Performance as provocation: Clown logic. Actor heart.
Susanna is an actor clown based in Manchester.
Trained at École Philippe Gaulier, Susanna carries the spirit of the clown into everything she does. She balances the playfulness and humanity of the clown with the structure and craft of professional actor training. The principles of clown and European theatre remain central to how she creates, devises and connects with audiences, and is known for her energetic performances.
Susanna enjoys making work that explores the intersection of live performance, digital media, community-led storytelling and human messiness. At the core of her practice is a desire to create space for shared catharsis, brave conversation and meaningful change.
She performs across the UK and Europe in professional theatres, public spaces and heritage sites.
Audience Reactions
“Amato’s HR judge in the afterlife is simply glorious, making the audience roar with a just a look over her clipboard” - Backstage Bristol
“Landfill of Memories had me howling and sobbing - a brilliant structure with sections of real-life memory shredding. A skilful show about grief and hoarding and processing loss in real time” - Amanda Fawcett, Programme Producer, HOME
“I cried and laughed, it was powerful” - Industries, DJ
“The moving act of shredding photos of family and loved ones... all given with smiles, raised eyebrows, perfectly pitched delivery and embracing ad-libs" - Landfill of Memories Audience Feedback
"I was emotionally at the edge of my seat" - Landfill of Memories Audience Feedback
"Susanna was hilarious. A natural comic who can tread the line between funny and profound really skillfully. I love the little snapshots of life as she junks them into the shredder” - Landfill of Memories Audience Feedback