Celebrating Our Donors

INFINITE SPACE

Thank you to our Infinite Space capital campaign donors who are helping us build a future for Bell Shakespeare.

"I could be bounded in a nutshell and
count myself a king of infinite space…"

Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

THE VISIONARIES

Neilson Foundation
Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D’Aloisio AM
Dr Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards
La Trobe Financial
Low Family Foundation
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes
Ruth Ritchie
Alden Toevs & Judi Wolf
Michelle Zhang

THE DREAMERS

Kevin Cosgrave
Susie Dickson & The late Martin Dickson AM
Kathryn Greiner AO
Anne Loveridge AM
Nick & Caroline Minogue
Julia Ritchie
Anonymous (1)

THE NOBLES

Dr Brett Archer
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell
Andrew & Catherine Caro
Amy Crutchfield &Philip Crutchfield KC
Diane & John Dunlop 
Shannon Finch
Natalie Hickey
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O’Meara
Linda Herd
Greg Hutchinson AM & Lynda Hutchinson
Jann Skinner
Sarah Lowe
Bruce Meagher & Greg Waters
Dr Alana Mitchell
Peter & Felicia Mitchell
Serow-Neijts Family
Kenneth Reed AM
Alice Tay OAM & Warwick Gresty
Helen Williams AC
Anonymous (1)

WE HAPPY FEW

Special thanks to our We Happy Few giving circle who supported us in the early days and have come together to support the Infinite Space capital campaign.

Sandra & Bill Burdett AM
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox
Michael S Diamond AM MBE
Jim Dominguez CBE AM & Sue Dominguez OAM
Bill Hayward OAM & Alison Hayward
Virginia Henderson AM
Timothy Pascoe AM & Eva Pascoe
Lady Potter AC CMRI
David Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim
George & Sabrina Snow
Ezekiel Solomon AM
Anonymous (1)

 

DEDICATIONS

We would like to thank our donors who supported our move to Pier 2/3 in 2022 by dedicating a seat in The Neilson Nutshell and a Seedling in The Seed.

THE NEILSON NUTSHELL: SEAT PLAQUE DEDICATIONS

Colin Adams & Richard Adams 
Fiona Archer 
George & Billinda Auld 
Rob & Lyn Backwell 
Jock Baird 
Sally Basser 
Keith Bayliss & Holly Mitchell 
Alice Bedlington 
Katherine A Brazenor 
Dr John Brookes 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM 
Jan Burnswoods 
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell 
Jane Caro AM & Ralph Dunning 
Di Challenor 
Prof Frances Christie 
Robert & Carmel Clark 
Kevin Cosgrave 
Simon Cosgrave 
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox 
Amy Crutchfield & Philip Crutchfield KC 
Joanne & Sue Dalton 
Darin Cooper Foundation 
Diane & John Dunlop 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards 
Mr Graham Evans 
Jenny Fagg 
Rebecca Finkelstein & Michael Sirmai 
Dr Jean Finnegan 
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher 
Kathryn Greiner AO 
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara 
Meredith Hellicar 
Linda Herd 
Alison & Bill Herd 
Natalie Hickey & Christopher Fox 
John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM 
Amanda Hing 
Dr Barbara Holmes 
Steve & Belinda Hufton 
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Dinah Kimbell 
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke 
John Lewis 
S Liosatos 
Anne Loveridge AM 
Maryam Master & James Evans 
Greg McAnulty 
Stephen McNamara 
Frances Muecke & Dr Stephen Meucke 
Dr Alana Mitchell 
Peter & Felicia Mitchell 
Mountain Air Foundation 
Kathy Olsen & Bruce Flood 
Roslyn Packer AC 
Matthew Paliaga 
Dr Susan Pugh & Professor Michael Bennett 
David & Jill Pumphrey 
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes 
Crispin Rice 
Jacqui Scheinberg 
Penelope Seidler AM 
Lynette Shelley 
Sam Sheppard 
Diane Sturrock
Peter Sturrock
Gene Tilbrook 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Susan Viney 
S & G White 
John Wilson & Robyn Pitt 
Anonymous

THE SEED: SEEDLING DEDICATIONS

George & Billinda Auld 
Chris & Heather Abbott 
W & G Bairstow 
Trupti Bapat 
Alice Bedlington 
Bell Shakespeare Development Team 2022 
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt 
Tim & Margaret Cavanough 
Di Challenor 
Prof Frances Christie 
Kathryn Clancy 
George Clark 
Lachlan & Rebecca Edward 
Katherine Grace 
Linda Herd 
Dr Barabara Holmes 
Susan Howard-Bowmer 
Dr Rebecca Huntley 
Ann Kemeny 
Dr Sue Kesson 
Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry AM 
Diane Matthews 
Helen Machalias 
Felicity & Andy McLean
Mountain Air Foundation
Matthew Paliaga 
Roslyn Packer AC 
Rosemary Palmer 
Rosalie Pratt 
David & Jill Pumphrey 
Dr Anne Reeckmann & Dr Gary Holmes 
Crispin Rice 
Fiona Sawyers 
Leone Thiele 
Maya vanden Driesen 
Susan Viney 
Prof Robert White

Annual Donors

We are incredibly grateful for our annual donors who contribute essential funds, via Supporting Cast and Sharing Shakespeare, to the cost of our core operations. This ensures we are able to focus our efforts on finding new ways to create, collaborate and educate on the mainstage and beyond including life-changing opportunities provided through our learning and outreach programs nation-wide.

$50,000+
 

Philip Crutchfield KC & Amy Crutchfield*  
Handbury Foundation  
Jane Hansen AO & Paul Little AO* 
In Memory of Tom Karplus** 
The late Holly Mitchell & Keith Bayliss**  
Katie Page, CEO, Harvey Norman  
Canny Quine Foundation 
Dr. Anne Reeckmann & Dr. Gary Holmes*  
Andrew Roberts  
Sally White OAM**  

$20,000+

Katherine A Brazenor
Susan Burns*
Jan Burnswoods* 
Dr. Kimberly Cartwright & Charles Littrell*  
Shannon Finch  
The late John Hindmarsh AM & Rosanna Hindmarsh OAM**  
The Inagh Foundation  
Linda Herd*
Dr. Sue Kesson* 
Suzanne Kirkham  
Sue Maple-Brown AM**  
Mountain Air Foundation  
Kerr Neilson  
Annie & John Paterson Foundation*  
Andrew Price & Sally Walkom*  
Dr. Susan Pugh & the late Prof. Michael Bennett*
Garry Rich SC & Shiva Rich 
Andrew Sisson AO*  
WeirAnderson Foundation 

$10,000+

Ilana Atlas AO & Tony D'Aloisio AM**  
Warwick Bray & Lida Bray 
Peter Burrows AO* 
Philip & Sarah Chronican  
Robert & Carmel Clark** 
Chris & Michael Clough* 
Darin Cooper Foundation*
Larry & Ashlyn Diamond 
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM**  
Maya vanden Driesen  
Lachlan & Rebecca Edwards 
David & Deborah Friedlander*
Kerry Gardner AM & Andrew Myer AM 
Brett Grehan & Dr. Louise Causer  
Kathryn Greiner AO*
Joe Hayes & Jacinta O'Meara*  
Debra Hazelton & Lindsay Anderson  
Natalie Hickey & Christopher Fox 
In memory of Armon Hicks Jnr*  
Sue Houghton  
Justice François Kunc & Felicity Rourke**  
Anne Loveridge AM*  
Crispian & Tracey Lynch  
James & Suzie Marshall
Sandy McGregor 
Sophia Miller  
Nick & Caroline Minogue**  
Matthew Minucci 
Dr. Alana Mitchell*
N&H Moore 
Omnia Aqua  
Beverley Price* 
David Pumphrey OAM & Jill Pumphrey** 
Kenneth Reed AM**  
Garry Rich SC & Shiva Rich
Shaw and Partners 
Sam Sheppard*  
Neil & Rachel Sinden*  
Diane Sturrock**  
Peter Sturrock**  
The late Gene Tilbrook & Anne Seghezzi*  
Michael Traill AM & Jenny Gage-Traill
Susan Viney**  
Wesfarmers Arts**  
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce 

$5000+

The Allegrar Endowment 
Colin Adams & Richard Adams*  
Pam Anson 
Fiona Archer  
Dr. Brett Archer  
Alan and Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation
Dianne Banks & Merryl-Lee Houghton  
Matthew Brown & Julie Alt
Sandra & Bill Burdett AM** 
Louise Christie*  
Margaret Cole  
Tim Cox AO & Bryony Cox**  
Diane & John Dunlop* 
Richard Fisher AM & Diana Fisher** 
Dr. Jean Finnegan * 
Graham Froebel**  
Jennifer Giles**  
Mark Grolman*  
Iphygenia Kallinikos  
Peter & Elizabeth Kelly*  
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation**  
Pieter & Maryclare Los 
James Orloff & Kirsten Macleod
Richard & Jane Malcolmson  
John May 
Roslyn Packer AC** 
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway**
James Peters AM KC & Dr. Sally Ninham**  
Pimlico Foundation  
Angela Roberts
Joseph Longo & Mary-Eileen Scanlan  
Jacqui Scheinberg  
Penelope Seidler AM** 
Charlie Shuetrim AM & Sandy Shuetrim**  
Naylor Stewart Foundation
The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull AC & Lucy Turnbull AO 
Maureen Wheeler AO & Tony Wheeler AO  
Annabel White  
Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies* 
Anonymous (1) 

$2500+

The Hon Peter Almond KC & Carmel Mulhern 
Ken Barton & Linda Chung  
Paul Bedbrook & Fiona Hopkins*  
Jessica Block  
Bradley Bowton  
Dr. John Brookes  
Dr. Dorothy Broom 
The Hon J C Campbell KC & Mrs J Campbell*
Daniel & Laura Crennan  
Joanne & Sue Dalton**  
Katie & Sam Delaney
Jane Caro AM & Ralph Dunning**  
Dr. Penelope Foster & Prof. John McBain AO 
Daniel Gilbert AM & Kathleen Gilbert  
Sharon Goldschmidt**  
David Gordon & Vicki Biggs 
Prof. Jane Hall AO*  
Lesley Harland**
Mike Hutchinson*  
Vincent Jewell**
Cam Johnston & Caroline Johnston OAM**   
Abigail Jones  
Ann Kemeny*  
Ben Kiely & Peter Garrow
Alexandra & Fred Grimwade* 
Rodd Levy 
Peter Lockwood* 
Brendan & Jodie Lyons  
Greg McAnulty
Daniel McInerney KC 
David McInnis  
In memory of Helen McFadyen** 
Luke Merrick  
Craig Moffatt & Peter Cameron  
Patricia Novikoff*  
Maree O'Halloran AM  
Kathy Olsen & Bruce Flood*  
Alanna & Annie Paterson
Bob Richardson*  
Rodney Richardson & Racquel Richardson  
Mark Robertson OAM & Anne Robertson  
Jann Skinner**  
Smith Charitable Fund  
Anthony Strahan KC  
Alice Tay OAM & Warwick Gresty  
David & Jenny Templeman**  
Dr. Tim Turner  
Nicholas Walter & Lisian Teh
Simon Whelan 
Anonymous (8)

$1000+

Shadda & Drew Abercrombie
Bruce Akhurst
Peter & Lillian Armitage 
Rob & Lyn Backwell  
Michael Barbayannis  
Dr. Margaret Barter**  
Sally Basser  
Janet C Binns*  
Malcolm Broomhead 
Nigel & Sheena Broughton  
Rick Burrows & Robyn Powell*  
Tom Buttel  
The Cameron Foundation
Tom & Carla Carroll 
Vanessa Chapman  
Paul & Tracey Chapman 
Jenny & the late Stephen Charles** 
Dr. Diana Choquette & Robert Milliner 
Deborah Clay  
Richard Coles & Christine Bartlett  
Darren Cook  
Miriam Corowa & Andrew Langford  
Michael Cowen & Sharon Nathani  
Jason Craig  
Prof. A T Craswell**  
Nola Daley*  
Mark Dempsey & Jodi Steele 
Michael S Diamond AM MBE** 
Dr. Antonio Di Dio  
The Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton KC  
William Edwards KC 
Louise Einfield & Bruce Hartnett AM**  
Richard Evans AM  
Elizabeth Evatt AC**  
Erin Flaherty & David Maloney AM  
Prof. PJ Fletcher AM**  
Chloe Flutter & Craig Wood  
Leon Ford & Alice Bell  
Jeanmaree Furtado & Scott Wilson 
The Hon. Justice Peter Garling & Jane Garling  
Rodney Garratt KC  
Susan Garvan  
Mary-Jane Gething  
Tim Gordon 
Leigh & Adele Gordon*  
Louise Gourlay OAM  
Richard & Anna Green**  
Greg & Beth Hammond  
Steven & Kristina Harvey** 
Paul Hayes KC & Rachel Broderick 
John Heard 
Jane Hemstritch AO**  
Alison Herd*  
Dr. David Howell & Sarah Howell  
Steve & Belinda Hufton  
Robin Hughes & David Throsby  
Nannette Hunter  
Bruce & Natalie Kellett  
Mike Kendall  
Mathilde Kearny-Kibble* 
Jessica Kruger 
Michael Kingston  
Alastair Kinloch  
Dr. Angela Kirsner & Dr. Richard Kirsner*  
Jane Kunstler 
Marcus & Jessica Laithwaite 
Julie & Michael Landvogt*  
Angela Lee 
Elizabeth Lennie  
John Lewis**  
Dr. Linda Lorenza  
Low Family Foundation 
Kim MacKay 
The Hon. Ian MacPhee AO & Julie MacPhee*  
Jonathan Mahon  
Chris Manning  
Diane Matthews**  
Joanne & Graeme McKenzie  
Fiona Menzies  
Jacqui Mercer  
The Hon John Middleton AM KC* 
Sylvia Miller
Rupert & Annabel Myer 
Michael Napthali & Jodi Matterson  
The Nautilus Foundation  
Liz Nield OAM  
Rosemary Palmer
Annie Patten  
Meredith Paynter  
Gill Perkins* 
J & K Preedy  
Merlyn Quaife AM*  
Bill & Katharine Ranken 
Mary & Michael Regan**  
Simon Reid 
Rosalba Renzella  
Trudie Rogers**  
Monique Rosshandler & Ion Teska
Jennifer Royle 
Michael Rush KC & Penny Rush 
Viorica Samson  
JG & SU Santamaria
Damien Saunders 
Martin Scott KC & Jane Hider 
Warren Scott & Pamela Williams  
Steve Scudamore & Anne Last  
Rebecca Silk
Kate Spargo
Margo Souden 
Lady Marigold Southey 
Geoffrey Starr*  
Anne Swann & Robert Johanson  
Helen Swift & Les Neulinger*  
P Sze-Tho & LM Leong  
Alan & Jenny Talbot**  
Oskar Tetzlaff  
David Tingay & Sally Duguid 
Mike Thompson & Ian Kelly*  
Russell & Geraldine Tregonning  
Deborah Tsai 
Suzanne Tzannes & Ross Tzannes AM**  
Kerryn Underwood & Dominic Serong 
The Hon. Gabrielle Upton  
John & Catherine Walter
John & Julie Waters  
Annie & Anthony Whealy KC**  
Simon & Clare Whelan  
Vanessa Whittaker   
Helen Williams AC*  
Peter Willis SC & Eleneth Woolley  
Annette Wong 
May Yang & Duncan Woods  
Raini Zambelli  
Anonymous (12)
Anonymous* (2)

$500+

Acumenta  
Angus Armour & Caren Schadel 
Warren & Gwen Bairstow  
Mandy Bishop  
Dr. Neal Blewett*  
Lucy Boon  
Cheryl Brennan 
Dawn Brown  
Fiona Bunworth 
Neil & Sandra Burns  
Ann V Burns
Richard Button 
Elizabeth Carr  
George Clark**  
Rebecca Cody 
Dayn Cooper  
Peter & Penny Curry  
Trevor Danos AM & Veronica Lambert
Matthew Darke SC
Adam & Nikki Dixon
Jim Dominguez CBE AM & Sue Dominguez OAM**  
Allan W Donald**  
Liana Downey  
Bill Dowsley
In loving memory of Jacqueline Dwyer* 
Dr. Bronwen Evans  
The Hon. Ben Franklin MLC  
F J Gale* 
Belinda Gibson & Jim Murphy** 
Prof. G Gilbert 
Dr. Stewart Gill OAM  
Andy & Jill Griffiths  
Dean Grondal  
Alison Hammond 
Gerard Harnan & Kelly West  
Matilda Hartwell**  
Rachel Hawkeswood 
Tony Hedley AM & Harriet Elvin AM  
Virginia Henderson AM  
Maureen Horne*  
Howard Insall SC  
Antony de Jong & Belinda Plotkin**  
Krysia Kitch  
James & Lisa Landon-Smith  
Nick Lawson
Cheryl Lo 
Richard & Alexandra Long
Norman Long
Carolyn Lowry OAM & Peter Lowry AM 
Scobie Macphee 
Darren & Jennifer Mast  
David & Fiona McKerral
Gillon McLachlan & Laura Blythe
Ann McLaren 
Dr. Stephen McNamara  
Ann Mercer
Michael Miller
Tim Morse 
Frances Muecke  
J Norman**  
Jacqui O'Dea 
Janette Parkinson*  
Marion Pascoe  
Emerson Pierce  
Dr. Asha Rajah-Clarke  
Phillip Ransom  
Debra Reinecke  
Declan & Carmen Roche
Prof. David Rolph
Paul Rubenstein
Scott Russell & Sally Mills 
Siobhan Ryan KC 
Andrea Salmon  
Robert Sanderson
Lynne Saunder 
Fiona Sawyers  
Warwick Shanks
Kejin Shen
Dr. Vicki Shephard
Judy Soper
Patricia Spinks 
Jonathan Stewart  
Ricci Swart AM  
Robin Syme AM & Rosemary Syme*  
Elizabeth Teather 
Dr. Diana Thomas  
Katrina Weir
Elizabeth Wing 
Ralph & Carol Willis  
George Yeung  
Anonymous (7)  
Anonymous **

** has supported Bell Shakespeare for 20 + consecutive years  
* has supported Bell Shakespeare for 10 + consecutive years  

We would also like to thank our family of supporters who contribute up to $500. Every gift makes a difference to what we are able to achieve. The annual gifts recognised above have been received in the 12 months preceding July 1 2025.