Shakespeare WA

He is currently the Honorary Patron of the international iShakespeare Company. In addition to his theatrical work, Paige is also an academic.

To share Shakespeare in a a fun manner which allows all generations to see the funny and brilliant work of William Shakespeare
for more details please go to www.shakespearewa.com “The mission of Shakespeare WA is to build a uniquely Western Australian classical repertory theatre company using the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries as the foundation stone for our work. Shakespeare

WA is committed to promoting excellence through performance and teaching that speaks to contemporary audiences of all ages and cultures throughout the region and across Australia.”

Paige Newmark, Artistic Director
Paige is currently the Artistic Director of Shakespeare WA. Hailing from Oxford, England, Paige Newmark is an internationally acclaimed theatrical director and scholar who has directed and taught Shakespeare all over the world including Britain, Australia, South Africa, and throughout the USA. Although specialising in Renaissance theatre, Paige has directed across a range of theatre genres from Gilbert and Sullivan, through Alan Ayckbourn’s Bedroom Farce to Willy Russell’s Educating Rita, and also a series of award winning new plays in Los Angeles. Acting credits include David Zucker’s film For Goodness Sake, and a brief appearance in the sequel to Frank Marshall’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, entitled Roller Coaster Rabbit, as well as the BBC’s Kavanaugh QC. He has taught and guest lectured at numerous renowned academic institutions including Stanford University, Williams University, UCLA, and USC in the USA, Rhodes University in South Africa, the University of Oxford, and more locally at the University of Western Australia, Notre Dame University and the University of Tasmania. For five summers he ran a teacher training course at Shakespeare’s Globe in London called ‘Teaching Teachers how to Teach Shakespeare.’ He is an Editorial Consultant for the journal Shakespeare in Southern Africa, and in 2008 he had a chapter published on maps and Marlowe in a new book entitled Renaissance Poetry and Drama in Context: Essays for Christopher Wortham. In addition, Paige spent three years as Founding Artistic Director of South Africa’s most successful touring Shakespeare company called Shakespeare SA (South Africa), as well as Founding Artistic Director of The Australian Shakespeare Festival. On a more personal note, Paige has a fourteen-year old son Timothy, and is married to Perth ballerina, Lisia, with whom he has a daughter called Rose. Katie Kent, General Manager
Katie Kent is leading the administrative side of the company having had a successful career working with the General Manager of the Australian Federal Police in WA and Partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Rosita Stangl - Publicity Director
Rosita Stangl is Perth’s most celebrated publicist. She has a huge range of A-list clients in the arts and sports worth including WA Ballet, Cirque du Soleil and the Hopman Cup. Darren Shillington, Finance
Darren Shillington is a partner in one of Perth’s most respected accounting firms for over ten years (Mack & Co) brings financial credibility and stability to the company. Board Members
Emeritus Professor Chris Wortham - Chairman
Darren Shillington - Secretary
The Very Reverend Dr. John Shepherd - Member
Paige Newmark - Member

09/05/2024

We’re coming back to beautiful Esperance for a long weekend of things for the soul at Esperance Stonehenge Western Australia and in town. Before they sell out grab tickets to our three shows in the stones - The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Macbeth. We can’t wait to see you again!

https://events.humanitix.com/stonehenge

Shire of Esperance Lisa Alexander - Yoga & Sound Therapy Esperance Weekender

01/03/2017

Brilliant!

28/11/2016

Congratulations to Karen Bontempo, who has tirelessly and selflessly brought Shakespeare alive to generations of deaf/hard of hearing playgoers in Western Australia with her signing our productions at Shakespeare WA/Shakespeare in the Park. Your award is so well deserved.

Paige
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Paige Newmark
Artistic Director
Shakespeare WA (Western Australia)
and
Adjunct Professor Theatre
University of Notre Dame (Australia)

21/10/2016

Paige Newmark, Dr Andrew Kocsis, George Allen, Sharyn McCaskey and Patrick Barton all connected up last night at University of Notre Dame Australia to watch a student production called PERSPECTIVES.
The connection the five of us have is our involvement in
Shakespeare WA and how much WE MISS IT

If you're free Friday and Saturday night its worth a look.
http://www.australianstage.com.au/201610208017/reviews/perth/perspectives-%7C-notre-dame-theatre.html

06/05/2016

THANKS to everyone who participated. ALL brilliant answers but (reluctantly) had to choose 3 winners: Catherine Donnison, Sara Mac, Mel Loh. Pease contact me so I can tell Box office which day you are coming. Well done!

SHAKESPEARE LIVE! FROM RSC......we have three double passes to this event.

04/05/2016

Shakespeare WA has three FREE double passes to see a screening of "Shakespeare Live From RSC" a once in a life time experience celebrating Shakespeare’s legacy from Stratford-Upon-Avon.
The screenings are THIS SATURDAY May 7 and/or THIS SUNDAY May 8 at 1.00pm at the Windsor Cinema, Nedlands. The choice is yours and what a Mother's Day gift this could be.
Winners will be chosen from the best answers to the question "Why should we still perform Shakespeare's plays 400 years after his death?"
Your one sentence answer must be posted in COMMENTS below.
*** If you see this as a Facebook OFFER please note that is not claimable the only winners can be those who post on the comments below*****.
Winners will be notified via their Facebook post and message and the winners will be picked by Friday, May 6th at 12-noon.
Tickets will be left at the box office and Shakespeare WA asks that if you win that you do attend the event.

SHAKESPEARE LIVE! FROM RSC......we have three double passes to this event. ...

29/04/2016

This is awesome.... only takes a few minutes and clearly shows you how much William Shakespeare effected our lives.

23/04/2016

06/04/2016

We were out yesterday scouting locations for what we HOPE will be this seasons productions..... We are MISSING YOU ALL ...

03/04/2016

| State Library of NSW Shakespeare’s First Folio BACK TO ALL STORIES Shakespeare 400 Shakespeare’s First Folio The Shakespeare Room Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, histories & tragedies, published according to the true originall copies, also known as the First Folio, was published in 1623, 8 years after Shakespeare’s de…

02/01/2016

Shakespearean New Year's Resolutions, part 3 Happy new year to everyone! It's time for another round of Shakespearean New Year's Resolutions. And just in case you missed our resolutions for the past two years, here they are: Happy New Year everyone! As the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, 2016 promises to be a year rich in Shakespeare…

18/12/2015

In honour of opening night for STAR WARS... R2D2 in Elizabethan ruff!

in a ruff!

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Tuesday	8pm - 11pm
Wednesday	8pm - 11pm
Thursday	8pm - 11pm
Friday	8pm - 11pm
Saturday	8pm - 11pm

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