Suzanne Richardson

Ensemble/ 2nd Mrs Overall Cover

Suzanne was born in Sunderland and trained locally before being awarded a scholarship to study singing at the Royal Northern College of Music.

After graduating with a B.A. (music) degree she joined the company of Opera North for their productions of The Bartered Bride and Don Carlos. She then spent several seasons with the Carl Rosa Opera Company and The Gilbert and Sullivan Company, Buxton, performing a variety of Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Following this, Suzanne spent a year covering and playing the sinister ballet mistress, Madame Giry and Wardrobe Mistress/confidante in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. (National Tour). Her television credits include Florrie McNulty in the adaptation of Catherine Cookson’s The Black Velvet Gown, The Wingless Bird, and numerous appearances in Byker Grove.

As a founder member of the Cheap and Cheerful Theatre Company, Suzanne played Maudie, and the other woman in Jim Cartwright’s TO. Most recently she could be seen covering and playing Mrs. Potts and Madame de la Grand Bouche in the international tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She also performs and MDs for her own production company A Cut Above Productions.

She would like to thank her parents and friends for their love and belief in her and her agents MBA for their help and support, and is very excited to be appearing in Acorn Antiques The Musical.