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Inter Alia
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Expected 12 May 26'We're all failing a generation of boys, and therefore we're failing a whole generation of girls.'
Jessica Parks is smart, compassionate, and a true maverick at the peak of her career as a London Crown Court Judge. The system needs to change, and she's challenging it one case at a time.
Behind the robe, Jessica is a loving wife, a supportive parent and a karaoke fiend. But when an incident involving her son threatens to blow the family apart, she finds herself having to fight for everything she holds dear.
A scalding examination of modern masculinity and motherhood,
Inter Alia premiered at the National Theatre, London, in 2025, with Rosamund Pike as Jessica. Written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin, the production reunited the team behind the global phenomenon
Prima Facie, which won Best New Play at the 2023 Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards.
112 pages, Paperback
Expected publication May 12, 2026
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September 26, 2025
September 25, 2025 Update Saw Inter Alia via National Theatre Live in the cinema tonight and it exceeded my 5-star expectations. Rosamund Pike brought it all to life and truly gave a tour-de-force performance. The supporting cast was fine, but it was Pike for at least 95% of the script in a non-stop 2-hour staging which incorporated fast on-stage costume changes, videos, movies, mobile phones, computers in a dazzling array of stage management. Now in cinemas worldwide September 2025, see your local listings at NT Live. It should eventually be on NT at Home, but that is likely several months away.
Among Other Things
A review of the Nick Hern Books Kindle eBook (July 17, 2025).
I snapped up Suzie Miller's Inter Alia [Latin: Among Other Things] on the day of release, as I had been so impressed by seeing and reading her Prima Facie (2018/2022) which was also available in cinemas via National Theatre Live. Inter Alia is currently still on stage until September 13, 2025 and will be in cinemas via NTLive on September 4, 2025.
Although Inter Alia unlike the solo Prima Facie does involve several other actors, it is still likely to require a tour-de-force performance by Rosamund Pike as lead character Jessica Parks. Parks is a Judge but also a mother who has to juggle her judicial authority with the domestic roles forced on her by husband and son. On the side she has a karaoke obsession which is one of the few opportunities that allow her to let loose. A confusing situation arises with her 18-year-old son Harry which may be a situation of bullying, but which takes a much darker turn that will require Jessica to question her role in the justice system vs that of her role as a mother.
The promotional poster for Inter Alia at the National Theatre allows us to see that the design on the sleeve of Rosamund Pike's outfit appears to be a facsimile of the title page of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness (1928) which I think is related to the costume designer's choice only, as the book's theme is quite different from that of the play. You probably have to look at a larger version of the image to see it clearly (see National Theatre link below).
I usually review plays in print after seeing the stage or screen performance, but in this case I couldn't resist an advance look.
Trivia and Links
There is a teaser trailer for "Inter Alia" available on YouTube here which gives absolutely nothing away about the actual play.
See further information about the stage performances running through to September 13, 2025 and view cast backgrounds and rehearsal photographs at the National Theatre.
Among Other Things
A review of the Nick Hern Books Kindle eBook (July 17, 2025).
I snapped up Suzie Miller's Inter Alia [Latin: Among Other Things] on the day of release, as I had been so impressed by seeing and reading her Prima Facie (2018/2022) which was also available in cinemas via National Theatre Live. Inter Alia is currently still on stage until September 13, 2025 and will be in cinemas via NTLive on September 4, 2025.
Although Inter Alia unlike the solo Prima Facie does involve several other actors, it is still likely to require a tour-de-force performance by Rosamund Pike as lead character Jessica Parks. Parks is a Judge but also a mother who has to juggle her judicial authority with the domestic roles forced on her by husband and son. On the side she has a karaoke obsession which is one of the few opportunities that allow her to let loose. A confusing situation arises with her 18-year-old son Harry which may be a situation of bullying, but which takes a much darker turn that will require Jessica to question her role in the justice system vs that of her role as a mother.
The promotional poster for Inter Alia at the National Theatre allows us to see that the design on the sleeve of Rosamund Pike's outfit appears to be a facsimile of the title page of Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness (1928) which I think is related to the costume designer's choice only, as the book's theme is quite different from that of the play. You probably have to look at a larger version of the image to see it clearly (see National Theatre link below).
I usually review plays in print after seeing the stage or screen performance, but in this case I couldn't resist an advance look.
Trivia and Links
There is a teaser trailer for "Inter Alia" available on YouTube here which gives absolutely nothing away about the actual play.
See further information about the stage performances running through to September 13, 2025 and view cast backgrounds and rehearsal photographs at the National Theatre.
August 18, 2025
had the privilege to get to see the play in london’s national theatre and honestly i think i didn’t know what acting meant before i saw rosamund pike as jessica parks. 1h 40min of her whirlwinding on stage, switching from a judge‘s robe to a mother’s pyjama to a wife’s dinner party dress.
the play “inter alia” references to “living her life ‘inter alia’ because, as a woman, one’s life is lived amongst all the other things.”
life seems good tho, she makes the court a more human space, advocating for women as a judge, manages the household, does her best to raise a feminist son, protects him from bullies, educates him on porn, cooks dinners, has good marital sex - inter alia. but then everything she believed in unravels when her 18 year old son harry is accused to have raped his childhood friend amy on a party night.
suzie miller makes you contemplate motherhood and its challenges when being a feminist/mother/judge doesn’t add up anymore because of your instinct to protect your son and also his alleged victim. how do you handle a rape cause you’d normally immediately try to take to prison when it is your own beloved son?
suzie miller raises these questions in such a breathtaking way and if you can go to london, pls go see it live.
the play “inter alia” references to “living her life ‘inter alia’ because, as a woman, one’s life is lived amongst all the other things.”
life seems good tho, she makes the court a more human space, advocating for women as a judge, manages the household, does her best to raise a feminist son, protects him from bullies, educates him on porn, cooks dinners, has good marital sex - inter alia. but then everything she believed in unravels when her 18 year old son harry is accused to have raped his childhood friend amy on a party night.
suzie miller makes you contemplate motherhood and its challenges when being a feminist/mother/judge doesn’t add up anymore because of your instinct to protect your son and also his alleged victim. how do you handle a rape cause you’d normally immediately try to take to prison when it is your own beloved son?
suzie miller raises these questions in such a breathtaking way and if you can go to london, pls go see it live.
July 22, 2025
Wow, Inter Alia was nothing like I expected and yet was a hundred times more interesting to read.
As an occasional playwright myself, the format of this play was absolutely fascinating and even though that format left me with more questions than answers, they were the kind of questions I love to puzzle over rather than ones that dull my enjoyment of a story.
This is a tough play to read, both with the structure and the subject matter, but honestly it made it such a rewarding story to dive into. I don't want to spoil too much since I know the run at the National Theatre is just starting but I couldn't leave this play without a written review.
Inter Alia is such an interesting look into three spheres of womanhood (work life, family life, personal life) and the impossibility of finding a balance. The beautiful chaos of Jessica Parks and her fight to remain in control of herself and her life after an incident with her son sends her spiraling out of control was incredibly engaging to read and watch as she rediscovered what it means to exist in all these spheres of life at once, and how she, despite everything she has done, is incredibly lost in her own world.
I can't wait to see this live on stage in August.
CW: sexual violence
As an occasional playwright myself, the format of this play was absolutely fascinating and even though that format left me with more questions than answers, they were the kind of questions I love to puzzle over rather than ones that dull my enjoyment of a story.
This is a tough play to read, both with the structure and the subject matter, but honestly it made it such a rewarding story to dive into. I don't want to spoil too much since I know the run at the National Theatre is just starting but I couldn't leave this play without a written review.
Inter Alia is such an interesting look into three spheres of womanhood (work life, family life, personal life) and the impossibility of finding a balance. The beautiful chaos of Jessica Parks and her fight to remain in control of herself and her life after an incident with her son sends her spiraling out of control was incredibly engaging to read and watch as she rediscovered what it means to exist in all these spheres of life at once, and how she, despite everything she has done, is incredibly lost in her own world.
I can't wait to see this live on stage in August.
CW: sexual violence
November 12, 2025
2.5, rounded up.
There are a few spoiler-ish items here, the major one of which I will hide - but caution anyway!
I'd read and liked Miller's phenomenal success, Prima Facie, so was looking forward to this one - with which I had a few 'issues'. First off: from the two-word Latin title; to Jessica, the MC, being a female judicial figure; to the majority of it being direct address to the audience (my theatrical bête noire); to the subject matter being rape, it seemed the playwright was just recycling the materials of the previous work in hopes lightening would strike twice. Although this ISN'T a one-woman show like PF - it might as well be, since about 75% of it IS just the protagonist TELLING the story, rather than enacting it.
But here's the kicker that REALLY fried my oysters:
The play got enthusiastic reviews, especially for the amazing Rosamund Pike's performance, so I guess it 'works' - but it still angered me -I felt unduly manipulated.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/202...
There are a few spoiler-ish items here, the major one of which I will hide - but caution anyway!
I'd read and liked Miller's phenomenal success, Prima Facie, so was looking forward to this one - with which I had a few 'issues'. First off: from the two-word Latin title; to Jessica, the MC, being a female judicial figure; to the majority of it being direct address to the audience (my theatrical bête noire); to the subject matter being rape, it seemed the playwright was just recycling the materials of the previous work in hopes lightening would strike twice. Although this ISN'T a one-woman show like PF - it might as well be, since about 75% of it IS just the protagonist TELLING the story, rather than enacting it.
But here's the kicker that REALLY fried my oysters:
The play got enthusiastic reviews, especially for the amazing Rosamund Pike's performance, so I guess it 'works' - but it still angered me -I felt unduly manipulated.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/202...
October 19, 2025
Litt uvant, ustrukturert manus, men fortsatt greit å henge med (kan ha vært engelskferdighetene mine som må varmes opp).
For å sammenligne: ikke på langt nær et mesterverk som Prima Facie (eller er det bare forskjellen på å se teater vs å lese?). Likevel en etterfølger som stikker dypt, hardt i magen på en feminist, som ikke er en mor enda, men om jeg var, sikkert ville hatt det enda verre nå.
Mange fine replikker, men delvis mye show i teksten, som er en del av stilen hennes, men som kan bli litt kjedelig.
Litt mer tvilende på Jessicas personlighet nå, kontra Prima Facie. Hun fremstår mer selvsikker og overlegen (kan være fordi vi sjeldent leser om kvinner som hever seg på lik linje som menn).
Slutten var det aller fineste, på forferdelig vis.
Noen stykker er bedre å lese enn andre, og denne er nok best å se på.
For å sammenligne: ikke på langt nær et mesterverk som Prima Facie (eller er det bare forskjellen på å se teater vs å lese?). Likevel en etterfølger som stikker dypt, hardt i magen på en feminist, som ikke er en mor enda, men om jeg var, sikkert ville hatt det enda verre nå.
Mange fine replikker, men delvis mye show i teksten, som er en del av stilen hennes, men som kan bli litt kjedelig.
Litt mer tvilende på Jessicas personlighet nå, kontra Prima Facie. Hun fremstår mer selvsikker og overlegen (kan være fordi vi sjeldent leser om kvinner som hever seg på lik linje som menn).
Slutten var det aller fineste, på forferdelig vis.
Noen stykker er bedre å lese enn andre, og denne er nok best å se på.
October 3, 2025
Felt like being back at work
August 6, 2025
Rosamund Pike is a tour-de-force actress in Inter Alia, but reading the script is just as an unbelievable experience. Reading through Miller’s formatting notes is extremely interesting and adds more context to the overall performance. Also interesting to think about how this script isn’t necessarily reflective of the play outside of rehearsal, since Miller sent this to print before National Theatre finished rehearsing.
August 29, 2025
The play was phenomenal, but the performance was breathtaking. Rosamund Pike was unbelievable as Jessica Parks, and it was an honour to see her perform on stage. It was a privilege to watch the show and a pleasure to read the script again after the fact. Unbelievable.
August 7, 2025
Saw it live. A masterpiece
August 7, 2025
Didn’t grip me the way Prima Facie did, but then again I am not a mother. Would love to see it on stage to compare / contrast with the script and see Rosamund Pike (obvs)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 21, 2025
fucking kill me again why don’t you
September 3, 2025
incredible! the pacing was perfect. i would sell my kidney to see Rosamund Pike perform this live.
October 5, 2025
Had to read this after loving Prima Facie so much. Really eye opening social commentary. Defo need to watch this now!
November 16, 2025
Qué mal rato, amigos. He aquí la forma más angustiosa de poner todos los conflictos internos de una madre/jueza feminista (un poco más en la teoría que en la práctica)
December 27, 2025
Devastating, suzie miller you will always be famous
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