Rita Suszek

Rita Suszek is an improviser, comedian, actor and playwright. They have been a part of the London improv scene since 2013, studying with Remy Bertrand, Heather Urquhart, and Deanna Fleysher, among others. Rita has been teaching improv for several years, leading Queer Improv workshops for Hoopla and introducing young actors to improvising through the Foreign Affairs theatre company.

Most recently, Rita was cast in The Mighty Pirates; a Hoopla improv show conceived by Chris Mead and based on the game The Secret of Monkey Island. Other credits include Machine for Fools, directed by Michael Such (Camden Fringe), and Behind The Scenes at Studio Mandelbrot directed by Harry Turnbull (The Nursery Theatre, 2018). They also perform in Neither, a twoprov show with Roderick Millar.

Rita’s solo play, Five Dresses I Never Wear (2023), was shortlisted for VAULT Five. Their stand-up comedy show, F*cking European, was selected for the Stronger Than Fear Festival at Theatre Royal Stratford East (2018). Rita also performed as part of Xpressia Festival (Liverpool ‘23) and Migration Matters (Sheffield ‘23) as drag king Janusz and taught several drag courses. 

“My favourite part of teaching improv is having students surprise themselves and say ‘I didn’t know I could do that!’. When we embrace mistakes and stop pushing ourselves, magic happens!”