About The Bell Shakespeare Company
The Bell Shakespeare Company re-imagines the works of William Shakespeare and other great playwrights, fostering a love of drama among audiences all over Australia through outstanding live performances and educational activities.
Artistic leaders John Bell and Marion Potts work in partnership 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.
Our history is rich with legends of the stage including directors Michael Bogdanov, Barrie Kosky, Steven Berkoff and Michael Gow, as well as some of Australia's finest actors: Marcus Graham, Brendan Cowell, Essie Davis, Joel Edgerton and Jeremy Sims.
In 2009, after a successful period of expansion, we have an established creative development arm, Mind's Eye; a third Actors At Work team servicing the west coast of Australia; and a record number of touring productions and audiences.
For more information on our productions and education activities go to www.bellshakespeare.com.au or call 02 8298 9000.
Optus
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Optus & Bell Shakespeare
As Principal Education & Youth Sponsor of The Bell Shakespeare Company, Optus is associated with Actors at Work in schools and through Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) in remote areas, school performances of productions nationally, Student Workshops, Teacher Workshops, Regional Performance Scholarship, Regional Teacher Scholarship, Teacher Forums and the Optus under 27 Tickets - Bell Shakespeare's young adult ticket programme that provides $30 tickets for under 27s in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
