Jodie Comer announces huge career milestone

Jodie Comer took to her Instagram page today to announce a huge career milestone.

The actress - who is best known for playing Villanelle in Killing Eve - will make her West End debut in April 2022, in a one-person play called Prima Facie.

Jodie will play the role of Tessa, in the stage show who is a young, criminal barrister that has worked her way up from working class, to be at the top of her game.

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The play follows Tessa as her world changes dramatically following a sexual assault.

Jodie shared a soundless video on Instagram to announce the exciting news and a photo can be seen of her dressed as a barrister in the clip, with another faint image of her screaming on top of it.

The video can also be seen showing the words: "Prima Facie, Jodie Comer, written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin."

The 28-year-old captioned the post: "I am thrilled to finally share this!

"I am so honoured to be playing TESSA in the gripping, one-person play ‘Prima Facie’. A play that takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience collide with the rules of the legal game."

"Written by Suzie Miller and Directed by Justin Martin. I cannot wait to begin working with this wonderful team.

Please join us at the @haroledpintertheatre next spring.

"Head to the link in my bio for more information on the production, dates and to buy your tickets on a ‘pay what you can’ basis. Let’s do this."

This will be Jodie's first time on the West End stage but the Emmy Award-winning actress has graced our screens many times, in shows such as: My Mad Fat Diary, Doctor Foster and Help, which also features local actor, Stephen Graham.

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Jodie's fans were excited about her announcement, with many commenting on her post.

One of her followers, @soundslikeflownn wrote: "Oh my god. This is so exciting."

A second fan, @callandevilliers said: "Incredibly excited."

A third excited fan, @sachalparkinson also added: "OH MY GOD I GET TO SEE YOU ON STAGE."

Primer Facie will premiere at Harold Pinter Theatre on April 15 2022 and will run for nine weeks, until June 18 2022.

Tickets for the play go on sale on Monday, October 4 2021.