Jodie Comer now has a Tony so as to add to her award shelf.
The actress took residence the Main Actress in a Play Tony for “Prima Facie.”
“Prima Facie” is a 100-minute, one-woman play by Suzie Miller that follows a younger barrister, Tessa, who usually represents males charged with rape. Putting her religion within the court docket, Tessa isn’t conflicted in regards to the predators she defends…till she is raped herself and should grapple with the methods the court docket system is systemically damaged for survivors of sexual violence.
“To each one who feels represented by Tessa, this has been my best honor,” Comer stated in her acceptance speech. “And it continues to be! There’s three weeks left!”
Of their evaluation, Variety noted, “I’ve to suggest it, though I don’t adore it—it’s not enjoyable or entertaining or inspiringly good in the way in which theater could be. However this present, starring a preferred tv actress, will do its half in chipping away on the injustice that’s ladies remaining unvoiced and powerless after they’ve been sexually assaulted. And for that, ‘Prima Facie’ deserves excessive reward—even adulation.”
Comer, in fact, is greatest recognized for her starring function as Villanelle on “Killing Eve,” a task that earned her an Emmy and a British Academy Tv Award. The actress additionally appeared in the 2021 film “The Last Duel,” which like “Prima Facie” equally handled rape and dwelling in a patriarchal society.
Comer – who already earned an Olivier Award for this function in London — beat out fellow nominees Jessica Chastain for “A Doll’s Home,” Jessica Hecht for “Summer season, 1976,” and Tony winner Audra McDonald for “Ohio State Murders” to win her first Tony.
Earlier this week, Comer made headlines after she stopped a efficiency of “Prima Facie” a couple of minutes into the one-act play, noting she couldn’t breathe because of the horrible air high quality in NYC due to the smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
“Prima Facie,” directed by Justin Martin, is about to shut on Broadway on July 2.
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