Suzie Miller on bringing Ginsburg's life to the stage
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of the pre-eminent jurists of her time; the second woman appointed to the US Supreme Court, she served for nearly 30 years and was a champion of gender equality and human rights protections. No small feat then, to bring such an intellectual giant to the stage, but that's what Australian playwright Suzie Miller has done in her show RBG: Of many, One. The play makes its New Zealand debut tomorrow night at Auckland's Waterfront Theatre after sold-out tours in Australia. Australian actress Heather Mitchell will stay in the role of RBG - as well as 33 other characters - in this one-woman performance. Suzie Miller is no stranger to legal storylines in her work - her play Prima Facie premiered in 2019 and has been seen in hundreds of productions in over 40 countries and adapted into more than 30 languages. The London and Broadway shows, both starring Jodie Comer, won a number of awards and a film is in the works. Suzie joins Kathryn to explain what it was about the life and work of 'Notorious RBG', as she was nicknamed, that drew her in.
