'Going to get hell for this': Suzie Miller takes us to the messy heart of MeToo in Prima Facie

A swaggering barrister becomes a victim herself and finds the scales of justice irrevocably shifted in acclaimed new Australian play

Before she became a playwright, Suzie Miller’s job required listening to people talk about their experiences of being sexually assaulted.

A criminal defence lawyer working in the human rights sector, she was often required to take statements from people who had experienced horrific things at the hands of others. Those stories had an indelible effect on her perspective on the law.

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