When Justice Comes Home: Inter Alia’s Unflinching Gaze at Motherhood and Masculinity

Suzie Miller’s Inter Alia, directed by Justin Martin, is a theatrical gut-punch that refuses to flinch. With Rosamund Pike as Jessica Parks—a Crown Court judge and mother—the play dives headfirst into the murky waters of gender, power, and parental accountability. From the opening rock riff to the haunting shadow play, Inter Alia uses bold staging and non-linear storytelling to unravel a family’s reckoning with rape, misogyny, and generational silence.

Jessica’s courtroom battles mirror the emotional warfare at home, where her son Harry becomes the subject of a disturbing investigation. As Jessica confronts the uncomfortable truth—her own complicity, her husband’s indifference, and the toxic masculinity that shaped their son—the play asks: can justice truly be served when the accused is your child?

Pike’s performance is electric, trembling with fury and heartbreak. Jamie Glover and Jasper Talbot deliver equally raw portrayals of men forced to confront their roles in perpetuating harm. Inter Alia doesn’t whisper its message—it roars. It’s a necessary companion to Miller’s Prima Facie, demanding that we examine the cost of silence, the weight of motherhood, and the urgent need to redefine masculinity.

This is theatre that indicts, exposes, and refuses to let go.

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