The Emmy winner stars as Tessa in the play, a barrister who loves to win, after working her way up from working-class origins to be at the top of her game.Directed by Justin Martin, the production features set and costume design by Miriam Buether, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Ben and Max Ringham, music by Rebecca Lucy Taylor, and video by Willie Williams for Treatment Studio.Prima Facie is produced by James Bierman for Empire Street Productions, along with Echo Lake Entertainment, Faliro House, Filmnation Entertainment, L.T.D.
Productions, and Moudy Al Rashid.Jodie recently revealed her reasons for giving up a leading role in the Ridley Scott-directed Napoleon. “That decision was actually taken out of my hands.The scheduling kept changing, and I was always committed to the play," she said. “So it came to a point where it was impossible to do both.
I never got into this for the paycheque. I’m going to grow so much from this experience. “Sometimes opportunities present themselves and you’re like, ‘If I say no, it will be purely out of fear’. “If I said no to this because I was scared and then they announced another actress, I’d want to punch myself in the face.”Even though she dropped out of Napoleon, Jodie did at least take a trip into the past alongside Scott for The Last Duel, with her performance as Marguerite de Carrouges being singled out for praise..
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