Susan Wilson (director)
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Susan Wilson | |
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.jpg) Wilson in 2021 | |
| Occupations | Actor and director |
| Known for | role of Beryl in Gliding On series |
Susan Accushla Wilson ONZM is a New Zealand director and actor. Wilson was one of the founders of Wellington's Circa Theatre and the Circa Council in 1976 and has had a long career at the theatre as a stage actor and director.[1][2][3]
Wilson played the role of Beryl in the popular television programme Gliding On over 5 series between 1981 and 1985.[4] Her work in television also includes roles in Mortimer's Patch, and Close to Home.[1] She also appeared as Aunt Daisy in an episode of Pioneer Women.[5]
Director
Wilson's productions include many winners of Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards including Angels in America, Joyful and Triumphant, Arcadia, and Death of a Salesman.[6]
She has been a script advisor for Playmarket and Television New Zealand script editor.[3]
As of 2021, Wilson continues as a Director at Circa Theatre.[7] Wilson has been directing pantomimes at Circa Theatre over years, a recent was Cinderella (2020) written by Simon Leary & Gavin Rutherford.[8]
Honours and awards
In 1982, Wilson won Best Actress in the Feltex Television Awards, for Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On.[1]
In 1992, Wilson won the Best Director award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for her direction of Robert Lord's Joyful and Triumphant.[9] She won the same award again in 1994 for her production of Angels in America.[9]
In 2006, Wilson won Director of the Year in the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for Death of a Salesman.[10]
In the 2001 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Wilson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre.[11]