Susannah Pearse
Biography
Credits include JABBERWOCKY with Rebecca Applin (YMT, The Other Palace), THE STATIONMASTER with Tim Connor (Tristan Bates, Aria Entertainment) and RAPUNZEL with Youn Young Park (Singapore Rep). She is currently under commission with Applin to create THE HOURGLASS for the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton commemorating the 400th anniversary of the original Mayflower voyage. In addition to her theatre work, Susannah composes the music for the songs on JOHN FINNEMORE'S SOUVENIR PROGRAMME (BBC Radio 4) and she was recently selected as a songwriter for HEAR HER SONG, a musical celebration of extraordinary women, through new songs inspired by their words (The Canales Project/Wolverhampton University).
Susannah is an Associate Lecturer in the Theatre and Performance Department at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a lecturer in Musical Theatre History at The Urdang Academy. She also facilitates one of the Advanced Lab groups for Mercury Musical Developments, which aims to develop and encourage the writing of new musical theatre.
Professional Experience
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
- Education
Regions
- London/United Kingdom
- Other Countries
Maestra Expertise
- Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
- Theatrical Lyricist
- Theatrical Bookwriter
- Songwriter
- Singer/Songwriter
Software
- Sibelius
Affiliations
- THE WRITERS GUILD