Suzy Crothers
MAKER - DOER - CREATOR
I am a solo artist, writer, director and collaborator working within theatre and live performance.
I make massive hearted, multidisciplinary work that illuminates unheard stories.
I make work for ‘Auntie Mary’, who sits in the cheapest seat and comes to see a cracking story unfold.
Fusing movement, music and storytelling, my work explores the clash between lived experiences, illusion and delusion.
If you, like me, are permanently curious, please do get in touch and whilst you're here, check out my current work, Have a Nice Day (Working title) and the Less Alone, More Alive! project.
BIO
I’m an actor/ director/ writer turned multidisciplinary performance maker.
Last summer, I took my show Troubled to the Edinburgh Fringe, where it was shortlisted for a Mental Health Fringe Award by The Scotsman and awarded multiple 4 star reviews. The Scotsman described me as one of the "young female stars of the fringe theatre."
I’ve trained with Bryony Kimmings and Haley McGee. I was shortlisted for The Abbey Begins workshop at The Abbey and Pintsized Octoberfest Playwriting competition at The Bunker Theatre, both in 2019.
Actor training at E15 (BA Acting), EACT (European Actors Continuous Training in conjunction with RADA, IIPA and The Actor’s Centre) and Director training under Di Trevis (The Workshop).
I’m an invited member of the Lincoln Centre Director Lab NYC (2014), Young Vic Springboard Group for Directors (2013) and the Tamasha Developing Writer Group (2012).
I’ve directed other people’s work on the London fringe and have worked with writers like Brad Birch, Charlie Josephine, Izzy Tennyson, Rabiah Hussain and Harriet Madeley. With acting, I worked in the UK and Ireland for places like The Lyric, The Lowry and BBC Radio. My writing has been performed at venues such as The Pleasance, The Arcola, The Spoken Space and The Mac.
LATEST NEWS
I’m pleased to share that the Less Alone, More Alive! project has been awarded development funding by the Beckenham Theatre Trust. The funding is supporting the development of the project in collaboration with Pilgrims Hospice, exploring creating a pilot creative wellbeing programme for 16-18 year olds to fit with government principles on education around Death, Dying, Grief and Loss.
Troubled has had a residency at HOME Manchester, May 2026 and has also be presented at the Mac, Belfast as part of the Cathedral Arts Festival, May 2026. We are pleased to announce Troubled will be coming to The Nest, Chichester in November 2026.
Further dates for Troubled in 2026/27 will be announced soon.
We have just received a research and development bursary from The Marlowe Theatre and we are really looking forward to progressing the development of 'Have A Nice Day' in collaboration with them.
We have been awarded a bursary to attend the BIGSPD (British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder) where we will be running a Less Alone More Alive! workshop and performance for service users with lived experience and clinicians. I have also been nominated for the outstanding impact award at BIGSPD.
In October 2025 collaborated with Mind Hammersmith, Fulham and Ealing to host a podcast about mental wellbeing as part of the Thirty for Thirty Campaign, which can be found here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHdxrlp1oxVC_55hWPw01jm8eG0aznREG
June 2025 also saw the release of Thirst Trap by Gráinne O’Hare, which I had the pleasure of narrating.
You can listen here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Thirst-Trap-Audiobook/B0DM2L9LDQ
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