DENVER, April 26,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jodie Comer
(Killing Eve) makes her West End debut in the UK premiere of
Suzie Miller's award-winning
play. Justin Martin directs
this solo piece, captured live from the intimate Harold Pinter
Theatre in London's West End and
released to cinemas nationwide on Thursday,
July 21 at 7:00pm local time.
Tickets for this exclusive one-day only theatrical event will are
on sale NOW at www.FathomEvents.com.
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up
from working class origins to be at the top of her game; defending;
cross examining and winning. An unexpected event forces her to
confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden
of proof and morals diverge. Prima Facie takes us to the
heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the
game.
Jodie
Comer, on the NT Live broadcast, said:
"I am delighted that our production
of Prima Facie will be available to watch in cinemas
across the world. Alongside our ticketing initiatives this is
another way that we can make sure that this play is accessible to
anyone that would like to see it."
The production is designed by Miriam
Buether, with lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Ben and Max Ringham, music composed by
Rebecca Lucy Taylor and
produced by James Bierman for
Empire Street Productions.
This performance will be filmed live on stage in London's West End, at the Harold Pinter
Theatre.
Sky Arts is the Headline Partner
of National Theatre Live in the UK.
About Empire Street
Productions
Empire Street Productions was set up by James Bierman to develop and produce work
across theatre, television and film. Recent Theatre credits include
Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST starring
Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn at the Vaudeville Theatre; and
Tracy Letts' KILLER JOE at the
Trafalgar Studio starring Orlando
Bloom. With new dates for Martin
McDonagh's iconic THE PILLOWMAN , directed by Matthew Dunster to come; Sam Gold's production of MACBETH starring
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga opens on Broadway this Spring.
BALLYWALTER, a BFI, Screen Ireland and NIS supported feature
film by Stacey Gregg and directed by
Prasanna Puwanarajah is in post-production. THROUGH THE DUNES, a
short film starring Ian Hart written
& directed by Tim Price is in
competition. Documentary THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN, directed by
Peter Middleton & James Spinney is on release. ESP are currently
developing Television projects with Anonymous Content and Content
Superba.
As Executive Producer at the Donmar Warehouse (2006-11), Bierman
was involved in over 45 productions which won numerous awards
including Tony, Drama Desk, Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics'
Circle and South Bank Awards. As a producer at the Michael Grandage
Company (MGC), which he founded with Grandage in 2011, he produced
a hugely successful season of work at the Noel Coward Theatre, in
London's West End: Privates on
Parade starring Simon Russell
Beale, A Midsummer Night's Dream starring
Sheridan Smith and David Walliams,
Peter and Alice starring Dame Judi
Dench and Ben Whishaw,
Henry V starring Jude Law,
and The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe. Following on from the success
of this season, he produced Photograph 51 starring
Nicole Kidman, and The Dazzle
with Emily Dobbs, starring
Andrew Scott. His first feature
film, Genius, written by Academy Award Nominee John Logan
and starring Colin Firth,
Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Laura
Linney, premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in 2016.
www.empirestreetproductions.com
@estreetprods
About the National
Theatre
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for everyone.
The NT creates and shares unforgettable stories with audiences
across the UK and around the world. On its own stages, on tour, in
schools, on cinema screens and streaming at home, it strives to be
accessible, inclusive, and sustainable.
The National Theatre empowers artists and craftspeople to make
world-leading work, investing in talent and developing new
productions with a wide range of theatre companies at its New Work
Department.
Our nation thrives on fresh talent and new ideas, so the
National Theatre works with young people and teachers right across
the UK through performance, writing and technical programmes to
ignite the creativity of the next generation.
Together with communities, the NT creates ambitious works of
participatory theatre in deep partnerships that unite theatres and
local organisations – showing that nothing brings us together like
theatre.
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About Sky
Arts
Sky Arts exists to bring more art
to more people across the UK. In 2020, with the creative industries
under serious threat, we threw open our doors to make the channel
free for everyone to watch. We've redoubled our mission to increase
access to the arts and we're committed to getting everyone involved
as the industry recovers. The fact is, we need the arts now like
never before, and Sky Arts brings
them straight to your living room.
We have something for everyone, championing creative talent by
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visual art. From Glyndebourne to Grime and Cézanne to The Style
Council, we've got your passions covered. Millions of viewers tune
in to hit returning series such as Portrait Artist of the Year,
Urban Myths and British cultural institution The South Bank Show,
but our acclaimed new programmes might take you anywhere from
Pinter's house with Danny Dyer to a
Scottish road trip with Samuel
Johnson.
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. Sky Arts is the headline sponsor of National
Theatre Live in the UK and we work with cultural partners across
the country including the
English National Opera, Royal Academy of Arts, Tate, Creative
Industries Federation and Coventry City of Culture to name but a
few.
You can watch Sky Arts for free
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About Fathom Events
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About BY Experience
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the most in-demand arts events in cinemas. Since 2009, BY
Experience helped launch and continues to distribute National
Theatre Live to cinemas and other venues globally (excluding
the UK and China). BY Experience
is the Worldwide Distribution Representative of the Metropolitan
Opera's award-winning and critically acclaimed Live in HD
series (from 2005 to the present).
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