The Killing Eve star said it was 'surreal' to win a Tony Award for her performance in the explosive one-woman play Prima Facie.
The Killing Eve star said it was"surreal" to win a Tony Award for her performance in the explosive one-woman play Prima Facie.Why you can trust Sky News
Jodie Comer has scooped the Tony Award for best leading actress for her performance in the one-woman play Prima Facie.The live cinema version of the show - part of National Theatre Live series - broke records as the highest-grossing event cinema release in the UK and Ireland. Comer called her Tony win"surreal" after a run that had been"just been about putting one foot in front of the other".after experiencing breathing difficulties due to polluted air caused by wildfires in Canada.
The play explores how sexual assault laws fail survivors, putting a defence lawyer in the witness box.Speaking about her character Tessa, Comer said:"This woman in this play has been my greatest teacher and I have to thank Suzie Miller for that, who wrote this magnificent piece.The actress went on to thank members of the production team and apologised to her friends and family for being"absent" in the past year.
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