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Rehearsals have begun for A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY! 📚

Written by our very own Head of Education, Joanna Erskine, this magical adventure takes audiences on an epic quest through the Library. A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY is part of a wider festival of events, The State Library of New South Wales' 200th Anniversary Festival, an exciting six-week program of performances, talks and free live music.

Book now to see this fast, funny and family-friendly production: bit.ly/ANightattheLibrary

In this episode of The Lines I Love, Director Virginia Gay shares her favourite speech from MACBETH.🎭

Virginia Gay discusses the striking parallels between the Y2K fever dream of MACKENZIE and the original source material MACBETH.💕🗡️

MACBETH will begin its national tour of Australia in September and will play at Sydney Opera House from 18 November - 6 December. Buy tickets or read the full article on our website.

Join us on an epic quest through the library this October with A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY, as we celebrate 200th Birthday! ✨

Featuring school performances, and shows for families, A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY follows a young student and one memorable night stuck in the Library. Fun and informative, it teaches us that the Library belongs to everyone. 📚

Don't miss out, book now - https://bit.ly/ANightattheLibrary

Rehearsals are underway for our national tour of MACBETH which will open in Wagga Wagga on 11 September🗡️

Curious about Shakespeare's iconic play? Tune into S3 Ep6 of Speak The Speech, where host James Evans chats with David McInnis about MACBETH, its place among other works and his experience editing Shakespeare🎭

To listen to the episode head to the link in our bio🔗

Something wicked this way comes.

The cast of MACBETH are officially in the building, and rehearsals are underway for our 2026 National Tour! 🗡️🩸🎭

We are one month out from opening at our first destination, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre.

Check the 🔗 in bio to see if we are visiting you!

We are so excited to share that Bell Shakespeare has partnered with Teachers Health, who are now the official National Tour Partner for The Players, our flagship in-schools program.

For many students in regional and remote areas, The Players is their first experience of live theatre. With Teachers Health's support, we can keep bringing that experience to schools across Australia, up to 500 shows a year, while also supporting the teachers who help make it all possible.

Thank you for helping us bring live theatre to the classrooms around Australia, read more here - https://bit.ly/4zfflSj 🎭

📸New Point of View

Over the weekend, MACKENZIE performed its final show to a SOLD OUT house!

A huge thank you to the incredibly talented cast, crew and creative team for bringing Yve Blake's hilarious script to life! Shakespeare and Y2K pop stardom were always meant to be.

Thank you to our audiences in Sydney and Melbourne for all the laughs, gasps and squeals. 🐷 We hope you join us for Shakespeare's OG, MACBETH, which is touring across Australia from September.

Diva, out! 💓

📸 Brett Boardman

Bell Shakespeare is proud to celebrate our ongoing partnership with Tyrrell's Wines, ahead of our annual Sonnets & Semillon evening on 20 August.

Each year, this event pairs Shakespeare's sonnets with a curated selection of Tyrrell's finest wines, hand-picked by fifth-generation winemaker and CEO Chris Tyrrell. Performed live by Bell Shakespeare artists at The Seed, Pier 2/3, it's a rare meeting of verse and vintage.

Tickets are strictly limited and demand is high, so we encourage anyone interested to book now -https://bit.ly/SonnetsandSemillon

This event is open to guests 18 and over.