Suzie Miller
Writing
Biography
Susan "Suzie" Miller (born 1963 or 1964) is an Australian playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and lawyer. She has written over 40 plays, first coming to notice in 2008 for Reasonable Doubt, which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Her best-known play is Prima Facie, which was staged in a West End theatre in London in April 2022, starring Jodie Comer and directed by fellow Australian Justin Martin. The production won two Olivier Awards, three years after a highly successful run in Sydney in 2019. It was also broadcast live to cinemas around the UK through NT Live, and later around the world. Her new play, Inter Alia, also directed by Martin and starring Rosamund Pike, opened at the National Theatre's Lyttleton Theatre on 10 July 2025. It was also broadcast to cinemas through NT Live. Description above from the Wikipedia article Suzie Miller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
National Theatre Live: Inter Alia
Tessa is a brilliant British defence barrister dominating London’s ruthless courtrooms. Fierce, witty, and self-made, she defends men accused of sexual assault — until she is assaulted herself by a colleague from a powerful legal dynasty. Suddenly, the system she trusted turns against her. As she faces the same tactics she once used in court, Tessa’s faith in justice unravels. Once in control, now exposed and disbelieved, she must fight to reclaim her voice and sense of self.
Prima Facie
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.