Susan Jane Tanner Explained

Susan Jane Tanner
Othername:Sue Jane Tanner
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1981–present

Susan Jane Tanner (or Sue Jane Tanner) is an English theatre actress, best known for playing the role of Madame Thénardier in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Jellylorum in the original London version of Cats. She reprised her role in the 1998 video version. Tanner also spent a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles including Audrey in As You Like It and Mrs Peacham in The Beggar's Opera.

She currently lives in Dorset with her husband.

Selected works

Theatre

YearProductionRoleOriginal theatre
1981CatsJellylorum and GriddleboneNew London Theatre
1983All's Well That Ends WellViolentaMartin Beck Theatre
1985Les MisérablesMme. ThénardierBarbican Theatre
1990As You Like ItJacquesEveryman Theatre, Liverpool[1]
1996Martin GuerreMadame De RolsPrince Edward Theatre
2000Hard Times (musical)Miss Fidget/Mrs SparsitTheatre Royal Haymarket[2]
2008Gone with the WindAunt PittypatNew London Theatre

Films

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stanley Wells. Shakespeare Survey. 15 May 2020. 28 November 2002. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-52384-4. 145–.
  2. Book: Adrian Wright. A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-war British Musical. 15 May 2020. 2010. Boydell & Brewer. 978-1-84383-542-4. 260–.