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Single tickets for King Lear, Twelfth Night, and Just Macbeth! are now on sale in Sydney.

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This week, we welcome the three recipients of the 2009 Bell Shakespeare Regional Performance Scholarship.

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The full cast for King Lear has been announced! Check out the Cast & Creative listing.

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Bell Shakespeare congratulates our Sydney Theatre Award nominees: Marion Potts, Anna Tregloan, and Bruce McKinven!

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- 2010 Productions
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/2010
  - King Lear
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/2010/kinglear
  - Twelfth Night
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/2010/twelfthnight
  - Just Macbeth!
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/2010/justmacbeth
- Meet Bell Shakespeare
  Meet Bell Shakespeare is a behind-the-scenes briefing from the director and cast of each of our productions. It is an invaluable insight into the creative process behind each production and includes a question and answer session.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/meet
- Learning Events
  Bell Shakespeare, Learning Events
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/education
- Family Events
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/family
- Corporate Entertaining
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/corporate
- Past Productions
  Details of Bell Shakespeare's past productions.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past
  - The Taming Of The Shrew 2009
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past/shrew
  - Pericles 2009
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past/pericles2009
  - The Alchemist 2009
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past/thealchemist2009
  - Venus & Adonis 2009
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past/venusandadonis2009
  - Productions 1991 - 2008
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/whatson/past/previousproductions
Buy Tickets

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- 2010 Productions
  
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- Bell Package Subscriptions
  Subscribe to Bell Shakespeare's 2010 productions
  
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  - Bell Packages - Sydney
    Buy a two-play Bell Package in Sydney and secure the best seats, great savings and many other benefits.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/buytickets/subscriptions/sydney
  - Bell Packages - Melbourne
    Buy a two-play Bell Package and secure the best seats, great savings and many other benefits.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/buytickets/subscriptions/Melbourne
  - Bell Packages - Canberra
    Buy a two-play Bell Package and secure the best seats, great savings and many other benefits.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/buytickets/subscriptions/canberra
- School Matinees
  
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Learning

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- Learning
  Bell Shakespeare
  
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- School Matinees
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/matinees
- Actors At Work
  Actors At Work brings the live, dynamic performance of Shakespeare into schools across Australia.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/actorsatwork
  - Actors At Work Bookings
    Details on how to book for Bell Shakespeare's Actors At Work programme.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/actorsatwork/bookings
  - Actors At Work Touring Dates 2010
    Calendars outlining the dates and regions that Bell Shakespeare's Actors At Work will be traveling to in 2010.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/actorsatwork/touringdates2010
- Shakespeare Intensives
  These Actors At Work shows each examine one of Shakespeare’s plays in great detail for students, mining the text for performance clues, character and language.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespeareintensives
  - Macbeth Intensive
    Bell Shakespeare’s Macbeth Intensive explores this popular play for Australian students, giving them access to the actor’s process as they mine the text for clues on how to bring to life the language, imagery and theatricality of Macbeth.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespeareintensives/macbethintensive
  - Hamlet Intensive
    Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet Intensive supports Australian senior students approaching a critical study of the text for English and Literature.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespeareintensives/hamletintensive
  - Romeo And Juliet Intensive
    Bell Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet Intensive is an exploration into Shakespeare’s classic play, plotting key scenes, character studies and investigating the world of the play, with reference to contemporary and historical contexts.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespeareintensives/romeoandjulietintensive
- Shakespeare Combinations
  These Actors At Work shows comparatively explore two of Shakespeare’s plays, a journey of extremes and similarities between texts, for students to discover.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespearecombinations
  - Trust And Betrayal
    Focusing on Shakespeare’s classic power plays Macbeth and Othello, Trust And Betrayal is a compelling performance examining the flaws, motives and actions of these two great protagonists.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespearecombinations/trustandbetrayal
  - Love's Magic
    Bell Shakespeare’s Love’s Magic is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for younger students and ideal for senior students reconnecting with Shakespeare.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/shakespearecombinations/lovesmagic
- Student Programmes
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/studentprogrammes
  - The Hamlet Seminar
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/studentprogrammes/hamletseminar
  - Student Masterclasses
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/studentprogrammes/studentmasterclasses
- Professional Development
  Bell Shakespeare provides Professional Development for Australian teachers, through masterclasses and forums, to assist them in presenting Shakespeare in an exciting new way.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/professionaldevelopment
  - Teacher Masterclasses
    Teacher Masterclasses are a full day of Professional Development for secondary teachers, blending practical activities with seminar sessions, presented by Bell Shakespeare Arts Educators.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/professionaldevelopment/teachermasterclasses
  - Free Teacher Forum
    Free Teacher Forums provide innovative ways of teaching Shakespeare’s plays, strategies to engage every type of learner, whilst blending English and Drama activities, because Shakespeare was meant to be performed.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/professionaldevelopment/freeteacherforum
- Teacher Scholarships
  Bell Shakespeare's Regional Teacher's Scholarship, gives 12 teachers the opportunity to travel to Sydney for a four-day workshop where they can hone their skills with new teaching tools.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/teacherscholarships
- Student Scholarships
  The Bell Shakespeare Regional Performance Scholarship gives students in remote areas the chance to learn and perform Shakespeare with some of the most experienced Shakespearean actors in Australia.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/studentscholarships
- Resources
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/resources
- Make An Enquiry
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/learning/enquiry
Mind's Eye

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- The Mind's Eye Initiative
  Mind’s Eye is Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, allowing artists to push the boundaries of their form and explore their connection to the contemporary world.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/initiative
- Completed Works
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/completedworks
  - Venus & Adonis
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/completedworks/venusandadonis
  - Forever Seven
    The starting point for Forever Seven was the idea of writing a new drama that used Jacques ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech from As You Like It as its engine.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/completedworks/foreverseven
  - The Wreath
    Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, Mind’s Eye, has helped produce The Wreath, by Kate Mulvany. It is a new play for our brilliant Australian actresses and one that will delve deep into
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/completedworks/thewreath
- Work In Development
  Mind’s Eye is delighted to have six new works in various stages of creative development in 2009, two of which are writing commissions
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment
  - A 3rd Sect?
    A 3rd Sect? will be a modern investigation of the battlefield that is sex and gender during the Restoration period. This piece has been commissioned by Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, Mind’s Eye.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/3rdsect
  - Arden
    Arden is a hip hop theatre adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. This piece has been commissioned by Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, Mind’s Eye.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/arden
  - Love and Violence
    Two companion pieces, Love and Violence will be written by Tom Holloway in response to Romeo And Juliet and Titus Andronicus. This piece has been commissioned by Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, Mind’s Eye.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/loveviolence
  - Night Songs
    The stories told in Night Songs will draw on various traditions of storytelling, from Aesop’s Fables to Til Eulenspiegel, Gypsy folk tales, fairy tales and myths. This piece has been commissioned by Bell Shakespeare’s development arm, Mind’s Eye.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/nightsongs
  - Richard III
    This work continues Anna Tregloan’s series of installed works, founded on a principle that the audience that greets us as artists seeks and discovers, not as a homogenous mass, but through individual pathways.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/richardiii
  - The Rest Is Silence
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/restissilence
  - The Shadow King
    Bell Shakespeare's development arm, Mind's Eye, is fostering the work The Shadow King. This work aims to re-envision Shakespeare’s King Lear, performed in Indigenous languages with simultaneous translation.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/workindevelopment/theshadowking
- Submissions
  Mind’s Eye will take a small number of new works into creative development annually.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/mindseye/submissions
Community Projects

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- Our Community Programmes
  Bell Shakespeare community programmes aim to involve the whole community when we visit some of the harder to reach locations across Australia.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/programme
- Regional Performance Scholarship
  Bell Shakespeare community programmes aim to involve the whole community when we visit some of the harder to reach locations across Australia.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/regionalscholarship
- Residencies
  Bell Shakespeare Residencies take Arts Educators into some of Australia’s more remote communities. Here the Arts Educator spends up to two weeks at a time living in the community working with young people through schools and community centres.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/residencies
- Hearts In A Row
  Bell Shakespeare is committed to sharing the magic of Shakespeare in live performance with as many Australians as possible, regardless of their geographic constraints. HEARTS IN A ROW is one of the initiatives that realises this mission.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/hearts
  - Hearts In A Row Benefiting Groups
    A list of the groups who have benefited from Bell Shakespeare’s Hearts In A Row, a programme that offers a unique access opportunity to members of our community who might not normally have the chance to enjoy the magic of a performance in the theatre.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/hearts/heartsinarowbenefitinggroups
  - Hearts In A Row Donors
    Bell Shakespeare’s HEARTS IN A ROW offers a unique access opportunity to members of our community who might not normally have the chance to enjoy the magic of a
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/community/hearts/heartsinarowdonors
Support Us

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- Support Us
  Bell Shakespeare has a range of private giving options for individuals, programmes supported by Trusts & Foundations, and strategic and long lasting corporate partnerships.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/intro
- Online Donations
  Donate to Bell Shakespeare online or download a donation form and join our valued patrons to help bring Shakespeare alive.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/donations
- Private Giving
  Bell Shakespeare began life entirely as a result of the private support and dedication of individuals. Private support is fundamental to our ability to maintain our wide reaching touring theatre productions and comprehensive education programmes.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving
  - Supporting Cast
    Supporting Cast is Bell Shakespeare’s principal giving programme. Annual donations to Supporting Cast ensure that Shakespeare’s plays and Bell Shakespeare’s high quality productions continue to be a part
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/supportingcast
  - Supporting Cast Current Donors
    Bell Shakespeare’s annual giving patron programme, Supporting Cast, is a vital part of the Company. Bell Shakespeare would like to thank the following valued donors to Supporting Cast.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/supportingcastcurrent donors
  - Capital Campaign
    Bell Shakespeare’s Capital Campaign is designed to ensure the Company’s future security. All donations to the Capital Campaign are invested.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/capitalcampaign
  - Capital Campaign Ambassador Donors
    Funds raised through the Capital Campaign are designated for securing the future of the Company. Bell Shakespeare proudly acknowledges all Capital Campaign Ambassador Donors with gratitude for their outstanding gifts.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/capitalcampaignambassadordonors
  - Young Artists Endowment
    The Young Artists Endowment provides a unique opportunity for an emerging theatre director to work for a year with Bell Shakespeare. Please support this important creative initiative.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/youngartistsendowment
  - Young Artists Endowment Donors
    Bell Shakespeare’s Young Artists Endowment - mentoring the next generation of creative young Australians. Bell Shakespeare is grateful to all donors to the Young Artists Endowment for their great generosity.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/youngartistsendowmentdonors
  - Bequests
    You can help secure the future of Bell Shakespeare my making a bequest in your will.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/privategiving/bequests
- Trusts & Foundations
  Each year Bell Shakespeare runs a diverse range of nationwide education programmes catering for both students and teachers. Bell Shakespeare proudly acknowledges the highly valued support received from philanthropic Trusts and Foundations.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/trustsfoundations
- Corporate Partnerships
  Bell Shakespeare is creating partnerships with real business and community returns.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/corporate
  - Current Partners
    Bell Shakespeare
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/corporate/currentpartners
  - Corporate Entertaining
    For the first time Bell Shakespeare offers your business the exclusive opportunity to host and entertain groups in the theatre in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/corporate/entertaining
- Partner Case Studies
  Many of Bell Shakespeare's partnerships have been long lasting relationships of up to 15 years, each with their own stories, goals, objectives and successes.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/casestudies
  - Optus Case Study
    Optus and Bell Shakespeare are bringing Shakespeare’s words and insights to young people in dynamic and diverse ways.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/casestudies/optuscasestudy
  - Westpac Institutional Bank Case Study
    Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) has supported Bell Shakespeare since 2007. The partnership focuses on clients, people and the community.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/casestudies/westpaccasestudy
  - Colonial Foundation Case Study
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/support/casestudies/colonialcasestudy
About Us

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- Latest News
  All the latest news from Bell Shakespeare.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/news
- Vision, Mission & Artistic Goals
  Bell Shakespeare’s vision lies within Shakespeare’s firm faith in human potential. His writing challenges us to reach beyond our grasp and gives us the wherewithal to imagine our future.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/vision
- Artistic Directors
  John Bell is the Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare, and Marion Potts is both the Associate Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare and the Artistic Director of its development arm Mind’s Eye.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/artisticdirectors
- History
  With little more than an audacious idea, Bell Shakespeare began its remarkable journey in 1990.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/history
  - Repertoire 1991 - 2010
    A list of Bell Shakespeare’s productions from 1991 to 2009.
    
    http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/history/repertoire
- Staff & Board
  Information on current Staff and Board Members at Bell Shakespeare.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/staff
- FAQ
  Everything you need to know about Bell Shakespeare.
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/faq
- Job Opportunities
  Current Job Opportunities with Bell Shakespeare
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/jobs
- Contact Us
  Contact Bell Shakespeare
  
  http://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/about/contact
Media

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- 2010 Media Kits
  
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