A searing new play from the team behind Prima Facie
Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, a true maverick at the top of her career as an eminent London Crown Court Judge. At work she’s changing and challenging the system one case at a time. But behind the robe, Jessica is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent.
While managing the impossible juggling act faced by every working mother, an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance. Can she hold her family upright?
Rosamund Pike (Saltburn) makes her National Theatre debut as Jessica. Writer Suzie Miller and director Justin Martin reunite following their global phenomenon Prima Facie with this searing examination of modern masculinity and motherhood.
Performed 10 July — 13 September 2025 in the Lyttelton Theatre.
Screening takes place up in our studio space - Access via staircase only.
£30 capacity cosy, fairy lit studio space. Sofas and blankets supplied - May be chilly on autumn evenings
Warm and cold beverages and food available to order to your seat - No reserved seating. Friendly well behaved dogs welcome.