Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer set to make West End debut at Prima Facie

She became a star playing Villanelle in the hugely popular BBC drama Killing Eve.

But now Jodie Comer is turning to the stage and preparing to make her West End debut in Suzie Miller’s award-winning play, Prima Facie.

The Liverpudlian actress, 26, will play Tessa in the gripping one-person play that focuses on the main character’s journey after a sexual assault.

Prima Facie, directed by Justin Martin, will begin performances at the Harold Pinter Theater on April 15 and play a strictly limited nine-week season.

Tessa is a young lawyer who has risen through the ranks of the working class to be at the top of her game in the legal world.

However, the unexpected event forces him to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of law, the burden of proof and mores diverge.

Jodie Comer said of her upcoming role on Friday: “It is such an honor to have had the opportunity to work with Justin Martin, Suzie Miller and the whole crew on this wonderfully unique piece.

“I can’t wait to bring Tessa to life and bring her to the Harold Pinter Theater audience next spring.”

Producer James Bierman commented, “I am incredibly privileged to be able to bring the timely and important Suzie piece to the West End with such a talented group of people.

“Jodie is one of the brightest actors working today and she, this play and Justin’s crew are a perfect mix.”

Jodie is a multi-award-winning actress, internationally renowned for her leading roles in acclaimed television series such as Killing Eve, The White Princess, Thirteen and Doctor Foster.

She was most recently seen in Free Guy with Ryan Reynolds and opposite Stephen Graham in Channel 4’s Help.

Later this month, she will star in Ridley Scott’s period drama The Last Duel, alongside Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck.

Next year, Jodie will reunite with Ridley Scott on Kitbag, where she will play Napoleon Bonaparte’s beloved Josephine in the upcoming Apple Studios biopic, opposite Joaquin Phoenix.

Jodie is currently filming the final episodes of Killing Eve and recently revealed that filming the final scenes will be “emotional” at the end of the hit series.

Jodie plays the killer Villanelle on the BBC show alongside Sandra Oh and said she hopes it ends on a ‘good and satisfying’ note for viewers while not completely ruling out doing a film based on the series.

Speaking on This Morning earlier this month, she said: “It’s very surreal, we are about to start filming the last 2 episodes.

“We want to end on a good note and on a satisfactory note for the public. It has been a huge part of all of our lives.

“I feel emotional even thinking about it. I want to take a clapper with me when we’re done! ‘

“It’ll be great to end in a way like you’re continuing with a show where the quality can fade, but it will be hard not to see these people every day.”

Asked about a potential Killing Eve movie, she added, “I don’t think we’ve talked about it, but I don’t know what the future holds!”