, 6.00pm
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Night with the Artists
Mon 19 Jul, 6.30pm
Creatives
Writer Suzie Miller
Director Lee Lewis
Designer Renée Mulder
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Composer and Sound Designer Paul Charlier
Cast
Tessa Sheridan Harbridge
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