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 Andriankos Foundation  
Philip Crutchfield KC & Amy Crutchfield* 
Jane Hansen AO & Paul Little AO* 
In memory of Tom Karplus 
The late Holly Mitchell & Keith Bayliss**  
Katie Page, CEO, Harvey Norman 
Andrew & Sally Price 
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes* 
Sally White OAM** 

$20,000+

Pam Anson 
Susan Burns 
Jan Burnswoods* 
Peter Burrows AO 
Dr Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell 
Edward Federman 
Shannon Finch & Brad Noakes 
David & Deborah Friedlander 
Prof. Jane Hall AO 
Handbury Foundation 
Debra Hazelton & Lindsay Anderson 
Linda Herd  
The late John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM** 
The Inagh Foundation 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Suzanne Kirkham 
Anne Loveridge AM 
Sue Maple-Brown AM** 
James & Suzie Marshall 
Nick & Caroline Minogue 
Mountain Air Foundation 
Annie & John Paterson Foundation 
Dr Susan Pugh & the late Prof. Michael Bennett 
Garry Rich SC & Shiva Rich 
Sam Sheppard 
Andrew Sisson AO* 
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce

$10,000+

Colin Adams & Richard Adams* 
Fiona Archer 
Warwick Bray & Lida Bray 
Katherine A Brazenor 
Robert & Carmel Clark** 
Darin Cooper Foundation 
Larry & Ashlyn Diamond 
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM*** 
Dr Jean Finnegan 
Dr Penelope Foster & Prof. John McBain AO 
Kerry Gardner AM & Andrew Myer AM 
Kathryn Greiner AO 
The Knights Family Jabula Foundation  
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara* 
In memory of Armon Hicks Jnr 
Sue Houghton 
Ben Kiely & Peter Garrow 
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke***  
Peter Lockwood 
Crispian Lynch & Tracey Lynch 
Sandy McGregor 
Daniel McInerney KC & Dee McInerney 
Sophia Miller 
Dr Alana Mitchell 
N&H Moore 
Omnia Aqua 
Beverley Price* 
David Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey*** 
Kenneth Reed AM*** 
Shaw and Partners 
Neil & Rachel Sinden* 
Naylor Stewart Foundation 
Diane Sturrock** 
Peter Sturrock** 
Michael Traill AM & Jenny Gage-Traill 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Sue Viney** 
Wesfarmers Arts 
Anonymous (1)   

$5000+

Acumenta 
Nicholas Andreou  
Alan and Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation 
Dr Brett Archer 
Dianne Banks & Merryl-Lee Houghton 
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM*** 
The Hon. J C Campbell KC & J Campbell* 
Louise Christie* 
Philip & Sarah Chronican 
Chris & Michael Clough 
Margaret Cole 
Collins St Asset Management 
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox*** 
Katie & Sam Delaney 
Diane & John Dunlop** 
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher** 
Christopher Fox 
Graham Froebel*** 
Jennifer Giles** 
Brett Grehan & Dr Louise Causer 
Mark Grolman* 
Robert Heathcote 
Natalie Hickey 
Abigail Jones 
Peter & Elizabeth Kelly 
Alastair Kinloch 
Joseph Longo & Mary-Eileen Scanlan 
Pieter & Maryclare Los 
Brendan & Jodie Lyons 
John May 
Matthew Minucci 
Dr Alana Mitchell 
Nelson Meers Foundation 
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway*** 
Annie Patten 
Meredith Paynter 
Naylor Stewart Foundation 
Pimlico Foundation 
Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation 
Penelope Seidler AO** 
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim** 
Anthony Stahan KC 
The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC & Lucy Turnbull AO 
Nicholas Walter & Lisian Teh 
WeirAnderson Foundation 
Maureen Wheeler AO & Tony Wheeler AO 
Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies* 
Anonymous (2) 

$2500+

The Hon. Peter Almond KC & Carmel Mulhern 
Paul Bedbrook & Fiona Hopkins* 
Jessica Block 
Bradley C Bowton 
Dr John Brookes 
Dr Dorothy Broom 
Ken Barton & Linda Chung 
Daniel & Laura Crennan 
Joanne & Sue Dalton*** 
Jo Dodd
Jennifer Dowling 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards 
Daniel Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert 
Sharon Goldschmidt** 
David Gordon & Vicki Biggs 
Alexandra & Fred Grimwade 
Rachel Hawkeswood 
Vincent Jewell*** 
Cam Johnston & Caroline Johnston OAM*** 
Cath Kelso 
Ann Kemeny 
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 
James Peters AM KC & Dr Sally Ninham*** 
Joseph Pokoney 
Rodney & Racquel Richardson 
Mark Robertson OAM & Anne Robertson 
Shiff Gillespie Foundation 
Jann Skinner** 
Alice Tay OAM & Warwick Gresty 
David & Jenny Templeman** 
Premala Thiagarajan SC 
Dr Tim Turner 
Simon & Clare Whelan 
Anonymous (10) 

$1000+

Shadda & Drew Abercrombie
Bruce Akhurst 
Peter & Lillian Armitage 
Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D'Aloisio AM** 
Rob & Lyn Backwell 
Dr Margaret Barter** 
Sally Basser 
Janet C Binns* 
Malcolm Broomhead 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Nigel & Sheena Broughton 
Prof. Bryan Horrigan 
Brodie Buckland 
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell* 
Tom Buttel 
The Cameron Foundation 
Tom & Carla Carroll 
Paul Chapman & Tracey Chapman 
Vanessa Chapman 
Dr Diana Choquette & Robert Milliner 
Chris Collings 
Darren Cook 
Micahel Cowen & Sharon Nathani 
Prof. A T Craswell*** 
Jason Craig 
Nola Daley* 
Antony de Jong & Belinda Plotkin 
Mark Dempsey & Jodi Steele 
Michael Diamond AM MBE*** 
Dr Antonio Di Dio 
Adam Dixon 
The Hon. Julie Dodds-Streeton KC 
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*** 
Clare Harty 
Bruce & Natalie Kellett 
Steven & Kristina Harvey** 
Paul Hayes KC & Rachel Broderick 
John Heard 
Jane Hemstritch AO** 
Alison Herd* 
Dr David Howell & Sarah Howell 
Steve & Belinda Hufton 
Robin Hughes AO & David Throsby AO 
Nannette Hunter 
Mike Hutchinson* 
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble 
Mike Kendall 
Michael Kingston 
Dr Angela Kirsner & Dr Richard Kirsner* 
Jessica Kruger 
Jane Kunstler 
Carol Ladd 
Marcus & Jessica Laithwaite 
James & Lisa Landon-Smith 
Julie & Michael Landvogt* 
Angela Lee 
Elizabeth Lennie 
Rodd Levy 
John Lewis** 
Lucy Line 
Dr Linda Lorenza* 
Kim MacKay 
Joanne & Graeme McKenzie 
Ann McLaren 
Hon Ian MacPhee AO & Julie MacPhee** 
Jonathan Mahon 
Diane Matthews** 
Sylvia Miller 
Craig Moffatt & Peter Cameron 
Daniel Moloney 
Peter Munro 
Rupert & Annabel Myer 
James Myint 
Caitlin O'Neil 
Gill Perkins* 
J & K Preedy 
Merlyn Quaife AM* 
Bill & Katharine Ranken 
Mary & Michael Regan*** 
Simon Reid 
Trudie Rogers** 
Monique Rosshandler & Ion Teska 
Jennifer Royle 
Michael Rush KC & Penny Rush 
Jennifer Ryan 
Damien Saunders 
Warren Scott & Pamela Williams 
Martin Scott KC & Jane Hider 
Craig Semple 
Rebecca Silk 
Lady Marigold Southey 
Kate Spargo 
Cheryl Spoor 
Geoffrey Starr* 
Anne Swann & Robert Johanson 
Helen Swift & Les Neulinger* 
P Sze-Tho & LM Leong 
William Thomas 
Mike Thompson & Ian Kelly* 
The late Gene Tilbrook & Anne Seghezzi 
David Tingay & Sally Duguid 
Russell & Geraldine Tregonning 
Deborah Tsai 
Suzanne Tzannes & Ross Tzannes AM** 
The Hon. Gabrielle Upton 
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 (1)* 
Anonymous (9) 

$500+

Angus Armour & Caren Schadel
Michael Barbayannis 
Warren & Gwen Bairstow 
Emma Bathurst 
Dr Neal Blewett* 
Fiona Bunworth 
Richard Button 
Ann V Burns 
Neil & Sandra Burns 
Paddy Carney 
Dr Caroline de Costa 
George Clark*** 
Rebecca Cody 
Trevor Danos AM & Veronica Lambert 
Matthew Darke SC 
Jim Dominguez CBE AM & Sue Dominguez OAM*** 
Bill Dowsley 
In loving memory of Jacqueline Dwyer* 
Dr Bronwen Evans 
Dr Stewart Gill OAM 
Richard & Anna Green 
Andy & Jill Griffiths 
Dean Grondal 
Alison Hammond 
Gerard Harnan & Kelly West 
Vicki Harpur** 
Tony Hedley AM & Harriet Elvin AM 
Maureen Horne 
Krysia Kitch 
Nick Lawson 
Cheryl Lo* 
Scobie Macphee 
Darren & Jennifer Mast 
David & Fiona McKerral 
Gillion McLachlan & Laura Blythe 
Dr Stephen McNamara 
Ann Mercer 
Michael Miller 
Frances Muecke 
J Norman** 
Jacqui O'Dea 
Kateena O'Gorman
Naomi Oreb 
Marion Pascoe 
Dr Asha Rajah-Clarke 
Debra Reinecke 
Declan & Carmen Roche 
Prof. David Rolph* 
JB Rousselot & Susan Rousselot 
Paul Rubenstein 
Scott Russell & Sally Mills 
Siobhan Ryan KC 
Robert Sanderson 
Lynne Saunder 
Fiona Sawyers 
Warwick Shanks 
Kejin Shen 
Judy Soper 
Patricia Spinks 
Michael Sullivan 
Robin Syme AM & Rosemary Syme* 
Elizabeth Teather 
Bruce Terry 
Ralph & Carol Willis 
Elizabeth Wing 
Anonymous (1)**
Anonymous (7)  
 

*** 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 July 1 2025.