Prima Facie

Tess is at the peak of her career.

Tess is a highly prestigious lawyer, used to winning every case she takes on. An unexpected event turns her life upside down and forces her to confront everything she cares about in her pursuit of justice. The production is built as a monologue performed by her, with a dramatic structure that alternates between humour and emotion.

The Australian writer Suzie Miller raises uncomfortable questions about the justice system: what credibility is given to a woman who reports violence, whether traditional methods of justice are still valid, and what should be reconsidered in the face of a reality that the UN puts at one in three women worldwide. It is a play that questions the normalisation of this violence and reflects on inequality in rights and opportunities.

The piece has been staged in London's West End and on Broadway. In Madrid it is presented at the Teatro Infanta Isabel.