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Living Shakespeare

  • ISBN-13: 9781920831868
  • Publisher: HALSTEAD PRESS
    Imprint: HALSTEAD PRESS
  • By John Bell
  • Price: AUD $48.95
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: Book will be despatched upon release.
  • Local release date: 01/09/2026
  • Format: Hardback (215.00mm X 230.00mm) 240 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Biography: literary [BGL]
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Shakespeare’s plays bring us face to face with the reality of evil, the magic of the natural world, the convolution of moral behaviour, and the brevity and preciousness of our existence. As founder of Australia’s Bell Shakespeare Company, renowned actor and director John Bell has spent his life in the company of these stories, and knows perhaps better than anyone what it takes to put these complexities on stage.  In these pages, Bell draws on his lifetime of personal and professional experience as he speaks on Shakespeare’s most absorbing stories, questions and characters—from the complexities of casting Hamlet to an examination of the Bard’s malleable relationship with time.  Peppered with passages, recommendations and anecdotes from on and off the stage, Living Shakespeare is the perfect mix of academic and personal, drawing from a lifetime of study, fellowship and performance to bring together a guided exploration of Shakespeare’s work through Bell’s eyes, perfect for enjoyers of theatre, literature, acting and, of course, Shakespeare.

John Bell AO OBE FRSN, co-founder of Nimrod Theatre Company and founder of the Bell Shakespeare Company, is a preeminent Australian thespian, Shakespearean scholar, and Australian National Living Treasure. Over his 60-plus year career on the stage, he has influenced the shape of Australian theatre and walked alongside Shakespeare as the Bard’s plays are imagined and reimagined on stages the world over.

* Written by Australian dramatic icon John Bell, founder of Nimrod Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare Company.
* Gives a seasoned actor’s insights into Shakespeare’s characters and conundrums, informed by years of experience on the stage.
*  Full of anecdotes from Bell’s time working with household names in the theatre industry.
* Includes much academic and cultural interrogation of Shakespeare’s plays, including quote and character analysis, making it an excellent resource for secondary and tertiary students, as well as lovers of drama and literary criticism. 

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