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Robbie Griffiths

Jodie Comer says she didn’t feel ‘educated enough’ to do theatre

Jodie Comer

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ACTOR Jodie Comer was thrilled to win a The Stage Debut award for her role in show Prima Facie on Sunday night, saying she had once thought theatre was “something I wasn’t educated in enough to do” as she didn’t go to drama school.

Comer, who starred in the show at the Harold Pinter theatre earlier this year, said in a speech accepting the prize for Best West End Debut Performer: “I remember so clearly my disbelief when seeing the Prima Facie script in my inbox. I was confused as to why it had been sent to me and questioned whether I had to ability to execute something that felt so important and mighty.”

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