Shakespeare for students

We received an email last week announcing auditions for a regional scholarship with the Bell Shakespeare Company. I thought I would post this information mainly to illustrate that Australia does actually have theatre companies and a lot of us are interested in the arts. Also, promoting Shakespeare to students is being encouraged by Bell - all my children have loved studying Shakespeare whereas I confess to hating it - probably because it was taught so horrendously at my school. I must reform and start to go to some of Bell Shakespeare's productions - they often tour to Regional areas.

This scholarship looks quite good particularly for students in country areas. Here is a section of the ad:

"The Regional Performance Scholarship comprises a week in Sydney and includes:
a) Return travel and accommodation in Sydney;
b) Sessions in the Bell Shakespeare rehearsal room with the acting company of a Bell Shakespeare
production;
c) Specialist classes with the acting company;
d) The opportunity to observe rehearsals; and
e) A visit to Bell Shakespeare’s Sydney venue, the Sydney Opera House."