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The Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia was founded in 1990 by Diana Denley, who is currently the Artistic Director of the organisation.

Diana started the Centre in the interests of promoting Shakespeare's works in a real and material sense to people of all ages across Australia.

The Education Program offered by the Centre allows both teachers and students to not only learn more about Shakespeare's remarkable works, but to engage with them in a far more intimate sense.

The Centre’s theatre style draws not only on original practices as may have been played at Shakespeare’s Globe but also derives from continuing artistic dialogue with its international partners.

Our Mission Statement

The Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia is a not-for-profit organization that works in affiliation with Centres around the world, to encourage the enjoyment and study of the Shakespearean arts. It does this through:

A comprehensive national program of educational, arts and cultural activities based on the exploration of the works of William Shakespeare.
Professional development for teachers and educational opportunities for students through performance and production activities.
Assistance to students, theatre professionals and performance companies seeking to explore and perform the works of Shakespeare in innovative ways throughout Australia.
International exchange programs for teachers, academics, theatre professionals and performance companies.
A central research centre collaborating with other centres around the world enabling the provision of an immediate link with current research, performance and production

Objectives include:

To provide a comprehensive national program of educational, arts and cultural activities based upon the works of William
Shakespeare.
To provide professional development for teachers and educational opportunities for students through performance and production
activities
To encourage and financially assist theatre professionals and performance companies seeking to explore and perform the works of Shakespeare in innovative ways throughout Australia.
To develop international exchange programs of academics, theatre professionals and performance companies.
To create a central research centre collaborating with other centres around the world and providing an immediate link with current research, performance and production.