The actor will conclude her critically acclaimed tour in Liverpool this weekend
Jodie Comer returned to Liverpool tonight for the first performance of her sold out one-woman show, Prima Facie, at Liverpool Playhouse. The star will deliver seven shows leading up to the tour’s conclusion on Saturday, March 21.
The star received a Tony award for her role in the play, which follows the character of Tessa, a young barrister who has worked her way up to the top of her game from working class origins.
Speaking about the tour, the actor said: “It is a huge privilege to return to Prima Facie for one last time and take this important play on tour across the UK and Ireland. The resonance of Suzie Miller’s writing, both in London and New York, exceeded anything we could have imagined.
“I’m so thrilled to have the opportunity to get the team back together and take the production to theatres around the country, including my hometown of Liverpool. On a personal note, I can’t think of a better finale to what has been such an incredible and deeply rewarding chapter in my life.”
Along with rave reviews, Jodie won the Olivier Award when she made her theatrical debut in the production at The Harold Pinter Theatre in London and subsequently also won the Tony Award when the play transferred to Broadway.
While St Patrick’s Day was celebrated across the city, Liverpool Playhouse enjoyed a packed theatre with a completely sold out show. Guests were quick to enter when doors opened leaving no time for queues to form outside.
For Prima Facie producer James Bierman, there was one actress in mind for the role. James told the ECHO that “incredible actress” Jodie was the “first dream choice of casting” when plans were being set for the Prima Facie production just before the Covid-19 pandemic started.
Bookending a role that means so much to Jodie is surely going to be emotional and she has spoken about how she would only have ever done this in Liverpool. In her exclusive interview with the ECHO last year, she said: “I’m overwhelmed the more I think about it. I can’t wait to be in that theatre with the energy of everyone from the city. You feel such a support when you’re from Liverpool.
“You know everyone is so fearlessly proud of you and wants you to do well. So, to be in that theatre with that sense of encouragement and love, I’m so excited. I think it’s going to be raucous and I think it’s going to be special.”
Jodie has been shaped by her Liverpool upbringing as she has remained grounded and humble throughout her rise to becoming this generation’s “It girl”, as she was described by Vogue last year.
In her interview with the ECHO in 2025, her humble nature was on full show as she shared hopes about the renovation of Ye Cracke and reiterated claims that she’d sooner see Everton win a trophy than her get an Oscar. The star laughed: “Yeah, but they better hurry up, that’s all I’d say. I’ll stand by it, if they hurry up.”
You can read the ECHO’s interview with Jodie Comer in full here. You can also read everything you need to know about Prima Facie.
