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 AO
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 & 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
Pam Anson
Fiona Archer
George & Billinda Auld
Rob & Lyn Backwell
Jock Baird
Sally Basser
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell
Alice Bedlington
Bell Shakespeare Development Team
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM
Katherine A Brazenor
Dr John Brookes
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt
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
Graham Evans
Jenny Fagg
Rebecca Finkelstein & Michael Sirmai
Dr Jean Finnegan
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher
Kathryn Greiner AO
Mark Grolman
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
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble
Dr Sue Kesson
Dinah Kimbell
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke
John Lewis
Simone Liosatos
Anne Loveridge AO
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 Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes
Crispin Rice
Jacqui Scheinberg
Penelope Seidler AM
Lynette Shelley
Sam Sheppard
Diane 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
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt
Tim & Margaret Cavanough
Di Challenor
Prof Frances Christie
Kathryn Clancy
George Clark
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards
Katherine Grace
Linda Herd
Dr Barabara Holmes
Susan Howard-Bowmer
Dr Rebecca Huntley
Ann Kemeny
Dr Sue Kesson
Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry OAM
Diane Matthews
Helen Machalias
Felicity & Andy McLean
Matthew Paliaga
Roslyn Packer AC
Rosemary Palmer
Rosalie Pratt
David Pumphrey OAM & 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+

Katherine Brazenor & Graeme Brazenor
Dr Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell*
Kevin Cosgrave*
Philip Crutchfield KC & Amy Crutchfield*
Handbury Foundation
Jane Hansen AO & Paul Little AO**
Dr Elisabeth Hodson and the late Tom Karplus**
Low Family Foundation
Katie Page, CEO, Harvey Norman
Annie & John Paterson Foundation*
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes*
Andrew Roberts
Alden Toevs & Judi Wolf**
Sally White OAM**

$20,000+

Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D'Aloisio AM**
Susan Burns*
Chris & Michael Clough*
Linda Herd *
John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM**
James Kirby Foundation
Suzanne Kirkham
Sue Maple-Brown AM**
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell**
Allan J Myers AC KC & Maria Myers AC
Mountain Air Foundation
Omnia Aqua
Pimlico Foundation
Andrew Price & Sally Walkom*
WeirAnderson Foundation *
Andrew Sisson AO*

$10,000+

Robert Albert AO & Libby Albert**
Alan Archibald KC & Mary-Lou Archibald
Warwick Bray & Lida Bray
Jan Burnswoods *
Canny Quine Foundation *
Robert & Carmel Clark **
Darin Cooper Foundation
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards
Shannon Finch
Dr Penelope Foster & Prof John McBain AO
David & Deborah Friedlander
D Gatto & R Lattey
Brett Grehan & Dr Louise Causer
Kathryn Greiner AO
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara
In memory of Armon Hicks Jnr *
Sue Houghton
The Inagh Foundation
Dr Sue Kesson *
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke
Anne Loveridge AM *
Crispian Lynch and Tracey Lynch
Nick & Caroline Minogue **
Mountain Air Foundation
Michael Napthali and Jodi Matterson
Dr Susan Pugh & the late Professor Michael Bennett *
David & Jill Pumphrey **
Kenneth Reed AM **
Garry & Shiva Rich
Warwick Shanks
Sam Sheppard *
Neil & Rachel Sinden *
Diane Sturrock **
Gene Tilbrook and Anne Seghezzi *
Michael Traill AM & Jenny Gage-Traill
Maya vanden Driesen
Wesfarmers Arts **
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce
The Late Barbara Wright

$5000+

Colin Adams & Richard Adams
The Hon Peter Almond KC & Carmel Mulhern
Fiona Archer
Dr Brett Archer
Dianne Banks & Merryl-Lee Houghton
Alice Bedlington
Bradley Bowton
Dr Dorothy Broom
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt
Peter Burrows AO
Di Challenor
Philip Chronican & Sarah Harland *
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox **
The Hon Susan M Crennan AC KC
Joanne & Sue Dalton **
Diane & John Dunlop *
Dr Jean Finnegan **
Graham Froebel **
Jennifer Giles **
Mark Grolman*
Prof Jane Hall AO
Natalie Hickey
Peter & Elizabeth Kelly *
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation **
Sophia Miller
Dr Alana Mitchell *
Nicholas & Helen Moore
Naylor Stewart Foundation
Bruce Parncutt AO
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway **
People + Culture Strategies
James Peters AM KC & Dr Sally Ninham
Beverley Price
Bob Richardson *
Jennifer Royle
Jacqui Scheinberg
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim **
Jann Skinner *
Dr Tim Turner
Maureen Wheeler AO & Tony Wheeler AO
Annabel White
Geoffrey White OAM **
Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies *
Anonymous

$2500+

Peter & Lillian Armitage
Ken Barton & Linda Chung
Paul Bedbrook & Fiona Hopkins *
Janet C Binns *
David Bluff & Bronwyn Byrnes
Dr John Brookes
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM**
Jane Caro AM & Ralph Dunning
Dr Diana Choqet & Robert Milliner *
Mark Dempsey & Jodi Steele
Graham Evans
Richard Evans AM
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher **
Christopher Fox
Daniel Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert **
Dr Stewart Gill OAM
Sharon Goldschmidt
Jill & Andy Griffiths
Alexandra & Fred Grimwade
Vincent Jewell**
Abigail Jones
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble *
Ann Kemeny *
Alinta Kemeny
James & Lisa Landon-Smith
Owen Lennie
Adrian Lotrean & Jerome Tse
Brendan & Jodie Lyons
Luke Merrick
In memory of Helen McFadyen **
Naylor Stewart Foundation
Patricia Novikoff *
Maree O'Halloran AM
Kathy Olsen & Bruce Flood
Annie Patten
Meredith Paynter
Rodney & Racquel Richardson
James Roth & Susan Acret
Becky Sparks
Robert Thomas AO **
Ray Wehbe
Elizabeth Wing
Anonymous (6)

$1000+

Pam Anson
Angus Armour & Caren Schadel
Rob & Lyn Backwell
Sally Basser
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell*
John & Alison Cameron *
The Hon J C Campbell KC & Mrs J Campbell *
Simon Schmidt & Belinda Cassidy
John Cauchi AM SC & Catherine Walker PSM
Jenny & Stephen Charles
Richard Coles & Christine Bartlett
Miriam Corowa
Michael Cowen & Sharon Nathani
Professor A T Craswell **
Daniel & Laura Crennan
Nola Daley*
Katie & Sam Delaney
Dr Antonio Di Dio
Michael S Diamond AM MBE**
The Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton KC
Warren Dunn
Louise Einfield & Bruce Hartnett AM *
Elizabeth Evatt AC
Rodney Garrett KC
Susan Garvan
Mary-Jane Gething *
Tim Gordon
Peeyush Gupta & Dr Shubhra Gupta AM
Cam Johnston & Caroline Johnston OAM
Matilda Hartwell
Clare Harty
Steven & Kristina Harvey
Paul Hayes KC & Rachel Broderick
Jane Hemstritch AO
Ruth Hood
Professor Bryan Horrigan
David Howell & Sarah Howell
Robin Hughes & David Throsby
Antony de Jong & Belinda Plotkin
Iphygenia Kallinikos
Bruce & Natalie Kellett
Mike Kendall
Ben Kiely
Paul King
Julie & Michael Landvogt
Dr Linda Lorenza
Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry OAM
Leo Ma
Hon Ian MacPhee AO & Julie MacPhee
Darren & Jennifer Mast
Diane Matthews **
Greg McAnulty
David McInnis
Graeme McKenzie
Banjo McLachlan & Paul Mahony
Sylvia Miller
Peter Moulton
Chris Nasser
The Nautilus Foundation
Liz Nield OAM
Jacqui O'Dea
Ross and Patricia O'Neil
Gill Perkins & Family
Camilla Phillips
Ali & The Pointons
J & K Preedy *
Mary & Michael Regan **
Declan & Carmen Roche
JG & SU Santamaria
Warren Scott & Pamela Williams
Penelope Seidler AM
Rebecca Silk
Geoffrey Starr
Helen Swift & Les Neulinger
Alice Tay & Warwick Gresty
P Sze-Tho & LM Leong
David & Jenny Templeman **
Leone Thiele
Mike Thompson & Ian Kelly
David Tingay
Lawrie Tremaine
Suzanne Tzannes & Ross Tzannes AM **
The Hon Gabrielle Upton
Harriet Veitch
John & Catherine Walter
Nicholas Walter and Lisian Teh
John & Julie Waters
Simon & Clare Whelan
Helen Williams AC *
Peter Willis SC & Eleneth Woolley *
John & Lisa Winters
May Yang & Duncan Woods
Frank Zipfinger
Anonymous (11)

$500+

The staff of Bell Shakespeare
Lucy Boon
Maple-Brown Abbott Limited
Dr Neal Blewett
John Boniciolli & Heather Ballantyne
Dr Andrew Byrne & Alan Gill
Paul & Tracey Chapman
George Clark **
Rebecca Cody
Dayn Cooper
Trevor Danos AM
Allan W Donald **
Dr Bronwen Evans
Professor PJ Fletcher AM **
Jeanmaree Furtado & Scott Wilson
FJ Gale**
Linden Golding
Leigh & Adele Gordon
Louise Gourlay OAM
Richard & Anna Green **
Alison Hammond
Vicki Harpur **
David Harrington
Tony Hedley AM & Harriet Elvin AM
Maureen Horne *
Alison Julian
Dr Angela Kirsner & Dr Richard Kirsner
Krysia Kitch
Daniel Knoll
Andrew Langford
John Lewis *
Cheryl Lo *
Norman Long
Ursula & James McKenzie
Dr Stephen McNamara
Frances Muecke
Belinda Gibson & Jim Murphy
Vincy Ng
Rosemary Palmer
Janette Parkinson *
Marion Pascoe
Laura Peck
Douglas Precott
Merlyn Quaife AM
Phillip Ransom
Debra Reinecke
John & Renay Robinson
Trudie Rogers *
Professor David Rolph *
Monique Rosshandler & Ion Teska
Fiona Sawyers
Dr Lesa Scholl
Robin Syme AM & Rosemary Syme *
Oliver Wade
Dr Sue-Anne Wallace
Dr Peter White *
Vanessa Whittaker
The Hon Ralph Willis AO & Mrs Carol Willis
Annette Wong
Marie Wright *
George Yeung
Raini Zambelli
Anonymous (7)

** 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 January 23, 2024.