Interactive lectures with built-in performance
Digital HSC Shakespeare Seminars in partnership with the University of Sydney
Part performance, part interactive seminar, these online sessions are designed to directly link to HSC modules and give students the edge in upcoming exams. Designed to provide two unique perspectives in conversation – academic and dramatic – Bell Shakespeare’s HSC Seminars offer students rich content, supported by live performance.
For those who can't attend in person, we are delighted to offer recordings of their chosen seminar. Each seminar features Bell Shakespeare artists and leading academics from the University of Sydney including Professor of Early Modern Literature, Liam Semler and Associate Professor Huw Griffiths presenting illuminating and engaging content on each play. The Players from Bell Shakespeare perform key scenes and soliloquies to demonstrate ideas presented and key content from each play.
Combining live performance, academic analysis and illuminating dramatic insights into the plays, sessions are presented in a dynamic format demonstrating the interplay between text and drama.
Schools and households may purchase access to recordings of HSC Shakespeare Seminars, made accessible for one term's duration. Booking schools will be sent a password-protected Vimeo link to access the recording. See below for seminar details.
Term 4 2024 access: 14 October – 20 December 2024
Term 1 2025 access: 31 January – 11 April 2025
Term 2 2025 access: 28 April – 4 July 2025
Term 3 2025 access: 21 July – 26 September 2025
Term 4 2025 access: 13 October – 19 December 2025
Please note, HSC Shakespeare Seminars may not be recorded or downloaded, or shared beyond the booking school.
Seminars available include:
Seminars for Henry IV Part 1 will be available from Term 2 2025.
How much?
Please note, ticket prices below include GST.
$10 + GST per student.
$7.50 + GST per student for schools with an ICSEA value of 1000 or less. You can check your school's ICSEA via MySchool.
Fee capped at $500 + GST per seminar for schools with 50 students or more, requiring access.
Dissect and discuss Henry IV Part 1 as part of the Module B: Critical Study of Literature. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from Henry IV Part 1 to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.
Dr Huw Griffiths with James Evans & The Players
Join James Evans and Dr Huw Griffiths as they explore Shakespeare’s Richard III and provide a comparative analysis of Al Pacino’s Looking For Richard, as part of Module A: Textual Conversations. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from Richard III to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.
Professor Liam Semler with James Evans & The Players
Join James Evans and Professor Liam Semler as they explore Shakespeare’s The Tempest and provide a comparative analysis of Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed, as part of Module A: Textual Conversations. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from The Tempest to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.
Professor Liam Semler with James Evans & The Players
Join James Evans and Professor Liam Semler as they dissect and discuss The Merchant of Venice as part of the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences. The Players will perform key scenes and soliloquies from The Merchant of Venice to support discussion and demonstrate Shakespeare’s language and characters in action.
