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Prima Facie is a critically acclaimed one-woman play written by , an Australian-British lawyer-turned-playwright. The script is a powerful indictment of the legal system's failure to provide justice for victims of sexual assault. Plot Summary
Tessa is a "thoroughbred" barrister from a working-class background. She thrives on cross-examining witnesses and winning cases by creating "reasonable doubt," often for clients accused of sexual assault. Part Two (The Witness): prima facie script
Setting: City criminal courthouse — prosecutor’s office, defense table, courtroom.
The Prima Facie script uses a distinct two-act structure hidden within a continuous monologue. This division creates a jarring contrast between Tessa’s two lives. Characters Prima Facie is a critically acclaimed one-woman
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As we move into the age of artificial intelligence, the prima facie script is evolving. Legal tech companies are now training GPT-4 based models to generate prima facie scripts for document review. She thrives on cross-examining witnesses and winning cases
This edition is designed to allow readers to go deeper into the world of the play, bridging the gap between a performance text and an educational document on the flaws within the justice system.