Learning Report 2013

LEARNING REPORT 2013

Shakespeare’s work explores human experience at its limits.

It was never just meant to be read. We believe the only way to truly appreciate his work is to see it brought to life through live performance.

We believe Shakespeare and other great works are not stuck in the past, but that they are the key to exploring our present and imagining our future. We value the beauty of Shakespeare’s ideas, language and imagery. His work becomes our lens, helping us find modern perspectives on timeless truths.

These plays are not static. They’re constantly adapting, helping us make sense of who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going. And we’re not static either. We’ve been travelling the country for more than 24 years, bringing classic theatre to Australia, looking for new ways to educate, collaborate and recreate.

Shakespeare and the other classic plays we present challenge our beliefs and urge us to see ourselves in a new light. Their ability to discover the things that make us human inspires us to make work that challenges preconceptions and encourages new interpretations and contemporary parallels – work that speaks to every age.

Cover photo: Student Workshop at Lindfield Public School, NSW This page: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Sydney Opera House

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2013 IN REVIEW Head of Education, Joanna Erskine

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THE PLAYERS RESIDENT TEACHING ARTISTS

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IN THEATRES A Midsummer Night’s Dream Henry 4 Phèdre The Comedy Of Errors The Comedy Of Errors Regional Access Programme

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IN SCHOOLS Actors At Work Student Masterclasses

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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING National Teacher Forum: Lovers and Villains Shakespeare Weekender Shakespeare in the Drama Classroom Shakespeare in the Primary Curriculum ACE: Resurrecting Richard

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RESIDENCIES Regional and remote residencies Urban residencies

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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMME

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REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS Regional Teacher Scholarship Regional Performance Scholarship

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DIGITAL INNOVATION AND ONLINE INTERACTION Starting Shakespeare iPad App A Midsummer Night’s Dream live-streamed Q&A Digital Workshops via Sydney Opera House Social Media

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RESEARCH

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SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT

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ADULT EDUCATION Actor Training Tertiary Training NIDA

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RESOURCES Online Learning Packs

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2013 STATISTICS OVERVIEW

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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

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From our Head of Education, Joanna Erskine 2013 was a year of new experiences for Bell Shakespeare Learning.

John Bell and Joanna Erskine at Glebe Public School, NSW

Our students remember all the productions they have seen from the Bell Players ... After watching your performances some of them even consider watching live theatre as a viable alternative to playing footy. They are full of praise and thanks.

Geraldine Brown, Teacher, Molong Central School, NSW

We developed and released our very first app – Starting Shakespeare – working with digital education specialists, Deeper Richer. We started new relationships with regional and remote schools through residencies in Alice Springs NT, Leigh Creek SA, Shepparton VIC, and Maningrida in Arnhem Land NT. We launched our inaugural Primary Programme, and introduced thousands of our youngest students to the language, stories and characters found in these classic plays. Students as young as six years old booed and hissed at Richard III, giggled at Hamlet’s existential crisis, cheered Viola and Sebastian’s long-awaited reunion, and left each show with a wealth of Shakespearean insults ripe for the playground.

We recommenced our Juvenile Justice programme working with young men and women in NSW facilities on Romeo And Juliet.

We introduced refugee and migrant students of Collingwood English Language School to the magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. We released incredible research proving the value of our programmes for students and teachers, and the need to expand further. Peter Evans’ schools production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was such a success it has graduated to the mainstage for 2014. And of course, we toured extensively with Actors At Work, Artist in Residence, workshops, teacher Professional Learning, in-theatre productions and delivered a host of digital experiences for students and teachers around Australia.

Overall, in 2013, our Learning programme reached 74,314 students and teachers face to face, and another 76,865 through online and digital activities. Thank you to all who made 2013 such a success.

Joanna Erskine Head of Education

A note on statistics: Regional and metropolitan schools statistics in this report are defined by The Accessibility/ Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA).

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Griffin Blumer

Ray Chong Nee

Joseph Del Re

Jenna Hutton

Andrew Johnston

Jane Mahady

Ildiko Susany

Janine Watson

After a two-week Shakespeare Bootcamp to start the year, the 2013 Players began rehearsals for Actors At Work with directors Francesca Savige and Matt Edgerton before touring Such Sweet Sorrow and Macbeth: Undone with 360 performances to an audience of 44,139 across 243 secondary schools. The Players performed in capital cities in every state and territory as well as some of the most regional and remote locations including Emerald QLD, Roxby Downs SA and Newman WA. The Players joined together as a cast with Director Peter Evans to perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Sydney Opera House and the National Theatre in Melbourne to a combined audience of 11,927 from 133 schools. After rehearsals with directors Saskia Smith and James Evans, they began their final Actors At Work tour with 72 performances of Double Trouble and Midsummer Madness

to an audience of 9,208 in 76 primary schools across NSW, VIC and ACT. The Players also participated in key creative developments for the Company including the new Actors At Work productions of Double Trouble and Hamlet: Out Of Joint which will be performed in 2014, as well as the 2014 schools-specific production of Macbeth. We were thrilled to see three of the 2013 Players cast in Bell Shakespeare mainstage productions for 2014, continuing the Company’s proud tradition of nurturing artists over the length of their career.

The 2013 Players were Griffin Blumer, Ray Chong Nee, Joseph Del Re, Jenna Hutton, Andrew Johnston, Jane Mahady, Ildiko Susany and Janine Watson.

The Players ensemble has been instrumental in furthering my education with the Shakespeare canon. It has also been an extensive ‘post-graduate’ training programme in honing your skills as an actor and developing one’s craft. After all, young adults can be the toughest audiences, and if you can captivate students for an hour who would rather post a status on Facebook, then you are doing a great job.

Ray Chong Nee, The Players 2013 5

This year two Resident Teaching Artists joined the Bell Shakespeare Learning team; Paul Reichstein as a secondary education specialist, and Saskia Smith who focused on the development of our primary programmes. Given the expansion of the breadth of our Learning programmes, having these two experienced artists working within the team was a significant opportunity to refresh and review current programmes and content, as well as research and develop innovative new strategies and resources.

Paul Reichstein undertook a wide range of tasks and activities over the course of the year which included: mentoring three students as part of the Regional Performance Scholarship, delivering the Regional Teacher Scholarship and Shakespeare Weekender, researching and refreshing all student and teacher resources, devising and delivering specialised teacher Professional Learning around Australia, taking part in several creative developments for the Company, presenting The Rocks Windmill school holiday workshops and adult lecture series, delivering a range of unique workshops including for the Children’s Book Council of Australia, developing and delivering The Joy Of Shakespeare talks for Australian Unity village residents, writing content for all 2013 production Online Learning Packs, presenting a residency at St Peter’s College Adelaide, and devising and delivering workshops at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre in Lidcombe NSW. Saskia Smith worked with the Company over three blocks throughout the year.

The first block saw her work with Joanna Erskine in a two-week development of the new primary script, Double Trouble. Over one week Erskine and Smith developed a first draft, and in the second week, The Players joined them in the rehearsal room for a practical exploration of the script. In the second block, Smith entered a research and content devising stage in which she developed a significant amount of content for the inaugural Primary programme for teachers and students, presenting workshops testing new material at primary schools and the University of Sydney, and developing digital workshops for Sydney Opera House. In the third and final block, Smith directed both teams of Players in Double Trouble, which was a significant success and received rave reviews from students and teachers.

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IN THEATRES

Co-presented in Sydney with Sydney Opera House

By William Shakespeare Director Peter Evans Designer Teresa Negroponte Lighting Designer Teegan Lee Sound Designer Caitlin Porter Movement Director Nigel Poulton Assistant Director & Dramaturg James Evans With Griffin Blumer, Ray Chong Nee, Joseph Del Re, Jenna Hutton, Andrew Johnston, Jane Mahady, Ildiko Susany & Janine Watson

2013 saw a new adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Co-Artistic Director Peter Evans, at Sydney Opera House and the National Theatre in Melbourne, playing to a combined audience of 11,927 from 133 schools.

For the second year, schools were able to book pre-show digital workshops by video-conference, presented by Resident Teaching Artist Paul Reichstein, streamed live from Sydney Opera House straight into their classrooms. We once again delivered a 45-minute live-streamed online Q&A with the cast via our website with students and teachers submitting questions to be answered live.

We’re thrilled that Peter Evans’ adaptation was so successful that it will be appearing on the mainstage in 2014 with a brand new cast including two of the 2013 Players.

The students LOVED it. Some could hardly speak, they were so excited. All students came away with positive things to say about the performance. I was blown away by the standard of performance and audience engagement.

Amy Horneman, Teacher, Macedon Grammar School, VIC

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IN THEATRES

By William Shakespeare Adapted by John Bell Director John Bell with Damien Ryan Designer Stephen Curtis Lighting Designer Matt Scott Composer Kelly Ryall Fight Director Scott Witt Text Captain Tony Llewellyn-Jones With Terry Bader, John Bell, Felix Jozeps, Jason Klarwein, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Nathan Lovejoy, Arky Michael, Matthew Moore, Sean O’Shea, Yalin Ozucelik, Matilda Ridgway, Wendy Strehlow, David Whitney & Ben Wood This age-old story of a rebellious son and a domineering father is bursting with dramatic tension interspersed with riotous, bawdy comedy, music and violence. John Bell directed this new production and starred as Shakespeare’s greatest comic creation, Falstaff.

578* students and teachers from 12* schools attended the school matinee performances of Henry 4 at the Canberra Theatre Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House.

Fantastic, absorbing and utterly original… 4 ½ stars out of 5.

Revelly Robinson, Artshub

*T hese figures do not include student attendance at general public evening performances of Henry 4 or Phèdre.

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By Jean Racine Translated by Ted Hughes Director Peter Evans Designer Anna Cordingley Lighting Designer Paul Jackson Composer Kelly Ryall Assistant Director Fleur Kilpatrick With Marco Chiappi, Abby Earl, Julie Forsyth, Bert LaBonte, Caroline Lee, Edmund Lembke-Hogan, Catherine McClements & Olivia Monticciolo Peter Evans directed Racine’s tragic love story from Ted Hughes’ passionately wrought translation of love, betrayal, humiliation, despair and death. And took a fresh look at one of the most important tragedies in French theatre.

21* students and teachers from 2* schools attended the school matinee performances of Phèdre at Arts Centre Melbourne and Sydney Opera House.

McClements is like a bottled spider in the title role, a venomous tangle of limbs and libidinous urges.

Chris Boyd, The Australian

IN THEATRES

Presented by Bell Shakespeare and State Theatre Company of South Australia

By William Shakespeare Director Imara Savage Designer Pip Runciman Lighting Designer Mark Pennington Composer & Sound Designer David Heinrich Physical Comedy Consultant Scott Witt Assistant Director Nescha Jelk

Renmark and Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier. TAS: Theatre Royal, Hobart and Princess Theatre, Launceston. NT: Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs. ** T hese figures do not include student attendance at regional venues for The Comedy Of Errors.

With Elena Carapetis, Septimus Caton, Eugene Gilfedder, Jude Henshall, Suzannah McDonald, Renato Musolino, Nathan O’Keefe, Hazem Shammas, Demitrios Sirilas & Anthony Taufa Director Imara Savage took on one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies and transported the sharp banter and comical wordplay into a contemporary world that resonated with audiences across the country on this national tour. This production toured to 32 venues across Australia.

1,367** students and teachers from 38** schools attended The Comedy Of Errors in the capital city school matinees at Arts Centre Melbourne, Canberra Theatre Centre and Sydney Opera House.

The Comedy Of Errors also toured to the following regional venues: NSW: Wagga Wagga Civic Centre; Dubbo Regional Theatre; Orange Civic Theatre; Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre; Capitol Theatre, Tamworth; Manning Entertainment Centre, Taree; Cessnock Performing Arts Centre and IPAC, Wollongong.

VIC: Frankston Arts Centre and Mildura Arts Centre. QLD: The Arts Centre Gold Coast; Ipswich Civic Centre; Townsville Civic Theatre; Cairns Civic Theatre; Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre and Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton. WA: Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre; Albany Entertainment Centre and Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. SA: Adelaide Festival Centre, Dunstan Playhouse; Nautilus Theatre, Port Lincoln; Middleback Theatre, Whyalla; Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie; Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga; Chaffey Theatre,

In advance of the national tour of The Comedy Of Errors, Arts Educators visited regional venues with complimentary 75-minute workshops preparing students for the production. Workshops were highly practical and covered the play’s synopsis, key character journeys, scene work and set and costume designs.

We presented 38 workshops to a total of 1,107 students from 50 schools across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS and NT. Presenting Arts Educators were George Banders, Caitlin Beresford-Ord, Paul Reichstein, Kerreen Ely-Harper and James Evans.

A very worthwhile preparation for the students before they see the play.

Helps bring Shakespeare to life in an appealing style.

Marguerite Flynn, Teacher, Albany Senior High School, WA 9

IN SCHOOLS

In 2013, Bell Shakespeare’s flagship programme, Actors At Work, saw four shows performed; two for secondary students and two for primary students as part of our inaugural Primary Programme.

These were the brand new show Such Sweet Sorrow (Years 7–10) based on Romeo And Juliet, a return of 2012’s popular Macbeth: Undone (Years 10–12), Midsummer Madness (Years 4–6) and the brand new Double Trouble (Years 1–4), designed to introduce our youngest students to the magic of Shakespeare. The secondary shows toured nationally during Terms 1–3, followed by the primary schools tour of metropolitan and regional NSW, VIC and ACT in Term 4.

Once again The Players performed in every state and territory including some of the most regional and remote towns across

the country including Narrabri, Brewarrina, Walgett and Wee Waa in Far North NSW; Ballarat and Shepparton in VIC; Moranbah, Emerald, Cloncurry and Blackwater in QLD; Newman, Kambalda, Kalgoorlie and Port Hedland in WA and Woomera and Roxby Downs in SA. The performances were received with great enthusiasm by schools with 347 performances to 43,105 secondary students across 243 schools, and 70 performances to 8,993 primary students in 76 schools.

The Players also presented 15 performances to non-schools audiences totalling 1,249 people including regional and remote communities, retirement villages and at the Frank Baxter and Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centres.

The Players combined audience for Actors At Work in 2013 was 53,347 across 432 performances.

Actors At Work attendance by state — SECONDARY State

Metro Performances

Metro Schools

Metro students

Regional Performances

Regional Schools

Regional Students

NSW

117

71

16,042

57

52

5,979

VIC

27

19

3,826

8

7

579

ACT*

14

9

2,081

0

0

0

QLD

8

5

977

19

12

1,883

WA

25

21

3,237

12

8

1,223

SA

29

17

3,825

3

3

200

TAS**

0

0

0

22

13

2,735

NT

0

0

0

6

6

518

TOTAL

220

142

29,988

127

101

13,117

Total secondary performances – 347

Total secondary students – 43,105

Total secondary schools – 243

Actors At Work attendance by state - PRIMARY State

Metro Performances

Metro Schools

Metro students

Regional Performances

Regional Schools Regional Students

NSW

38

34

5,040

16

28

1,944

VIC

6

5

836

1

1

100

ACT*

6

4

718

0

0

0

QLD***

0

0

0

1

1

120

WA***

0

0

0

2

3

235

TOTAL

50

43

6,594

20

33

2,399

Total primary performances – 70 Total non-schools audience – 1,249 Total non-schools shows – 15 Total schools – 319 Total performances – 432 Total audience – 53,347 10

Total primary students – 8,993

Total primary schools – 76

* All ACT schools are classed as metropolitan as per ARIA coding. ** All Tasmanian schools are classed as regional as per ARIA coding. *** Though the 2013 primary school tour did not include QLD and WA these primary students attended performances of Such Sweet Sorrow as part of the secondary tour.

IN SCHOOLS

Such Sweet Sorrow

Double Trouble

FEEDBACK FROM SECONDARY SCHOOLS

FEEDBACK FROM PRIMARY SCHOOLS

I can’t tell you how good it felt to have Shakespeare being brought to life in our school and for the kids to be appreciating it as they did. Some of these kids have never seen a theatre show before. Many have but are not all that interested. Today there was something new: theatre that was exciting, funny, dynamic, touching and engaging. It felt so good to have them in my school, like an oasis!

It was the best live performance for students I have seen in my experience as a teacher! “It was wonderful!” “It was very funny!” “It was the first Shakespeare performance I had seen and I didn’t think it would be that good!” “I’ve never seen a better performance than that!” Overall, we absolutely loved it!!

Celeste Lee, Teacher, Blue Gum Community School, ACT

Simon Aylott, Teacher, O’Loughlin Catholic College, Darwin NT This sort of quality performance for primary-aged students is hard to come by.

Student responses to the show were overwhelmingly positive.

For several students Shakespeare all of a sudden ‘made sense’! Easily one of the best things we have ever done regarding the teaching of Shakespeare. The incursion also sits as one of our highlights for 2013.

Jill Dutton, Teacher, Laurieton Public School, NSW

This highly valuable programme is very important to rural school students. They rarely, if ever, experience live theatre.

This program allows them to see live theatre, to understand the joy of performance and to see Shakespeare’s work live.

They loved it!!!!! Their feedback was extremely positive. Staff and parents were just as enthusiastic. One parent told me that her girl said it was the best performance she had ever seen.

I was surprised at how much they absorbed in such a short time. Some of the children remembered pieces of the dialogue.

Wonderful educational experience for the children and staff.

The Players were extraordinarily professional, lots of fun, and exceptionally engaging. Fantastic introduction to Shakespeare.

Children loved it.

Lin Eccelston, Teacher, Molong Central School, NSW

Sue Phillips, Teacher, Moonee Ponds West Primary School, VIC

Wes Palmer, Teacher, Mirboo North Secondary College, VIC

I was on the very edge of my seat the whole time; I laughed and almost cried throughout both shows and was so lit up and inspired throughout the rest of the day (just ask my friends, they didn’t hear the end of it!).

Student, Seymour College, SA

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IN SCHOOLS

Paul Reichstein with students at Lindfield Public School, NSW.

Student Masterclasses on a range of different topics were once again presented in 2013 by Resident Artist in Education James Evans and our team of Arts Educators. Student Masterclasses focus on one or more of Shakespeare’s plays, and are specifically tailored for each group’s aims and study needs.

Masterclasses were delivered in both secondary and primary schools.

Topics included: Introduction to Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Romeo And Juliet, The Comedy Of Errors, The Merchant Of Venice, The Tempest, Twelfth Night.

A total of 90 Student Masterclasses were presented for 3,033 students at 45 schools.

Specialist masterclasses were also presented including a school holiday programme for young children and lecture series for The Rocks Windmill Project, and masterclasses for Children's Book Council of Australia, Adelaide College of the Arts, Powerhouse Youth Theatre in Fairfield, Theatre Council of Tasmania, the Australian Catholic University and the Shakespeare in Gloucester Festival. A total of 19 specialist masterclasses were presented for 527 participants.

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Thank you for your dynamic and compelling workshop. You had our kids pitched to perfection!! They loved it! The joy in that room was infectious.

Angela Hammond, Teacher, Orange Anglican Grammar School, NSW

Students thoroughly enjoyed the masterclasses. All students were surprised that it was so hands-on and said that they learnt a lot about Shakespeare in a fun way.

Celia Norling, Teacher, Merrimac State High School, QLD

FOR TEACHERS

Teacher Professional Learning was presented in every state and territory throughout 2013 to a total of 343 teachers. Each event was aligned with the Australian Curriculum and all NSW events were endorsed by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

LOVERS AND VILLAINS This year’s National Regional Teacher Forum: Lovers and Villains, was specifically designed to help teachers bring the most complex and colourful Shakespearean characters to life in the classroom. Teacher Forums were held in Kiama NSW, Canberra ACT, Bunbury WA, Rockhampton QLD, Loxton SA, Wangaratta VIC, Launceston TAS and Alice Springs NT. 71 teachers attended the Forums from 37 regional schools.

2013 saw the return of the popular Shakespeare Weekender offering teachers a long-form Professional Learning experience in Sydney at Bell Shakespeare’s rehearsal room, spending two full days on three key texts, Romeo And Juliet, Macbeth and Hamlet. As part of the Shakespeare Weekender, teachers attended Bell Shakespeare’s Henry 4 at Sydney Opera House.

25 teachers attended the event from 20 schools.

Shakespeare In The Drama Classroom was presented in NSW, VIC and SA focussing on providing secondary Drama teachers with techniques and skills to use Shakespeare with their students. 33 teachers attended these workshops from 25 schools.

presented in NSW, Shakespeare In The Primary Curriculum.

This full day session taught teachers the value of introducing Shakespeare’s plays to young students, as well as practical classroom strategies and unit planning techniques. 16 teachers from 10 schools attended this workshop. In partnership with Sydney Opera House, primary schools in regional SA were able to participate in a series of digital workshops. 60 primary school teachers from 9 regional SA schools participated in 4 digital workshops that were streamed live into their classrooms.

Arts Camp For Educators (ACE) was a new initiative developed in collaboration with six other Sydney-based arts organisations: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre Company, Australian Theatre For Young People, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Dance Company and the Museum of Contemporary Art. As part of this two-day, multi-disciplinary camp in July, Bell Shakespeare delivered Resurrecting Richard: Bringing Shakespeare To Life – a three-hour journey across Shakespeare’s greatest plays, which guided teachers through language analysis and decoding text as well as directing skills, interpretation and staging. It was attended by 15 teachers from 14 schools.

Specialist Professional Learning sessions were also presented throughout the year for Drama Victoria, for pre-service teachers at The University of Sydney and as part of our residency programmes. A total of 8 specialist Professional Learning sessions were presented for 126 teachers.

As part of our inaugural Primary Programme in 2013 a tailored Professional Learning session for primary teachers was

One of the best things was having teachers from all over Australia attending. The discussions were so dynamic.

The tutoring was inspirational, enjoyable and inspiring.

Lynne Robertson, Teacher, Coffs Harbour Senior College, NSW Saskia Smith teaches Shakespeare in the Primary Curriculum.

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Ten residencies were presented in 2013, with a Bell Shakespeare Arts Educator spending one to two weeks in a school community working with staff and students on a tailored Shakespeare programme. Each programme was specifically designed in consultation with the school, to suit student needs. Seven of the ten residencies were presented in regional and remote schools and three in urban schools, with a total of 1,525 students and teachers participating across all the residencies in practical masterclasses, Professional Learning and intensive, engaging Shakespeare study.

REGIONAL AND REMOTE RESIDENCIES Four two-week residencies were presented in regional and remote schools in 2013 in Emmaville NSW, Alice Springs NT, Maningrida NT and Leigh Creek in SA with three one-week residencies in Tamworth NSW, Moree NSW and Shepparton VIC. Five of the seven regional and remote residency schools were previous recipients of Bell Shakespeare’s Regional Teacher Scholarship, further integrating our programmes and ensuring long-term relationships with regional and remote schools. A total of 1,126 students and teachers participated in regional and remote residencies in 2013.

Emmaville Central School, NSW 2–13 September 2013 Presented by Teresa Jakovich and Felix Jozeps Plays covered: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo And Juliet, Twelfth Night, Macbeth This residency was based in Emmaville in Far North NSW. Teacher Rebecca Grant was a recipient of the Regional Teacher Scholarship in 2009 and is a member of the of the Bell Shakespeare National Education Advisory Panel. The residency gave each year group a taster of Shakespeare plays and characters before delving into more detail with A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Years 2–6, Twelfth Night for Years 7–8 and Macbeth for Years 9–10.

57 students and 4 teachers from Years 2–10 participated in the residency.

The students are having the most fabulous learning experience with Felix and Teresa. In the time that they've been here I've seen the students' confidence and engagement increase, not only in the sessions but the effect has been widespread across the school. There is an air of something great taking place and the most positive shift towards learning and being knowledgeable being cool.

Rebecca Grant, Teacher, Emmaville Central School, NSW

Yipirinya School, Alice Springs NT 7–18 October 2013 Presented by Peter Cook and Ivan Donato Plays covered: Romeo And Juliet Yipirinya School is based in Alice Springs catering exclusively for Indigenous students, most of whom live in surrounding town camps. Teacher Stefan Pulpitel was a recipient of the 2013 Regional Teacher Scholarship. The residency used basic drama skills to develop the students’ confidence, self-expression, public speaking, listening skills and to deal with the concept of ‘shame.’

As with most of our Indigenous residencies, it also involved cultural exchange with students teaching Arts Educators Peter and Ivan about Men’s Business, Dreaming Totems and many dreamtime stories.

98 students and 7 teachers from Years K–12 participated in the residency.

Our experience as a school with the Bell Shakespeare Arts Educators has exceeded our expectations. While there were some staff who were initially sceptical of the value that this program could have, it is fair to say that it has been one of the highlights of the year, in terms of outcomes. Thank you for this opportunity to impart such a valuable experience to some of Australia’s most disadvantaged children.

Stefan Pulpitel, Yipirinya School, NT

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(L) Rosealee Pearson makes native flower crowns in Maningrida NT. (R) Teresa Jakovich and Felix Jozeps at Emmaville Central School, NSW.

Maningrida SCHOOL, Arnhem Land NT 28 October – 8 November 2013 Presented by Matt Edgerton and Rosealee Pearson Plays covered: The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream This residency was based in remote Maningrida in West Arnhem Land NT. Arts Educators Matt and Rosealee worked primarily with Years 4–6 students introducing them to Shakespeare and several of his most loved plays. There was much interest and enthusiasm from the school for this work and many teachers sat in on the lessons for professional development. Rosealee is a trained dancer and actor, and a Yolngu woman from Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land. Her local knowledge gave the residency an added depth of cultural exchange and engagement, from using the roots of a banyan tree and pandanus leaves to make crowns for the king and queen of the fairies, to exchanging language with the students. Both students and teachers are excited to work with the Company again, and are planning the potential of a long-term relationship with Bell Shakespeare.

110 students and 6 teachers from Years K–6 participated in the residency.

All of our classes have been embraced by the students with mountains of energy and enthusiasm... Students as young as five have been quoting lines of Shakespeare to us at the shops and enthusiastic parents have told us of kids coming home raving about our classes. An older boy with a mohawk and an excess of energy was very unfocussed in our first session but when cast as Macbeth he rose to the challenge with discipline, focus, vocal energy and great intelligence.

Leigh Creek Area School, SA 28 October – 8 November 2013 Presented by Felix Jozeps and David Lamb Plays covered: Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream This residency was based in Leigh Creek and included a half-day session with neighbouring remote schools from Hawker and Marree. Arts Educators Felix and David worked with a wide range of students from the school with Years 1–9 exploring A Midsummer Night’s Dream leading to an in-school performance, and Years 10–12 delving into Macbeth. Teacher Penelope Gower was a recipient of the 2013 Regional Teacher Scholarship. A Professional Learning session for teachers was also presented.

100 students and 10 teachers from Years 1–12 participated in the residency.

Thanks so very much for sending David and Felix to Leigh Creek Area School. They ran a fantastic programme and connected really well with the kids (who are all sad that they are gone and asking if they can come back again). It was a hugely impacting experience for our school and really brought some of the students out of their comfort zones to achieve like I haven’t seen them before. For example, we had two Year 10 students performing monologues in front of the whole school, I was so proud! Not an easy thing to do. I have had only positive feedback from other teachers who admired the energy, enthusiasm and fun that Felix and David brought in to the school. They both did an awesome job.

Penelope Gower, Teacher, Leigh Creek Area School, SA

Matt Edgerton, Arts Educator

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Rosealee Pearson weaves pandanus leaves in Maningrida NT.

Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth NSW 5–9 August 2013 Presented by Huw McKinnon Plays covered: Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo And Juliet

Moree Christian SCHOOL, NSW 12–16 August 2013 Presented by George Banders Plays covered: Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo And Juliet

This residency was based in Tamworth NSW and involved the entire school community from primary students right through to Year 12. Years 5–7 had their first experience of Shakespeare with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo And Juliet, Years 8–10 focussed on Macbeth and stage combat, Year 11 looked at adapting Shakespeare and Year 12 delved more deeply into Shakespeare’s language and characters. Teachers from across the district participated in a Professional Learning session.

This residency was based in Moree in far north NSW with 2007 Regional Teacher Scholarship recipient, Tim Barklay, who is also a member of the Bell Shakespeare National Education Advisory Panel. The residency design was for a whole-school Shakespeare immersion, to inspire enthusiasm for Shakespeare’s plays, language and stories. Arts Educator George Banders worked with all years across a range of sessions which included introducing primary students to the magic of Shakespeare, and exploring the dark depths of Macbeth with senior students. A Professional Learning session for teachers was also presented.

596 students and 12 teachers from Years 5–12 participated in the residency.

Huw has been marvellous this week. His capacity to adapt and choose appropriate activities for each group and year is fantastic. Both students and teachers have enjoyed and appreciated the work that he has done. The teachers’ workshop yesterday was excellent – universally teachers expressed their high regard for what Huw provided. Most impressive has been Huw’s energy, enthusiasm and passion for what he is doing and particularly his ability to make each person feel he is giving them something and appreciating what they are doing.

Mick Larkin, Teacher, Calrossy Anglican School, Tamworth NSW 16

92 students and 6 teachers from Years K–10 participated in the residency.

The students were talking about the programme for weeks afterwards. George was fantastic - friendly, flexible and related really well to the students. Artist In Residence is the perfect programme for small schools - effective, engaging and flexible.

Tim Barklay, Teacher, Moree Christian School, NSW

Shepparton High School, VIC 2–6 December 2013 Presented by Teresa Jakovich Play covered: A Midsummer Night’s Dream This residency was based in Shepparton VIC with 2013 Regional Teacher Scholarship recipient, Caitey Wilton. Arts Educator Teresa worked intensively with Year 9 students towards an in-school performance which not only increased the students’ confidence and familiarity with Shakespeare, but helped raise the staff's expectations of students at the school.

27 students and 1 teacher from Year 9 participated in the residency.

Over the week of intensive workshops with the Year 9 students, staff members began to acknowledge a shift in the progress of some of their most ‘challenging’ and ‘difficult’ students. I found that several young students who had pronounced on Monday morning that they were unable to read aloud, were confidently presenting Shakespearean monologues with full comprehension of meaning, an understanding of the verse and, in several instances, a personal investment in the character.

Teresa Jakovich, Arts Educator

URBAN RESIDENCIES COLLINGWOOD ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL RESIDENCY, VIC 2013 was the second residency in a three-year project presented at Collingwood English Language School, where the student body is comprised of new refugees, students who have recently immigrated to Australia and those needing intensive English training. This second residency was based on Shakespeare’s storytelling in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and was presented over ten weeks from 18 July – 19 September by Melbourne-based Arts Educator, Kerreen Ely-Harper, who is also a trained ESL teacher. Students performed their own devised stories in response to A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the final day of the residency showing vastly improved comprehension and literacy skills, public speaking and self-confidence.

Students from Maningrida School, NT face-off as Macbeth and Macduff

OTHER URBAN RESIDENCIES Urban Residencies also took place in 2013 at Loreto Normanhurst in Sydney NSW and St Peter’s College in Adelaide SA. Arts Educator Chris Tomkinson spent one week at Loreto Normanhurst NSW working with Year 10 students on an intensive exploration of Macbeth, culminating in site-specific performances for an audience of parents and friends. Resident Teaching Artist Paul Reichstein visited St Peter’s College SA and worked with Year 10 in an immersive Romeo And Juliet programme, designed to inspire boys to appreciate and engage with Shakespeare’s classic text and story. Paul also presented a teacher Professional Learning session which was received enthusiastically by all staff. 300 students and 12 teachers from Year 10 participated in these residencies.

The school was also given 83 complimentary tickets to A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the National Theatre, Melbourne. Students were able to experience the live-theatre version halfway through the residency, an incredibly empowering experience as they were familiar with the story, characters and knew many of the famous lines that the actors performed.

The residency involved 77 students and 10 teachers, over ten weeks.

I saw your performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ yesterday and I felt excited when the drama began and very surprised in the theatre because you made me feel comfortable and friendly. I thought “How can you remember all Shakespeare’s language?” I learnt more about old English in this drama I think the play has more characters and sounds so watching the play is better than reading it. The actors were successful and worked very well.

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Female detainees watch Such Sweet Sorrow at Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre, NSW.

After pilot residencies in 2010 and 2011, Bell Shakespeare started a three-year residency programme in 2013 at Juniperina and Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centres in NSW. Both residencies focussed on Romeo And Juliet and were preceeded by an Actors At Work performance from The Players of Such Sweet Sorrow for 30 female detainees at Juniperina and 120 male detainees at Frank Baxter. Following the performance, participants were able to volunteer to take part in the residency of ten masterclasses over a five-week period.

Resident Teaching Artist Paul Reichstein and Arts Educator Genevieve Hegney worked with 8 participants at Juniperina while Resident Artist in Education James Evans and Arts Educator Huw McKinnon worked with 15 participants at Frank Baxter, exploring the play and its themes. The Juniperina programme culminated with a performance for family and friends.

The residencies were enormously successful and we will be further expanding the scope of our work in each centre, in 2014 and 2015.

It brings the real me out.

Participant, Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre, NSW

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While no research has been done into the impact of the program, anecdotally staff say they have noticed greater interest in reading and education, and improved selfesteem. Juniperina manager Judy Stanley says one change was immediately apparent after the 2010 workshop.

‘The girls loved the language,’ she says.

‘They incorporated it day-to-day. They were speaking ye olde English - lots of “thees” and “thous”.’ ...

The seven girls, all in green pants and red T-shirts, enter on cue and for a half-hour perform extracts that include the prologue (delivered in unison), Mercutio’s murder, the balcony scene and the lovers’ deaths. Some have memorised their lines. The girls are disciplined, focused and speak with a confidence and understanding I could not have imagined six weeks earlier. The gym echoes with applause as they take a bow. A young guard looks stunned.

‘I’m so proud of them,’ he whispers.

Joyce Morgan, ‘Bell Shakespeare takes the Bard behind bars in NSW prisons’, The Australian, 28 December 2013

We received a record number of applications for the 2013 Regional Teacher Scholarship, with 92 submissions received from around Australia.

Now in its seventh year, the Regional Teacher Scholarship was once again a great success with 12 eager teachers joining the Company in Sydney, from 3–6 May 2013, for four days of intensive Professional Learning, networking, live theatre and unit planning. The teachers met with John Bell, and saw the Bell Shakespeare production of Henry 4 at Sydney Opera House.

The 2013 Regional Teacher Scholarship recipients were: Elizabeth Brammah, Wellington High School, NSW Joelle Foy, Woodenbong Central School, NSW Ben Prozinski, Casino Christian School, NSW Helene Underwood-Nincsics, Nyngan High School, NSW Stefan Pulpitel, Yipirinya School, Alice Springs NT Sarah-Beth Schiappadori, Bowen State High School, QLD Penelope Gower, Leigh Creek Area School, SA Abbey Marston, Grant High School, Mt Gambier SA Sophie Taylor, Leighland Christian School, Ulverstone TAS Claire Endacott, Heywood & District Secondary College, VIC Caitey Wilton, Shepparton High School, VIC Jeremy Obern, St Luke’s College, Karratha WA Resident Teaching Artist Paul Reichstein, Arts Educator Belinda Hoare and Head of Education Joanna Erskine presented sessions over the four days including a welcome chat with Co-Artistic Director John Bell, sessions on Shakespeare’s history, sessions on Romeo And Juliet, Macbeth, Henry 4 and

Outstanding delivery. World-class instructors and invaluable opportunity to share ideas and resources with both the instructors and peers. The content, presentation, educators and discussion have far, far exceeded my expectations and same for the hospitality and generosity of all involved with Bell Shakespeare. I am really keen to maintain contact and build the relationship. Thanks again!!

Ben Prozinski, Teacher, Casino Christian School, NSW

A Midsummer Night’s Dream packed with practical and innovative classroom strategies, debrief sessions discussing unique challenges and implementation ideas, and a performance of Henry 4 at Sydney Opera House on Saturday night. The final day was spent putting their new knowledge into practice with teachers creating Shakespeare unit plans and learning how to pitch them to their school colleagues and students.

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In memory of Nell Hourn

(L) 2012 Regional Performance Scholarship recipients: Brittany Santariga, Eden Gonfond and Natalie Abbott; (R) John Bell congratulates the recipients.

The three 2012 Regional Performance Scholarship recipients were welcomed to the Bell Shakespeare headquarters in January 2013, where they spent a week in the rehearsal room of Henry 4 with Director, John Bell, and also took a series of acting masterclasses with some of Australia’s most revered Shakespearean actors. The winners, selected from a total of 99 auditions by students in regional areas across Australia during 2011, were: Natalie Abbott, St John The Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra NSW Brittany Santariga, William Ross State High School, Townsville QLD Eden Gonfond, Taree High School, NSW Since participating in the Scholarship, Brittany Santariga has been accepted to study at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. During 2013, 98 students from 56 regional schools were auditioned for the 2013 Regional Performance Scholarship. Each auditionee participated in a one-on-one audition masterclass with a Bell Shakespeare Arts Educator. The winners will visit Bell Shakespeare for their Scholarship week in early 2013.

Thank you all so much for being so welcoming and generous in giving us advice about the industry. I have learnt so much in this short week from the company, things which will help and become very beneficial for my acting. This has been such an amazing opportunity and incredible experience!

Brittany Santariga, William Ross State High School, Townsville QLD

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STARTING SHAKESPEARE IPAD APP In 2013 Bell Shakespeare collaborated with digital education specialists Deeper Richer to create a unique new curriculumaligned iPad app for primary schools.

Starting Shakespeare is a fresh, accessible and rich learning resource for students in Years 3–6, clearly aligned to the Australian Curriculum. The app explores the world and work of William Shakespeare using two of Shakespeare’s best-loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth through videos, retellings, character profiles, historical information and active learning journeys. Introduced by Co-Artistic Director John Bell, the app features Bell Shakespeare Resident Artist in Education James Evans and Resident Teaching Artist Saskia Smith as presenters and Bell Shakespeare artists performing excerpts from the plays. To support the work of classroom teachers the app also comes with a complementary, comprehensive teacher handbook.

The app was released for sale in December 2013 and became ‘best new app’ in its first month in 17 countries. In early 2014, Deeper Richer will work with several schools to test the app within classrooms, integrated within school curriculum.

Thank you so much for this app – it’s great! It is SO appropriate for the primary students and just what I’ve been looking for. The fact that it is Australian is an added bonus! Love all the activities – you have done a fabulous job.

Paula Stefanatos, Teacher, Blessed Sacrament School, Clifton Gardens NSW

Starting Shakespeare takes the fear out of Shakespeare. This app brings the language and plays to life in a colourful and accessible way. Students will love experimenting with their own spells and getting to know some of the greatest stories and characters ever created, in a fun and interactive way.

Gemma Porter, Teacher, Billanook College, Mooroolbark VIC

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sydney opera house A Midsummer Night's Dream live-streamed Q&A via Sydney Opera House.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM LIVE-STREAMED Q&A We once again delivered a 45-minute live-streamed Q&A with the cast via our website, with students and teachers submitting questions to be answered live. We received a record number of viewers for a Bell Shakespeare Q&A with 169 unique viewers.

The Q&A has been uploaded to the Bell Shakespeare website so that those schools may use it as a classroom resource.

To date, the recording of the Q&A has reached 760 views with viewers not only from across Australia but also several international viewers including as far as: USA, UK, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Korea and more.

DIGITAL WORKSHOPS VIA SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE During the Sydney season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, schools were able to book pre-show digital workshops by video-conference, presented by Resident Teaching Artist Paul Reichstein, streamed live from Sydney Opera House straight into their classrooms. 105 students from 4 schools participated in the digital workshops.

Digital workshops were also delivered to primary schools prior to the Actors At Work tour of Double Trouble and Midsummer Madness. Schools were able to book interactive workshops for their students to experience and explore the story and themes in each play before the school performance. 245 students from 3 schools participated in these digital workshops, presented

by Paul Reichstein.

Bell Shakespeare also played a key role in the NBN-Enabled Education and Skills Services Program, delivering teacher Professional Learning to primary teachers in regional SA via video-conferencing. 60 teachers from 9 schools participated in the Professional Learning session, presented by Paul Reichstein.

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SOCIAL MEDIA Once again, The Players connected with their audiences while on the road via social media platforms – their Meet The Players blog (www.bellshakespeare.com.au/meettheplayers) which had 3,282 unique views in 2013 and their increasingly popular facebook page where 3,177 students interacted with them. Students are encouraged to post questions and start discussions with The Players and other students around Australia, following a performance of Actors At Work. The Players also post interesting stories and questions from their tours, and share images and videos from their life on the road.

2013 also saw the continuation of our Bell Shakespeare Teacher Network Facebook group, which grew to 372 members.

In 2012 Bell Shakespeare commissioned Educational Transformations to evaluate three of its key Learning programmes; Actors At Work, in-school residencies and the Regional Teacher Scholarship, with the aim of identifying and quantifying the value of these programmes and what direction they should play in the future of the Company. In 2013 the results of the study were released, with results indicating that each key programme has a significant positive impact on all participants and that the longer the engagement, the more substantial the impact. The Educational Transformations research team comprised Dr Tanya Vaughan and Professor Brian Caldwell.

Data was gathered from 19 schools, 126 students and 36 teachers and the results showed clear and significant impact on both student and teacher outcomes. Students who participated in the residency had significantly increased attendance, decreased anger, increased innovation and improved attitudes to English. Students that participated in the six week residency had significantly higher self-reported attitudes to English, self-expression and creativity than those in the two week residency.

Teachers reported significantly increased confidence in teaching drama and Shakespeare’s texts and increased knowledge, ideas and skills to teach Shakespeare through their involvement in the Regional Teacher Scholarships, Actors At Work and residency programmes.

The teachers that received the Regional Teacher Scholarship had the highest percentage agreement to increased capacity in the above mentioned areas in comparison to the other programmes. Teachers that had participated in the Regional Teacher Scholarship reported significantly increased use of drama and Shakespeare’s texts in their classroom after their participation in the programme.

This evaluation was important as it provides evidence of the impact of Bell Shakespeare’s learning programs on students’ outcomes and teachers’ professional capacity. The results exceeded my expectations, particularly the impact on attendance and creativity after participation in a six week residency program.

Dr Tanya Vaughan, Educational Transformations

DOUBLE TROUBLE & HAMLET: OUT OF JOINT ACTORS AT WORK This year two new scripts were developed for our Actors At Work programme; Hamlet: Out Of Joint written by Joanna Erskine and James Evans, and Double Trouble written

by Joanna Erskine.

Hamlet: Out Of Joint was developed for students in Years 10—12, who are studying the text for senior studies and exams. The show was required to suit students who were relatively new to the text, as well as those who were familiar with the play and its themes. Erskine and Evans adapted the script and condensed the full arc of the plot into a succinct 50 minutes, aiming to create a sophisticated, intelligent and stimulating script, which is at the same time entertaining and accessible. Evans and Erskine workshopped the script with The Players and the Director of the show, Paul Reichstein, under dramaturgical guidance from Co-Artistic Directors John Bell and Peter Evans.

Double Trouble was developed as our first-ever Actors At Work script for junior primary students. Joanna Erskine collaborated with Resident Teaching Artist Saskia Smith who worked within the education team as a primary Shakespeare specialist.

The script was designed to give students aged six to ten an introductory experience of Shakespeare, with a simple framing

narrative that allowed its characters to stumble through a host of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Thorough consultation was undertaken with the Bell Shakespeare Primary Advisory Panel who were invited to a staged reading of an early draft, also attended by primary education stakeholders including Professor Robyn Ewing from the University of Sydney. The script underwent two creative developments with The Players, before it was rehearsed under the direction of Smith.

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ACTOR TRAINING

TERTIARY TRAINING – NIDA

2013 saw the return of our adult education programme, with two five-week Actor Training courses – the Graduate Course for recent acting school graduates and Shakespeare Lab for more experienced actors. 12 actors were selected for the Graduate Course, led by Resident Artist in Education James Evans, and 12 for the Shakespeare Lab, led by Bell Shakespeare artist Sean O’Shea. Sessions covered language and text analysis, voice, modern acting techniques in approaching classical text, movement and characterisation. Guest sessions were also presented by Bell Shakespeare Co-Artistic Director Peter Evans, movement expert Scott Witt and NIDA Head of Voice Katerina Moraitis. The Graduate Course culminated with a showing of scene work for an audience of family and friends.

2013 saw the continuation of our partnership with one of the country’s leading training institutions. For the first time, NIDA included Shakespeare classes in its foundation-year Acting syllabus. This year Bell Shakespeare delivered all Shakespeare classes, with James Evans and Damien Ryan running an intensive six-week course for the 22 first-year actors. They commenced with detailed workshops on verse and text analysis, before working with students on their chosen monologues.

The course ended with a presentation of scenes from Macbeth for NIDA staff and students. James Evans also ran a series of workshops for 22 graduating actors on audition and monologue skills.

It’s useful, accessible and it’s a great environment to be in. You’re learning from the best tutors in Australia and if Shakespeare is something you want to learn as an actor, then this is an amazing way to hone in on your skills.

Laura Farran, Graduate Course participant

Bell Shakespeare’s Online Learning Packs supported teachers with classroom resources and behind-the-scenes information linked to each individual Bell Shakespeare production. Each pack contains introductory and background material including synopsis and background of the play, set and costume designs, cast and crew lists, discussion of key themes, character charts, interviews with key creatives and pre- and post-show classroom activities. Packs are also made available to the general public via the Bell Shakespeare website.

The following Online Learning Packs were created for 2013: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Henry 4 Phèdre The Comedy Of Errors Such Sweet Sorrow (Actors At Work) Macbeth: Undone (Actors At Work) Double Trouble (Actors At Work) Midsummer Madness (Actors At Work) The Bell Shakespeare website also serves as a valuable resource for teachers and the general public, and in 2013 many digital resources were added including interviews with cast and creatives of many of the in-theatre productions. The Bell Shakespeare Learning website was accessed by 68,674 people in 2013.

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Our performances, workshops, residencies and other Learning programmes reach some of the most regional and remote locations across Australia including Alice Springs, Maningrida and Darwin NT; Newman, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda and Port Hedland WA; Julia Creek, Cloncurry, Cairns and Emerald QLD; Marree, Roxby Downs, Leigh Creek and Mount Gambier SA; Shepparton, Heywood, Wangaratta and Mildura VIC; Barham, Albury, Brewarrina and Emmaville NSW; and Hobart, Launceston and Burnie TAS.

HAKESPEARE NG AUSTRALIA 2013

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Ballarat VIC Moranbah QLD Dysart QLD Emerald QLD Cloncurry QLD Julia Creek QLD Mittagong NSW Albury NSW Thurgoona NSW Blackwater QLD Roxby Downs SA Innisfail QLD

Devonport TAS Burnie TAS Lochinvar NSW Warnervale NSW Fletcher NSW Molong NSW Kempsey NSW Bowraville NSW Lismore NSW Tyalgum NSW Rockingham WA Coffs Harbour NSW Collie WA Boddington WA Wollongong NSW Woomera SA Australind WA Port Hedland WA Kalgoorlie WA Muswellbrook NSW

TOUR LOCATIONS 2013 ACT: Canberra NSW: Albury, Ballina, Barham, Bathurst, Bingara, Bowraville, Brewarrina, Bulahdelah, Canowindra, Casino, Cessnock, Coffs Harbour, Cowra, Deniliquin, Dubbo, Emmaville, Fletcher, Gloucester, Grenfell, Gresford, Kariong, Kempsey, Kiama, Laurieton, Lismore, Lochinvar, Mittagong, Molong, Moree, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Narrabri, Newcastle, Nowra, Orange, Parkes,

Peak Hill, Rockingham, Sydney, Tamworth, Thurgoona, Tumut, Tyalgum, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Walla Walla, Warnervale, Wee Waa, Wellington, Wollongong, Woodenbong, Young NT: Alice Springs, Batchelor, Darwin, Howard Springs, Maningrida, Tiwi QLD: Blackwater, Bowen, Brisbane, Cairns, Capella, Centenary Heights, Cloncurry, Dysart, Emerald, Gold Coast,

Innisfail, Ipswich, Julia Creek, Mackay, McKinlay, Moranbah, Rockhampton, Townsville, Yarraman SA: Adelaide, Balaklava, Birdwood, Hawker, Leigh Creek, Loxton, Marree, Mount Gambier, Noarlunga Downs, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Renmark, Roxby Downs, Whyalla, Woomera TAS: Burnie, Devonport, Hobart, Latrobe, Launceston, Ulverstone

VIC: Ballarat, Frankston, Geelong, Heywood, Kilmore, Leongatha, Macedon, Maryborough, Melbourne, Melton, Mildura, Mirboo North, Seymour, Shepparton, Simpson, Terang, Timboon, Wangaratta WA: Albany, Australind, Boddington, Bunbury, Collie, Kalgoorlie, Kambalda West, Karratha, Mandurah, Newman, Perth, Port Hedland

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Throughout 2013 The Players

travelled 47,404.99km

to deliver

432 Actors At Work performances

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to 53,347

people

at 319 schools

throughout

Australia More than 13,893 students and teachers saw one of our In Theatre productions across the country in 2013.

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IN SCHOOLS ACTORS AT WORK

METRO

REGIONAL

TOTAL

Schools

185

134

319

Performances

279

153

432

Audience

37,319

16,028

53,347

STUDENT MASTERCLASSES

METRO

REGIONAL

TOTAL

Schools

27

68

95

Masterclasses

79

68

109

Audience

2,615

2,052

4,667

DIGITAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS

METRO

REGIONAL

TOTAL

Schools

4

3

7

Masterclasses

-

-

10

Students

259

91

350

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

METRO

REGIONAL

TOTAL

Schools

3

7

10

Students

377

1,080

1,457

Teachers

22

46

68

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

METRO

REGIONAL

TOTAL

Sydney schools

93

10

103

Sydney audience

9,199

848

10,047

Melbourne schools

21

9

30

Melbourne audience

1,542

338

1,880

IN THEATRES

TOTAL SCHOOLS

133

TOTAL AUDIENCE

11,927

SCHOOL MATINEES*

SCHOOLS

METRO STUDENTS

REGIONAL STUDENTS

TOTAL STUDENTS

Henry 4

12

508

70

578

Phèdre

2

9

12

21

The Comedy Of Errors

38

1,337

30

1,367

TOTAL STUDENTS

28

1,966*

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

SCHOOLS

METRO TEACHERS

REGIONAL TEACHERS

TOTAL TEACHERS

National Teacher Forums: Lovers and Villains

37

-

71

71

Secondary Teacher Masterclasses

45

38

20

58

Primary Teacher Masterclasses

10

16

0

16

Digital Teacher Workshops 9

-

60

60

Regional Teacher Scholarship

12

-

12

12

Other PD

-

-

-

126

TOTAL TEACHERS

343

REGIONAL PERFORMANCE SCHOLARSHIP AUDITIONS

TOTAL

Schools

56

Students

98

ACTOR TRAINING

TOTAL

Participants

68

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMME

TOTAL

Workshops

20

Participants

23

ONLNE INTERACTION ONLINE INTERACTION

TOTAL

Starting Shakespeare iPad app unique interaction

600

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Live-stream Q&A views

760

Bell Shakespeare Learning unique page views

68,674

Social media community

6,831

TOTAL

76,865**

TOTAL 2013 PROGRAMME PARTICIPATION

74,314

TOTAL 2013 ONLINE + DIGITAL INTERACTION

76,865

*T his figure does not include student attendance at general public evening performances of Henry 4 and Phèdre or students attending regional venue performances of The Comedy Of Errors. ** as at 31 Dec 2013.

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We would like to thank the following trusts and foundations for their support, which enables us to make a genuine impact across the country.

Bill & Patricia Ritchie Foundation Collier Charitable Fund Ian Potter Foundation James N Kirby Foundation Limb Family Foundation

Macquarie Group Foundation Pratt Foundation Scully Fund Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Weir Anderson Foundation

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Bell Shakespeare is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.

Bell Shakespeare is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Bell Shakespeare Learning Initiatives 2012 to 2015 is supported by the Australian Government Department of Education.

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INDUSTRY PARTNERS

2013 BELL SHAKESPEARE LEARNING TEAM Head of Education Joanna Erskine Education Manager Toni Murphy Education Coordinator Tiana Stefanic Resident Artist in Education & Associate Artist James Evans

RESIDENT TEACHING ARTISTS Paul Reichstein Secondary Education Saskia Smith Primary Education

2013 PLAYERS

PhotoGAPHY CREDITS Lisa Tomasetti: pages 2, 3, 7, 8 (Henry 4) Rush: page 8 (Phèdre) Matt Nettheim: page 9

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