Miss Janet Suzman's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Janet
- Sex
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Female
- Date of Birth
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9/2/1939
- Surname
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SUZMAN
- Style
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Miss Janet Suzman
- Recreations
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yacht `Chicken Sloop'
Miss Janet Suzman's Professional Career
- Career
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actress and director; performances incl: The Wars of the Roses 1964, The Relapse 1967, The Taming of the Shrew 1967, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg 1970, Nicholas and Alexandra 1971 (Acad Award nomination), Antony and Cleopatra 1972, Hello and Goodbye 1973 (Evening Standard Award), Three Sisters 1976 (Evening Standard Award), Hedda Gabler 1978, The Greeks 1980, The Draughtsman's Contract 1981, Vassa 1985, Mountbatten-Viceroy of India 1986, The Singing Detective 1987, Andromache 1988, A Dry White Season 1989, Another Time 1989-90, Hippolytus 1991, Nuns on the Run 1991, Leon the Pig Farmer 1992, The Sisters Rosensweig 1994-95, The Retreat From Moscow 1999, The Hollow Crown (Aust tour) 2003, Who's Life is it Anyway 2005, Coriolanus 2007 (nominated Outstanding Lead Actress in a Non-Resident Prodn Helen Hayes Awards 2008); directed: Othello (Market Theatre Johannesburg 1987, Channel 4 TV 1988), A Dream of People (RSC, The Pit) 1990, No Flies on Mr Hunter (Chelsea Centre) 1992, Death of a Salesman 1993 (Liverpool Echo Best Production Award), The Deep Blue Sea (both Theatr Clwyd) 1996, The Good Woman of Sharkville (Market Theatre Johannesburg, and UK tour) 1996, The Cherry Orchard (Birmingham Repertory Theatre) 1997 (Barclays TMA Best Director Award), The Snow Palace 1998 (UK tour, Tricycle Theatre London and Warsaw Festival 1999), The Free State (UK tour) 2000, Hamlet (Baxter Theatre Cape Town and Swan Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon) 2006, Antony & Cleopatra (Liverpool Playhouse) 2010; vice-pres LAMDA Cncl 1992-; lectr Tanner Lectures BNC Oxford 1995; Hon MA Open Univ 1986; Hon DLitt: Univ of Warwick 1990, Univ of Leicester 1992, Queen Mary & Westfield Coll London 1997, Univ of Southampton 2002, Univ of Middlesex 2003, Kingston Univ 2006
Miss Janet Suzman's Publications
- Books and Publications
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Publications Acting with Shakespeare (1997), The Free State - A South African Response to The Cherry Orchard (2000), Commentary on Antony and Cleopatra for Applause Shakespeare Library (2001)
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