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Born: Established: 1940 Maitland, Maitland area, Hunter Valley, Newcastle - Hunter Valley area, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 One Man In His Time : John Bell and Shakespeare John Bell , 2021 single work drama

'“If I had my life again, I would choose no other course.” John Bell

'Spend an evening with John Bell, a man who believed that Australians could see themselves reflected in the works of Shakespeare and founded a company based on his belief.

'Join one of Australia’s National Living Treasures as he shares his humour, wit and a lifetime of experience walking beside one of the greatest writers to have ever lived, in One Man In His Time: John Bell and Shakespeare.

'This fascinating backstage pass to John Bell’s life and his relationship with Shakespeare will be a beautiful evening of performance and recollection.' (Production summary)
1 I Am What I Am : John Bell John Bell , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Life , 6 November 2011; (p. 10)
1 What I'm Reading : John Bell, Actor and Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare Company John Bell , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 March 2009; (p. 28)
1 Labour's Loves Lost John Bell , 2007 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 April 2007; (p. 15)
1 My Country Childhood : John Bell John Bell , 2005 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Australian Country Style , December 2005; (p. 74-77)
1 A Week of Meet and Greet to Keep the Bard on Tour John Bell , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 August 2005; (p. 42)
1 Moby Dick John Bell , 2005 single work drama

An adaptation of Moby Dick as a performance for one man.
1 What I've Learnt : John Bell John Bell , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 2004; (p. 2)
1 Teaching Mr Keating John Bell , 2002 extract autobiography (John Bell : The Time of My Life)
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 October 2002; (p. 16)
1 7 y separately published work icon John Bell : The Time of My Life John Bell , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2002 Z989947 2002 single work autobiography This literary, funny and moving account of a life in the Australian theatre and five years in the English theatre includes the excitement of Australian theatre and drama in the 1970s and John Bell's association with playwrights such as Peter Kenna and Ron Blair, and his establishment of Nimrod Street Theatre with Ken Horler. It includes the triumphs and failures of the 1980s, including the 'glorious ...and significant' 'failure' of History of Australia : The Musical, and Bell's work during the last decade of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st century in establishing and building the Bell Shakespeare Company.
1 Richard the Lion-Hearted John Bell , 2001 single work obituary (for Richard Wherrett )
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 December 2001; (p. 26)
1 Sins of Our Fathers John Bell , Anna Maria Dell'Oso , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 February 1996; (p. 15)
1 Where are the Plays that Can Speak to the 1980s? John Bell , 1995 single work criticism
1 Established Theatre and Alternative Theatre John Bell , 1981 single work criticism
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Drama : Perspectives Since 1955 1981; (p. 66-76)
1 Directing The Removalists John Bell , 1972 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Removalists 1972; (p. 122-128)
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