Belvoir (theatre company)
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Belvoir is an Australian theatre company based at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia, originally known as Company B. Since 2016 and as of 2022[update] its artistic director is Eamon Flack.
Formation | 1984 |
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Type | Theatre group |
Location |
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Artistic director(s) | Eamon Flack |
Website | belvoir |
The theatre contains a 330-seat Upstairs Theatre and an 80-seat Downstairs Theatre.[1]
The Belvoir company receives government support for its activities from the federal government through the Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council for the Arts and the state government through Create NSW.[2]
Many Australian actors who have later found wider success both locally and internationally such as Deborah Mailman, Cate Blanchett, Jacqueline McKenzie, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Toby Schmitz, Judy Davis and Brendan Cowell have appeared in Belvoir productions.[3]