About

Based in an old factory on Gadigal land, Sydney, Belvoir is one of Australia’s most celebrated and beloved theatre companies. Since 1984, when a group of 600 theatre-lovers came together to buy a theatre and save it from becoming an apartment block, Belvoir has been at the forefront of Australian storytelling for the stage. Each year the company presents an annual season of shows for this now-iconic corner stage. New work and new stories sit at the centre of Belvoir’s programming, alongside a mix of reinvented classics and international writing, and a foundational commitment to Indigenous stories. In short, Belvoir is about theatrical invention, an open society, and faith in humanity.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Eamon Flack and Executive Director Aaron Beach, Belvoir engages Australia’s most prominent and promising theatre-makers. Belvoir has nurtured the talents of artists including Cate Blanchett, Simon Stone, Leah Purcell, Benedict Andrews, Tommy Murphy, Kate Mulvany, Anne-Louise Sarks, Wesley Enoch, S. Shakthidharan, and former Artistic Director Neil Armfield. Landmark productions include Counting and Cracking, The Wild Duck, FANGIRLS!, Cloudstreet, Barbara and the Camp Dogs, The Drover’s Wife, The Glass Menagerie, Angels in America, Keating!, The Sapphires, and many, many more. Belvoir regularly tours nationally and internationally.

Belvoir receives government support for its activities from the Federal Government through the Australia Council and the state government through Create NSW.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

2022

SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS – BEST MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION

The Jungle and the Sea
S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack
Belvoir / Lingalayam Dance Company

2021

BLAKE BLACKETT TRUST AWARD

STOP GIRL
Sally Sara
Belvoir

2020

NSW PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS – NICK ENRIGHT PRIZE FOR PLAYWRITING

Counting & Cracking
S. Shakthidharan & Eamon Flack
Belvoir / Co-Curious

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EQUITY & JUSTICE STATEMENT: By, With & For

Belvoir has a commitment to equal representation for artists, audiences and stories in Australian theatre.

Our ambition is to be a company where the stories we share are told by, with and for the many different communities we represent; and for those stories to represent the great possible breadth of people and communities who make up our society.
This requires us to listen deeply to our communities of artists and audiences, and make changes to every aspect of our artistic and organizational model.

We are engaged in an ongoing process of working to take apart old patterns of exclusion and injustice in the artistic and cultural life of the company, our city and our society.

This process of change will take time – it will be challenging, thoughtful, joyful, thorough and ongoing. This change begins with a commitment to being a more open, and more transparent company.

We hope that by sharing our work in this space more openly – both our successes and learnings– that it will join with and learn from the work of others who are determined to make our society safer, fairer, and more open.

In doing so, we will continue to ask ourselves: Who shapes our stories? Who decides which stories to tell? On what grounds? To what ends? For whom?

We are committed to ensuring that we continue to be responsive to the needs of the communities we engage with as we create theatre that is bold, joyous and challenging.

TOURING

Belvoir is committed to taking our work beyond our theatre in Surry Hills to other major cities, across regional and remote Australia and to international venues and festivals. Each year we take a few of our shows on the road, seeing new places and meeting new people, connecting our artists and their work to new audiences. Australian artists are fantastic cultural ambassadors and we are pleased to play our part.

If you are interested in bringing some Belvoir magic to your local audiences, wherever you are in Australia or throughout the world, please email our Executive Director Aaron Beach for more information.