Suzanna Kempner
Suzanna Maria Kempner (born 1 February 1985), also known as Sooz Kempner, is an English actress, singer and stand-up comedian who studied at the Royal Academy of Music.
Biography
On 27 February 2010 Kempner made it through to the semi-finals of the UK Musical Comedy Awards. She was named Best Newcomer in the competition and performed at the final on 26 March 2010.[1]
In March 2010 Kempner recorded the demo album for a new musical by Theresa Howard and Steve Edis, I Capture the Castle.[2]
On 24 September 2012 Kempner won the Variety Award at the Funny Women Awards at the Leicester Square Theatre.[3]
From February to 17 March 2013 Kempner appeared as Katisha in the Pulling Focus production of The Mikado at The Tabard Theatre in West London.[4]
Kempner's full Edinburgh Festival debut was at the 2014 fringe with the stand-up hour "Defying Gravity".[5]
Kempner was a regular contributor to Standard Issue Magazine and in 2018 performed her sixth solo show, "Super Sonic 90s Kid", at the Edinburgh Festival.
In 2018 she has performed in Doodle at the Waterloo East Theatre, The World Goes Round at the Stockwell Playhouse and as David Cameron in a new musical about Brexit by Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer the Opera) and Jonny Woo.
She is the sister of comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "PUTTING IT TOGETHER". possessedamusical.blogspot.com.
- "Magazine | Funny Women". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013.
- "The Stage / Reviews / The Mikado".
- "Sooz Kempner Stand Up Comedian". soozkempner.