File 03: John Bell interviews and photograph by Martin Portus, 12 and 14 November 2018

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12 and 14 November 2018

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories

9623533

2 audio files (6 hrs., 2 mins.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 khz, 24 bit)
1 photograph - digital, JPEG, colour

John Bell is Artistic Director of Bell Shakespeare and one of Australia’s most acclaimed theatre personalities. In a career of acting and directing, John has been instrumental in shaping the Australian theatre industry as we know it. After graduating from Sydney University in 1962 John worked for the Old Tote Theatre Company, all of Australia’s state theatre companies and was an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the United Kingdom. As co-founder of Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre Company, John presented many productions of landmark Australian plays including David Williamson’s Travelling North.
In 1990 John founded The Bell Shakespeare Company where his productions have included Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet and Romeo And Juliet.
John Bell is an Officer of the Order of Australia and the Order of the British Empire. He has an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the Universities of Sydney, New South Wales and Newcastle. In 1997 he was named by the National Trust of Australia as one of Australia’s Living Treasures.

Reference:
Opera Australia. https://opera.org.au/, (accessed 7 April 2020)

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John Bell interview by Martin Portus, 12 November 2018

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John Bell interview by Martin Portus, 14 November 2018

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Photograph of John Bell, 12-14 November 2018 / by Martin Portus

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