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Key facts
Counted staff
22
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
1982
44 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Nonprofit
self-reported
Description
The Australian Shakespeare Company presents exciting, accessible, contemporary productions of Shakespeare, Children Classics, Musicals and other plays. The ASC does so in innovative and unique theatre performance forms.
The company in its current form began life as Shakespeare Under the Stars in 1987 under the direction of Glenn Elston, who pioneered the experience of outdoor theatre in Australia. Glenn joined the Australian Shakespeare Company in 1998 as Artistic Director and Producer. He has since developed the company into Australia’s largest independent theatre company.
Over the last thirty-years Glenn’s award winning annual outdoor productions of William Shakespeare’s texts and The Wind in the Willows have played to over a million people within Australia.
The Australian Shakespeare Company performs and tours from regional cities, to remote and outback settings. Performance spaces range from Melbourne and Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens to Kakadu National Park and Beswick Falls in the Northern Territory. Audiences include families, seniors, tourists, students and young professionals, all of whom experience the magic of outdoor performances with some of Australia’s finest professional performers and creative artists.
Although best known for performances in parks and gardens, the Australian Shakespeare Company has also created and continues to create extraordinary productions for a range of locations that are not only outdoors. Productions previously have been site specific and adapted for particular communities and occasions.
In 2010 the company launched the Young Bards education programme for 7 to 18 year-olds. With this programme the Australian Shakespeare Company extends its vision to continue to develop exciting, contemporary theatre produced the way Shakespeare intended; unshackled from traditional constraints, accessible and above all entertaining for everyone.
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | AU |
All codes: AU
Addresses
- AU188 Collins Street; Level 3; Melbourne, VIC 3000Primary
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4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at The Australian Shakespeare Company?
22 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 11–50 band.
Where does The Australian Shakespeare Company have offices?
One address on record, Australia only. Primary: 188 Collins Street, Level 3, Melbourne, VIC 3000.
Has The Australian Shakespeare Company raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
Which companies are listed alongside The Australian Shakespeare Company?
4 profiles list The Australian Shakespeare Company as a peer — 92nd percentile in Performing Arts. It lists seven peers of its own. Shakespeare Australia and Melbourne Shakespeare Company list it back.