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Susan Harrison (British actress)

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Susan Harrison is a British actress, writer and character comedian, who trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. She has taken two one-woman shows "Five Characters In Search of Susan" and "Creatures" to the Edinburgh Fringe.[1][2] "Creatures" was also the recipient of a ThreeWeeks Editor's Choice Award.[3] Harrison is a regular performer with Showstopper! The Improvised Musical.[4]

She was a Semi Finalist in the National Funny Women Awards, 2009.[5]

Susan tours the comedy circuit with characters including Mina the Horse (a horse who's had plastic surgery to become a unicorn), Shakira Evans (a reality star wannabe) and Jennie Benton-Smith (a teenage rapper from Tunbridge Wells).[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jonny Abrams (26 August 2010). "Edinburgh Fringe grilling: Susan Harrison". sport.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Susan Harrison - Creatures (review)". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ Andrew Girvan (30 August 2010). "More Awards: The Stage, ThreeWeeks & Ed Comedy". What's on stage. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Q&A with Susan Harrison from Showstopper! The Improvised Musical". London Theatre Direct. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ Briony Redman. "Ladies & Gentlemen: An evening of Sketch". All Events. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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