Suzie Miller is driven by a desire to change the world. As her international career goes from strength to strength, the lawyer-turned-playwright talks to Jo Litson about her numerous projects, including her latest play, Strong is the New Pretty, about the formation of the AFL’s women’s league.

Suzie Miller stands against a brick wall next to a hedge.
Suzie Miller. Photo © Sarah Hadley

Three days after her gripping one-woman play Prima Facie had its official opening in London’s West End, starring Jodie Comer (of Killing Eve and Gone Girl fame), Suzie Miller’s phone rang.

“The reviews had come out, I was finally relaxing and I got this call at 9am that freaked me out, because it was a judge with...