Kathmandu, Feb. 24 -- Stacks of case files tower across the stage. Sheets of paper hang midair, suspended as if caught in a sudden gust. They never fall; rather, they remain frozen. In that stillness, time itself feels arrested.

This is the world of 'Prima Facie', now staged at Kausi Theatre under the direction of Akanchha Karki. The image is striking and symbolic. The law is documented, archived, and stacked. However, lived experience lingers in the air, unsettled and unresolved.

Written by Suzie Miller and translated into Nepali by Durga Karki, 'Prima Facie' follows Prisa, played by Pashupati Rai, a brilliant working-class barrister who has built her career defending men accused of sexual assault. She believes fiercely in the rules of...