Bell Shakespeare

One week to go until we launch our 2027 education program!

Filled with events, resources, workshops and opportunities to empower you and your teaching practice.

Sign up for our learning newsletter to see it first: bit.ly/EDU2027

Calling all young thespians!🎭 Applications are open for the John Bell Scholarship 2026!

Spend a week with Australia's national Shakespeare company, where you will observe rehearsals for our next mainstage production, receive training from our professional artists, and perform your winning monologue to Bell Shakespeare creatives and staff, with feedback and mentoring along the way.

The John Bell Scholarship is open to regional students, ages 16+. Don't miss your chance to audition for this life-changing opportunity.

Apply now - bit.ly/bell-jbs

Parting is such sweet sorrow. Thank you to our 2026 Players! ❤️🎭💀

This year our wonderful Team Juliet (Keiden, Hannah and Libby) and Team Romeo (Ari, Amos and Sophie) toured across Australia, performing for hundreds of schools and over 60,000 students with THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WILL, SUCH SWEET SORROW and MACBETH: THE REHEARSAL.

Thank you for your energy, your imagination and your passion for sparking people's first experiences of Shakespeare. And thank you to every school, teacher and student who welcomed us in. We loved being there and can't wait to see you in 2027!

Finally, thank you to , proud partner of The Players National Tour, for their support in taking Shakespeare around Australia.

Looking for a school holiday activity in Sydney this week?

See A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY at the State Library of NSW, followed by a scavenger hunt through the Library to discover the items and spaces explored in the show. 📚🕵️✍️

Created to mark the Library's 200th anniversary, this magical new performance for families is delighting audiences young and not-so-young.

Playing at 11:00am and 2:00pm from 29 Sept – 1 Oct.
Tickets $25
bit.ly/anightatthelibrary

📸Prudence Upton

I feel now the future in the instant. 👑

MACBETH is in the midst of its national tour, and we're sharing some incredible stills from the production.

Macbeth arrives at the Sydney Opera House and plays from 18 Nov – 6 December.

Keen to learn about the process from rehearsal room to stage?
Click the link below to dive into the psychology of Shakespeare's most infamous couple and explore how their imagination, perhaps, becomes their undoing.
🔗 bit.ly/macbethallinthemind

📸 Brett Boardman

"Can one desire too much of a good thing?" - AS YOU LIKE IT

One week ago, we announced our 2027 Season to a live audience of our nearest and dearest, plus our incredible national community tuning in via our online livestream.

We have two new productions, AS YOU LIKE IT and MEASURE FOR MEASURE, plus the return of a hit, MACKENZIE as our national tour!

Head to the link in our bio to explore our season and secure your seat for a season you won't want to miss!

Bell Shakespeare is saddened to hear the news of Terry Denton's passing.

Terry was an incredible artist whose work captured hearts and tickled the funny bones of readers the world over. As Andy Griffiths' longtime collaborator, Terry's work was featured in our stage production of JUST MACBETH! As well as our Players' touring shows, JUST MACBETH! (ABRIDGED) and JUST ROMEO AND JULIET!

We send our love to Terry's family and friends, and all those who loved his art. ❤️

Explore our special events in 2027! ✨

We’re thrilled to launch a brand-new annual lecture series in 2027, in honour of our Founding Director, John Bell AO: The Inaugural John Bell Lecture.

It joins a stacked lineup of special events across Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, including the return of favorites Play In A Day and Sonnets & Semillon, plus our panels and Deep Dive series.

Tickets to our 2027 events are already on sale with your season package. Secure your package now via the link in bio 🔗

A NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY has kicked off at ! Here's a first look at the new performance, as part of the library's 200th Anniversary Festival.

Join us these school holidays for a journey through the library and its shelves with performances from 29 September – 1 October. Don't miss out, tickets available: bit.ly/ANightattheLibrary

📸Prudence Upton