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PRIMA FACIE

Suzie Miller

Translated by Anne Rabe

From September 18, 2026

"It must change!"

The presumption of innocence exists as long as the opposite cannot be proven and is considered the foundation of our jurisprudence. This is what criminal defense attorney Tessa Ensler also works with. She is regarded as one of the best, and her specialty is the defense of men accused of rape. Virtuously, she undermines the credibility of the victims.
Until she herself becomes a victim and is then confronted with her own means.

A stunning monologue that does not raise the question of law but of justice. Because, as the Australian author Suzie Miller states, "the female experience of sexualized violence fits into no system shaped by men."
Suzie Miller, who previously worked as a human rights and criminal lawyer, created "Prima Facie," a play that has been causing a stir worldwide since 2019, has received many awards, has been expanded into a novel, and is currently being filmed. And hopefully also contributes to the fact that "shame finally changes sides" (Gisèle Pelicot).

Johanna Engel plays Tessa Jane Ensler

Director: Magdalena Schönfeld
Set Design: Rabea Stadthaus
Dramaturgy: Dr. Stefan Tigges
Performance Rights: Gustav Kiepenheuer Bühnenvertrieb
Photos: Tobias Kopp
Trailer: Joachim Schmid

Publisher: Gustav Kiepenheuer Bühnenvertrieb

Premiere March 20, 2026

What the press says:

"As now [...] the Tessa played by Johanna Engel is excellent. How she crouches and shudders, rages and mourns, triumphs and despairs. Just according to the rapidly changing emotions in this piece. She varies them with a modulating voice. Skillfully changing dynamics and speech tempo. [...] It is a play of the times. Dark, indeed, dark and dramatic. It exercises current societal critique. On conditions that have arisen through protagonists like Epstein or Høiby." Jörg Riedelbauer - Reutlinger Generalanzeiger

"Johanna Engel [...] has the strongest moments in these interrogation situations. In Magdalena Schönfeld's staging, videos, music, and props function like sparingly colored spots of a black and white photograph. Pure theater [...] An effective concentrate. [...] Set designer Rabea Stadthaus has equipped the stage with solid cubes [...] from which a bed can be quickly built with sheets and a wine glass, just as quickly they can be arranged as benches in the courtroom or stacked as a wall that embodies the psychological ordeal of testimony at the police station or in court. Pure theater!"
"The defense must change sides – and accuses" Peter Ertle - Schwäbisches Tagblatt

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