Just being from Liverpool and the characteristics of the people who are from there, people I know, people who are in my own life. There was so much about her that I related to because of where she’s from, her family. How did you get into the character of Tessa? I think that’s always a good indicator as to whether to do something or not. And I also knew that if I saw another actress do this, I would regret it for the rest of my life. I just knew then that there was no question. And I remember it was the first lockdown and I was in Liverpool with my family and Suzie was in Australia and we jumped on a call and we were on the phone for like two hours. I asked my agent “When do I have to audition?” And she said that James Bierman, the producer, and Suzie Miller, the writer, had said if it was something I connected with, Suzie would love to chat with me. It felt very important.ĭid you end up having to audition for it? I was looking at like 96 pages of dialogue and thinking “How on earth would you be on stage alone and do this?” so I was really overwhelmed, but just blown away by the script and the journey that I would go on in order to get to a place of performing that eight shows a week. I knew it was going to be a challenge and it was going to change me as a person. But I also just didn’t know how I would get to a point of executing it. So I was also thinking that it may have been sent to many actresses and whoever was going to do it would be the luckiest person alive. I wasn’t actually sure if I needed to audition or not. I thought that this was mighty in every sense of the word. What did you think when you were first approached about doing this role? Once she gets through the final eight weeks of the run, the Free Guy star says she’s open to doing more theater, but she notes that she’s “intrigued to see” what kind of role could bring her back, after performing in such a challenging, but “exhilarating” play.Ĭomer, who is Tony nominated for her portrayal, spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about why she decided to take on the role, how she prepared for it and how its changed throughout the year. “And I think that actually, through this experience, I’ve been able to transform that into a sense of trust, which is a really nice feeling.” “I realized that I was quite fearful last year of a lot of things, especially in my ability to do this,” Comer said. One year in, she says the role has made a deep impact on her life. Comer has been playing Tessa since April 2022 on the West End (where she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress) and has now carried the role to Broadway for an 12-week run that began this April. In the drama, written by Suzie Miller, Comer plays Tessa Ensler, a talented, young lawyer who defends individuals accused of sexual assault and then goes through the justice system herself as a victim of rape. Cynthia Erivo to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Prima Facie'
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