Bell Shakespeare

The year 2010 is an important milestone for Bell Shakespeare. It marks 20 years since this intrepid company started with no more than a burning desire to bring classic theatre to the people of Australia, so that they might marvel at the greatest plays ever written and see their lives, loves and aspirations truly reflected.

The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all walks of life to see themselves reflected and transformed through the prism of great writing. Bell Shakespeare believes that our greatest resource is our capacity to imagine and to transform: to picture a different world, to know that it can be one of our own making - and that we can be both its creator and a character within it.

Artistic director John Bell works to demonstrate the brilliance of Shakespeare and other playwrights, engaging excellent artists, discovering new talent, devising exciting collaborations and making Bell Shakespeare one of the most dynamic theatre companies in Australia.

The company has an array of learning programmes including three Actors At Work teams servicing metropolitan and regional areas across Australia, school performances, student seminars and interactive student and teacher masterclasses and scholarships.

For more information on our productions and education activities go to www.bellshakespeare.com.au or call 02 8298 9000.

Optus

Optus is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications. Optus serves more than six million customers each day.

Optus specialises in a broad range of communications services including mobile, local, national and long distance telephony, business network services, internet and satellite services and subscription Television.

Optus was founded to be the challenger, to be nimble and bring innovation to the marketplace. Challenger Spirit is about taking calculated risks, breaking new ground and ultimately finding new ways to meet customer needs.

Our customer is at the centre of everything we do. Customer Focus is about simplifying the customer experience, and connecting people through accessible technology. Maintaining the quality of our service requires not only innovative products and pricing, but a commitment to treating each customer with respect.

The way we conduct ourselves and our business impacts our reputation. Operating with integrity means taking responsibility for our actions, always meeting the highest ethical standards, and delivering on our promises.

Personal excellence requires every one of us to contribute our best. It means always striving for a higher standard of performance, and actively seeking opportunities for improvement and personal and professional growth.

By working together we accomplish more. At Optus, we value the contribution of each team member, and encourage open and honest discussion. We recognise the value that diversity brings to our organisation.

For more information on Optus and our products go to www.optus.com.au

Optus & Bell Shakespeare

As National Education & Youth Partner of Bell Shakespeare, Optus is associated with Actors at Work in schools, school performances of productions nationally, Student Workshops, Teacher Workshops, Regional Performance Scholarship, Regional Teacher Scholarship, Teacher Forums and the Optus under 30 Tickets - Bell Shakespeare's young adult ticket programme that provides $30 tickets for under 30s in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.