Jodie Comer 'thrilled' as one-woman tour announced

Jodie Comer said she is "thrilled" to return to her home city with a one-woman show.

The Liverpool-born actress and star of Killing Eve plays Tessa Prima Facie, which will embark on a UK and Ireland tour next year.

Prima Facie, written by Suzie Miller, tells the story a barrister who specialises in defending people accused of sexual assault.

The play will ends its run at the Liverpool Playhouse in March 2026 after opening at the Richmond Theatre in London in January.

"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," Comer said.

"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."

Comer's barrister character Tessa begins questioning the legal system when she is date-raped and becomes the plaintiff in a trial herself.

Directed by Olivier Award winning director Justin Martin the tour will open in London on 23 January before heading to Dublin, Edinburgh, Cardiff, York, Bath, Canterbury and Birmingham before closing in Liverpool.

Comer is best known for her film and TV credits, such as Killing Eve, The Last Duel, Help, Doctor Foster and Free Guy, and Prima Facie was only her only her second theatre role, after performing in The Price of Everything in 2010.

Tickets go on sale next week.

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