Belvoir

Based in Surry Hills, Sydney, Belvoir is one of Australia’s most distinguished and beloved theatre companies. Since 1984, when a group of 600 likeminded theatre-lovers came together to buy a theatre to save it from becoming an apartment block, Belvoir has been at the forefront of Australian story telling for the stage. Each year the company presents an annual season of shows for this now-iconic corner stage. New work and new stories sit at the centre of Belvoir’s programming, alongside a mix of classics and international writing, and a lasting commitment to Indigenous stories. In short, Belvoir is about modern theatricality, an open society, and faith in humanity.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Eamon Flack and Executive Director Sue Donnelly, Belvoir engages Australia’s most prominent and promising theatre-makers. Belvoir has nurtured the talents of artists including Cate Blanchett, Leah Purcell, Tommy Murphy, Kate Mulvany, Simon Stone, Anne-Louise Sarks, Wesley Enoch, S. Shakthidharan, and former Belvoir Artistic Director Neil Armfield. Landmark productions include Counting and Cracking, Barbara and the Camp Dogs, Cloudstreet, The Drover’s Wife, The Glass Menagerie, Angels in America, The Wild Duck, Keating!, The Sapphires, and many, many more. Belvoir regularly tours productions nationally and internationally.

Belvoir Recorded Live Performances gives teachers the opportunity to stream selected Belvoir stage productions into their classroom to share with their students. Students can view a recorded performance of Belvoir’s brilliant 2020 stage production of My Brilliant Career, written by Miles Franklin, adapted for the stage by Kendall Feaver and directed by Kate Champion. Also on offer is the opportunity to view a recorded performance of Belvoir’s superb production of A Room of One’s Own, written by Virginia Woolf, adapted for the stage by Carissa Licciardello and Tom Wright, directed by Carissa Licciardello.