My Music: Justin Fleming
Though he played the piano badly as a child, the playwright developed a keen love of music. He recalls how including Berlioz in one of his plays influenced the lighting of the Olympic Flame in Sydney.
February 20, 2019
Adena Jacobs to direct Titus Andronicus for Bell Shakespeare
It will be the first time Jacobs has worked for the company, and the first time that Bell has staged Titus.
November 8, 2018
John Bell returns to Bell Shakespeare in 2019
He takes on the title role of Molière’s The Miser for Bell Shakespeare after departing the company in 2015.
July 12, 2018
Review: Antony and Cleopatra (Bell Shakespeare)
Peter Evans’ stylish but faceless production has a saving grace in two of its principals.
March 9, 2018
Review: The Merchant of Venice (Bell Shakespeare)
An intelligent, lucid production that gets the balance between comedy, cruelty and pathos just right.
October 28, 2017
Bell Shakespeare to take on Julius Caesar in 2018
Kenneth Ransom stars in this national touring production by James Evans. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
October 16, 2017
Griffin Theatre announces its 2018 season
Eco-terrorists, a woman unable to find a place to rent and a female Misanthrope: some of the characters in a “wild ride”. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 28, 2017
Bell Shakespeare announces an Aussie Misanthrope
In a gender flip, Danielle Cormack will star in a new version of Molière’s The Misanthrope written by Justin Fleming. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 24, 2017
Bell Shakespeare rings in a new version of Merchant
Director Anne-Louise Sarks has reshaped Shakespeare’s dark comedy, The Merchant of Venice, for today’s audience. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
July 12, 2017
Kate Mulvany on juggling Richard and Rasputin
Currently playing Richard III in Melbourne, the Australian actor's new play about the Russian mystic is showing in Sydney.
April 26, 2017
Review: Richard 3 (Bell Shakespeare)
Kate Mulvany juggles charming wit and cunning ruthlessness in a visceral performance as the “bunch-back'd” king.
March 2, 2017
Bell Shakespeare opens 2017 with radical Richard 3
Actor and playwright Kate Mulvany will play the bloodthirsty manipulator in Peter Evans’ intriguing new production. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
September 22, 2016
Clearing a path as an actor of colour
Samoan-born Ray Chong Nee explains how he can relate to Shakespeare’s Othello. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in
August 11, 2016