Celebrating Our Donors

INFINITE SPACE

Thank you to our Infinite Space capital campaign donors who are helping us build a future for Bell Shakespeare.

"I could be bounded in a nutshell and
count myself a king of infinite space…"

Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

THE VISIONARIES

Neilson Foundation
Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D’Aloisio AM
Dr Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards
La Trobe Financial
Low Family Foundation
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes
Ruth Ritchie
Alden Toevs & Judi Wolf
Michelle Zhang

THE DREAMERS

Kevin Cosgrave
Susie Dickson & The late Martin Dickson AM
Kathryn Greiner AO
Anne Loveridge AM
Nick & Caroline Minogue
Julia Ritchie
Anonymous (1)

THE NOBLES

Dr Brett Archer
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell
Andrew & Catherine Caro
Amy Crutchfield & Philip Crutchfield KC
Diane & John Dunlop 
Shannon Finch
Natalie Hickey
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O’Meara
Linda Herd
Greg Hutchinson AM & Lynda Hutchinson
Jann Skinner
Sarah Lowe
Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters
Dr Alana Mitchell
Peter & Felicia Mitchell
Serow-Neijts Family
Kenneth Reed AM
Alice Tay OAM & Warwick Gresty
Helen Williams AC
Anonymous (1)

WE HAPPY FEW

Special thanks to our We Happy Few giving circle who supported us in the early days and have come together to support the Infinite Space capital campaign.

Sandra & Bill Burdett AM
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox
Michael S Diamond AM MBE
Jim Dominguez CBE AM & Sue Dominguez OAM
Bill Hayward OAM & Alison Hayward
Virginia Henderson AM
Timothy Pascoe AM & Eva Pascoe
Lady Potter AC CMRI
David Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim
George & Sabrina Snow
Ezekiel Solomon AM
Anonymous (1)

 

DEDICATIONS

We would like to thank our donors who supported our move to Pier 2/3 in 2022 by dedicating a seat in The Neilson Nutshell and a Seedling in The Seed.

THE NEILSON NUTSHELL: SEAT PLAQUE DEDICATIONS

Colin Adams & Richard Adams 
Fiona Archer 
George & Billinda Auld 
Rob & Lyn Backwell 
Jock Baird 
Sally Basser 
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell 
Alice Bedlington 
Katherine A Brazenor 
Dr John Brookes 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM 
Jan Burnswoods 
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell 
Jane Caro AM & Ralph Dunning 
Di Challenor 
Prof Frances Christie 
Robert & Carmel Clark 
Kevin Cosgrave 
Simon Cosgrave 
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox 
Amy Crutchfield & Philip Crutchfield KC 
Joanne & Sue Dalton 
Darin Cooper Foundation 
Diane & John Dunlop 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards 
Mr Graham Evans 
Jenny Fagg 
Rebecca Finkelstein & Michael Sirmai 
Dr Jean Finnegan 
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher 
Kathryn Greiner AO 
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara 
Meredith Hellicar 
Linda Herd 
Alison & Bill Herd 
Natalie Hickey & Christopher Fox 
John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM 
Amanda Hing 
Dr Barbara Holmes 
Steve & Belinda Hufton 
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Dinah Kimbell 
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke 
John Lewis 
S Liosatos 
Anne Loveridge AM 
Maryam Master & James Evans 
Greg McAnulty 
Stephen McNamara 
Frances Muecke & Dr Stephen Meucke 
Dr Alana Mitchell 
Peter & Felicia Mitchell 
Mountain Air Foundation 
Kathy Olsen & Bruce Flood 
Roslyn Packer AC 
Matthew Paliaga 
Dr Susan Pugh & Professor Michael Bennett 
David & Jill Pumphrey 
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes 
Crispin Rice 
Jacqui Scheinberg 
Penelope Seidler AM 
Lynette Shelley 
Sam Sheppard 
Diane Sturrock
Peter Sturrock
Gene Tilbrook 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Susan Viney 
S & G White 
John Wilson & Robyn Pitt 
Anonymous

THE SEED: SEEDLING DEDICATIONS

George & Billinda Auld 
Chris & Heather Abbott 
W & G Bairstow 
Trupti Bapat 
Alice Bedlington 
Bell Shakespeare Development Team 2022 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Tim & Margaret Cavanough 
Di Challenor 
Prof Frances Christie 
Kathryn Clancy 
George Clark 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edward 
Katherine Grace 
Linda Herd 
Dr Barabara Holmes 
Susan Howard-Bowmer 
Dr Rebecca Huntley 
Ann Kemeny 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry AM 
Diane Matthews 
Helen Machalias 
Felicity & Andy McLean
Mountain Air Foundation
Matthew Paliaga 
Roslyn Packer AC 
Rosemary Palmer 
Rosalie Pratt 
David & Jill Pumphrey 
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes 
Crispin Rice 
Fiona Sawyers 
Leone Thiele 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Susan Viney 
Prof Robert White

Annual Donors

We are incredibly grateful for our annual donors who contribute essential funds, via Supporting Cast and Sharing Shakespeare, to the cost of our core operations. This ensures we are able to focus our efforts on finding new ways to create, collaborate and educate on the mainstage and beyond including life-changing opportunities provided through our learning and outreach programs nation-wide.

$50,000+

The Nikolaos Andrianakos Foundation  
Philip Crutchfield KC & Amy Crutchfield  
Jane Hansen AO & Paul Little AO* 
Linda Herd  
In Memory of Tom Karplus  
Suzanne Kirkham  
Katie Page, CEO, Harvey Norman  
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes* 
Sally White OAM** 

$20,000+

Pam Anson 
Susan Burns* 
Jan Burnswoods* 
Dr Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell** 
Edward Federman 
David & Deborah Friedlander 
Peter Burrows AO 
Prof Jane Hall AO 
Handbury Foundation 
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara* 
Debra Hazelton & Lindsay Anderson 
The late John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM*** 
The Inagh Foundation 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Anne Loveridge AM 
Sue Maple-Brown AM** 
Mountain Air Foundation 
Annie & John Paterson Foundation* 
Andrew & Sally Price 
Dr Susan Pugh & the late Prof Michael Bennett 
Garry Rich SC & Shiva Rich 
Andrew Sisson AO* 

$10,000+

Colin Adams & Richard Adams* 
Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D'Aloisio AM** 
Warwick Bray & Lida Bray 
Katherine A Brazenor 
Robert & Carmel Clark** 
Chris & Michael Clough* 
Darin Cooper Foundation 
Larry & Ashlyn Diamond 
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM*** 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Diane & John Dunlop 
Shannon Finch & Brad Noakes 
Dr Penelope Foster & Prof. John McBain AO 
Kerry Gardner AM & Andrew Myer AM 
Kathryn Greiner AO 
In memory of Armon Hicks Jnr 
Sue Houghton 
Ben Kiely & Peter Garrow 
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke*** 
Peter Lockwood* 
Crispian Lynch & Tracey Lynch 
James & Suzie Marshall 
Sandy McGregor 
Daniel McInerney KC & Dee McInerney 
Sophia Miller 
Nick & Caroline Minogue** 
Dr Alana Mitchell and Bernard Towson 
N&H Moore 
Omnia Aqua 
Kenneth Reed AM*** 
Shaw and Partners  
Sam Sheppard 
Neil & Rachel Sinden* 
Anthony Stahan KC 
Diane Sturrock  
Peter Sturrock 
Michael Traill AM & Jenny Gage-Traill 
Sue Viney** 
Wesfarmers Arts  
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce 
Anonymous (1) 

$5000+

Acumenta 
Nicholas Andreou 
Dr Brett Archer 
Fiona Archer 
Alan & Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation 
James Arnott SC 
Dianne Banks & Merryl-Lee Houghton 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM*** 
Helen Carroll 
Louise Christie* 
Philip & Sarah Chronican 
Margaret Cole 
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox*** 
Katie & Sam Delaney 
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher** 
Dr Jean Finnegan* 
Christopher Fox 
Graham Froebel*** 
Daniel Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert 
Jennifer Giles** 
Brett Grehan & Dr Louise Causer 
Mark Grolman* 
Bill Hayward OAM & Alison Hayward** 
Robert Heathcote 
Natalie Hickey  
Peter & Elizabeth Kelly 
Ann Kemeny* 
Alastair Kinloch 
Pieter & Maryclare Los  
Brendan & Jodie Lyons 
John May 
Matthew Minucci 
Craig Moffatt & Peter Cameron 
Naylor Stewart Foundation 
Nelson Meers Foundation 
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway*** 
Annie Patten 
Meredith Paynter 
Pimlico Foundation  
Beverley Price* 
David Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey 
Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation 
Penelope Seidler AO** 
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim** 
Smith Charitable Fund 
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC & Lucy Turnbull AO 
Nicholas Walter & Lisian Teh 
The WeirAnderson Foundation 
Maureen Wheeler AO & Tony Wheeler AO 
Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies* 
Anonymous (2)

$2500+

The Hon Peter Almond KC & Carmel Mulhern 
Michael Barbayannis 
Dr Margaret Barter** 
Ken Barton & Linda Chung 
Paul Bedbrook & Fiona Hopkins* 
Dr Neal Blewett* 
Bradley C Bowton 
Dr John Brookes 
Dr Dorothy Broom 
Ann V Burns 
The Hon J C Campbell KC & Mrs J Campbell 
Joanne & Sue Dalton 
Jo Dodd 
Jennifer Dowling 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards 
Sharon Goldschmidt** 
David Gordon & Vicki Biggs 
Alexandra & Fred Grimwade* 
Rachel Hawkeswood 
Vincent Jewell*** 
Cam Johnston & Caroline Johnston OAM*** 
Abigail Jones 
Cath Kelso 
John Lewis** 
Joseph Longo & Mary-Eileen Scanlan 
Richard & Jane Malcolmson 
Nicholas Mavrakis 
In memory of Helen McFadyen** 
David McInnis 
Luke Merrick 
The Hon John Middleton AM KC 
Patricia Novikoff* 
Maree O'Halloran AM 
Kathy Olsen & Bruce Flood* 
Alanna & Annie Paterson 
Joseph Pokoney 
Rodney & Racquel Richardson 
Mark Robertson OAM & Anne Robertson 
Joseph Longo & Mary-Eileen Scanlan 
Sue Sexton & Matthew Sexton 
Shiff Gillespie Foundation  
Jann Skinner 
Alice Tay OAM & Warwick Gresty 
David & Jenny Templeman** 
Premala Thiagarajan SC 
Dr Tim Turner 
Simon & Clare Whelan 
Anonymous (11)

$1000+

Bruce Akhurst 
Rob & Lyn Backwell 
Sally Basser 
Emma Bathurst 
John Bell AO OBE & Anna Volska** 
Janet C Binns* 
Jessica Block 
Malcolm Broomhead 
Nigel & Sheena Broughton 
Dawn Brown 
Brodie Buckland 
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell* 
Tom Buttel 
Richard Button 
John & Alison Cameron 
The Cameron Foundation  
The Hon J C Campbell KC & Mrs J Campbell* 
Tom & Carla Carroll 
Paul Chapman & Tracey Chapman 
Vanessa Chapman 
Dr Diana Choquette & Robert Milliner  
George Clark*** 
Chris Collings 
Darren Cook 
Micahel Cowen & Sharon Nathani 
Jason Craig 
Prof A T Craswell*** 
Daniel & Laura Crennan 
Nola Daley* 
Mark Dempsey & Jodi Steele  
Dr Antonio Di Dio 
Michael Diamond AM MBE*** 
Adam Dixon 
The Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton KC 
Bill Dowsley 
Louise Einfield & Bruce Hartnett AM**  
Elizabeth Evatt AC** 
Prof. PJ Fletcher AM 
The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC 
F J Gale 
Rodney Garratt KC 
Mary-Jane Gething 
Belinda Gibson & Jim Murphy  
Leigh & Adele Gordon* 
Louise Gourlay OAM 
Lewis & Hope Grimm 
Simon Hannes 
Lesley Harland*** 
Matilda Hartwell** 
Clare Harty 
Steven & Kristina Harvey** 
Paul Hayes KC & Rachel Broderick 
Jane Hemstritch AO** 
Alison Herd* 
Ruth Hood 
Professor Bryan Horrigan 
Dr David Howell & Sarah Howell 
Steve & Belinda Hufton 
Robin Hughes AO & David Throsby AO 
Nannette Hunter 
Mike Hutchinson* 
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble* 
Bruce & Natalie Kellett 
Mike Kendall 
Michael Kingston 
Jessica Kruger 
Jane Kunstler 
Carol Ladd 
Marcus & Jessica Laithwaite 
James & Lisa Landon-Smith 
Julie & Michael Landvogt* 
Angela Lee 
Elizabeth Lennie 
Lucy Line 
Dr Linda Lorenza* 
Hon Ian MacPhee AO & Julie MacPhee** 
Diane Matthews** 
Joanne & Graeme McKenzie Sylvia Miller 
Daniel Moloney 
Peter Munro 
James Myint 
Kateena O’Gorman and Zim Nwokora 
Caitlin O'Neil 
James Peters AM KC & Dr Sally Ninham 
Dr John Power 
J & K Preedy 
Merlyn Quaife AM* 
Bill & Katharine Ranken 
Mary & Michael Regan*** 
Simon Reid 
Trudie Rogers** 
Monique Rosshandler & Ion Teska 
Jennifer Royle 
Jennifer Ryan 
Lynne Saunder 
Damien Saunders 
Warren Scott & Pamela Williams 
Craig Semple 
Warwick Shanks 
Rebecca Silk 
Kate Spargo 
Patricia Spinks 
Geoffrey Starr* 
Anne Swann & Robert Johanson  
Helen Swift & Les Neulinger* 
P Sze-Tho & LM Leong 
Bruce Terry 
Oskar Tetzlaff 
William Thomas 
Mike Thompson & Ian Kelly* 
David Tingay & Sally Duguid 
Russell & Gerardine Tregonning 
Deborah Tsai 
Suzanne & Ross Tzannes AM** 
Anurag Verma 
Andrew Waites & Kerri Burgess 
John & Catherine Walter 
John & Julie Waters 
Catriona Webster & David Ingham 
Anne & Anthony Whealy KC** 
Vanessa Whittaker 
Helen Williams AC* 
Peter Willis SC & Eleneth Woolley 
Annette Wong 
Raini Zambelli 
Anonymous (15) 

$500+

Richard Abbott & Bianca Abbott
Peter & Lillian Armitage 
Angus Armour & Caren Schadel 
Warren & Gwen Bairstow 
Mandy Bishop 
Stephen Booth & Zorica Rapaich 
Fiona Bunworth 
Neil & Sandra Burns 
Paddy Carney 
Elizabeth Carr AM 
Richard Coles & Christine Bartlett  
Professor Michael Chesterman 
Rebecca Cody 
Stefan Court-Kowalski 
Trevor Danos AM & Dr Veronica Lambert 
Matthew Darke SC 
Anais D'arville 
Dr Caroline de Costa 
Antony de Jong & Belinda Plotkin 
Jim Dominguez CBE AM & Sue Dominguez OAM*** 
In loving memory of Jacqueline Dwyer*  
Dr Bronwen Evans 
Dr Michael Fasher 
Dr Stewart Gill OAM 
Linden Golding 
David Gordon & Vicki Biggs 
Marella Gouvernet 
Richard & Anna Green** 
Andy & Jill Griffiths 
Dean Grondal 
Alison Hammond 
Gerard Harnan & Kelly West 
Vicki Harpur 
Tony Hedley AM & Harriet Elvin AM 
Dr Angela Kirsner & Dr Richard Kirsner* 
Krysia Kitch 
Nick Lawson 
Cheryl Lo* 
Norman Long* 
Scobie Macphee 
Dr Mahidi Mardini 
David & Fiona McKerral 
Gillion McLachlan & Laura Blythe 
Ms Ann McLaren 
Dr Stephen McNamara 
Herbert Menka 
Ann Mercer 
Michael Miller 
Jill Morrison* 
Frances Muecke 
J Norman** 
Jacqui O'Dea 
Naomi Oreb 
Rosemary Palmer* 
Marion Pascoe 
People and Culture Strategies  
Gill Perkins* 
Dr Asha Rajah-Clarke 
Debra Reinecke 
Declan & Carmen Roche 
Prof David Rolph* 
Susan & JB Rousselot 
Paul Rubenstein 
Michael Rush KC & Penny Rush 
Scott Russell & Sally Mills 
Viorica Samson 
Robert Sanderson 
Fiona Sawyers 
Kejin Shen 
Nawal Silfani 
Judy Soper 
Cheryl Spoor 
Anthony J Steward 
Michael Sullivan 
Robin Syme AM & Rosemary Syme* 
Ann & Larry Turner 
The Hon. Gabrielle Upton 
Ralph & Carol Willis 
Elizabeth Wing 
Anonymous (1)* 
Anonymous (6) 

*** has supported Bell Shakespeare for 30+ consecutive years  
** has supported Bell Shakespeare for 20+ consecutive years  
* has supported Bell Shakespeare for 10+ consecutive years  

We would also like to thank our family of supporters who contribute up to $500. Every gift makes a difference to what we are able to achieve. The annual gifts recognised above have been received in the 12 months preceding the 1st of July, 2026.