Jodie Comer halted a performance of Prima Facie amid New York City’s bad air crisis. The star was three minutes into her 100-minute solo performance when she coughed, paused and then called out to the stage manager: ‘I can’t breathe in this air.’
star stopped today’s matinee run of Prima Face after telling audience members she was having difficulty breathing.
According to an audience member, Comer started the show about 10 minutes late before stating from the stage that she was having difficulty with the smoky air due to Canada’s devastating wildfires. Comer was said to be approximately three minutes into her 100-minute solo performance when she coughed, paused and then called out to the stage manager: ‘I can’t breathe in this air.’
The curtain was then lowered and audience members were asked to stay in their seats while a decision was made over whether or not to cancel the show, reportsIt was then decided that the Prima Facie performance would go ahead, starting from the top with understudy Dani Arlington going on for Comer, a representative of the show confirmed to the publication.Have you managed to see Jodie Comer in Prima Facie?‘We came to see Jodie Comer. She started show. Had to stop for air quality.
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