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Susanna amato

 

Susanna is a global majority actress, theatre-maker, writer, clown and humanitarian based in MCR.

trained at Phillipe Gaulier, The National Youth Theatre, and the University of Salford She is known for her mighty and energetic performances and individual acting style. She enjoys making work that centres around parody and satire, and which focuses on injustice and the human condition.

She performs across the UK, and Europe, at leading arts festivals, in professional theatres, public libraries and heritage sites.

 
 

Landfill of Memories Podcast

This podcast is all about looking back at the things we keep ‘for the memories’. In each episode, I talk to my guest about three significant memories from their lives. The first item is from a childhood memory, the second is an item from a tough time, and lastly, is a memory they'll cherish forever, after each discussion, they'll decide which items they will keep, or shred into pieces.

Emergency StopGap, (hÄb) Word of Warning, NIAMOS Manchester

Emergency StopGap, (hÄb) Word of Warning, NIAMOS Manchester

Landfill of Memories

Hoarding usually begins at a young age and can stem from not having many belongings as a child, seeing parents do the same, and/or increases after a trauma.

Susanna had been hoarding newspapers, birthday cards, letters from prisoners, McFly posters, gig tickets, theatre programmes, a rock from an ex-boyfriend, keys to unknown doors, and other miscellaneous items, so when Susanna's Dad and Sister died (18 months apart) the hoarding grew to astronomical levels.

Landfill of Memories is an autobiographical performance about hoarding and our relationship to trauma, grief and death. Expect storytelling, spontaneous shredding and letting go…

Once the material is gone from her life, the show can never be seen again…

Originally presented and commissioned as part of Emergency StopGap by Word of Warning.

Supported by HOME and The Pleasance Theatre Trust.

 
Royal Exchange Theatre. Photo by Chris Payne Photopgraphy

Royal Exchange Theatre. Photo by Chris Payne Photopgraphy

legacy - co:lab festival the Royal Exchange Theatre (2019)

This is work in progress performance with Les Femmes Ridicule.

Through the style of a Living Wake at ‘Heaven’s Gate Funeral Directors’ Father and Son Barabus and Seabass ask: How do you want celebrate your life before you die? Using humour, compassion and bravery LEGACY explores the sound and movement of grief, difficult conversations about death, reflecting on people who have died, and planning what kind of legacy you want to leave behind…

Bury Met, North West Tour. Photo by Rebecca Lupton.

Bury Met, North West Tour. Photo by Rebecca Lupton.


Other work

In the gut - les femmes ridicule (2018/19)

In The Gut is a playful exploration of pregnancy, birthing and the aftermath. Think Bake Off meets NCT meets The Cube, but for men and women who like to laugh! This show is a tragic comedy with loads of cake! From conception to culinary delight you'll learn everything on how to bake your perfect bundle of joy. Take a sprinkling of dancing sperm, a batch of games, a dollop of misinformation, oodles of truth and lashings of fun!

 

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