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As an actor and director John Bell has been instrumental in shaping the Australian theatre industry. After graduating from Sydney University in 1962 John worked at state theatre companies across Australia and was an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the United Kingdom. He is the co-founder of Sydney’s Nimrod Theatre Company and founder of the influential Bell Shakespeare Company. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia and the Order of the British Empire. In 1997 he was named by the National Trust of Australia as one of Australia’s Living Treasures.

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