Suzie Miller on theatre as a force for social change
About this episode
Julia Gillard interviews playwright Suzie Miller about the intersection of theatre and social change.
To kick off our new season, Julia sits down with award-winning playwright and former criminal defence lawyer Suzie Miller. Suzie’s work sits at the intersection of law, storytelling and social change. Before becoming one of the most influential voices in contemporary theatre, she spent years working inside the justice system as a criminal defence lawyer – an experience that would later shape many of her plays. She is best known for her groundbreaking play Prima Facie , a one-woman production that premiered in Sydney before becoming a global phenomenon on the West End and Broadway. The play won major international awards and sparked powerful conversations about sexual assault, consent and the limits of the legal system. In this conversation, Suzie reflects on her journey from the courtroom to the theatre, the responsibility of artists to engage with difficult truths, and why storytelling can sometimes shift public thinking in ways that policy and law cannot. She also discusses her latest play, Inter Alia , which continues her exploration of justice and power through a new lens — masculinity, parenting and accountability. Together, Julia and Suzie discuss the power of theatre to…
Topics covered
- theatre
- social change
- law
- storytelling
- justice
- sexual assault
- consent
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