Bell Shakespeare

For Bell's Shakespeare, see John Bell (publisher).

Bell Shakespeare
Founded1990
FounderJohn Bell
Headquarters
Sydney, Australia
Key people
Peter Evans (Artistic Director), Gill Perkins (Executive Director)
ProductsTheatre Productions, Learning Programs
Websitebellshakespeare.com.au

Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney.

They are Australia's only national theatre company.[1][2] Each year they perform a Mainstage season consisting of three theatre productions, including an annual National Tour, and a Learning program to support students, teachers and communities nationally. Bell Shakespeare's Artistic Director is Peter Evans[3] and the Executive Director is Gill Perkins.[4]

One of the Company's artistic goals is "to use Shakespeare as Australians",[5] and Bell Shakespeare is well known for using contemporary styles to make Shakespeare accessible for modern audiences.[6]

  1. ^ "Bell Shakespeare shows". StageCenta. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bell Shakespeare". www.ampag.com.au. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. ^ Hook, Chris (2015). "After a long handover Bell Shakespeare artistic director Peter Evans reveals his first season". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Staff & Board". Bell Shakespeare. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Vision, Mission & Artistic Goals". Bell Shakespeare. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ Litson, Jo (2014). "Bell Shakespeare turns 1664 classic Tartuffe into a modern comic masterpiece". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 May 2018.