Vanessa O'Neill

Vanessa O'Neill trained as an actor at the Ecole Philippe Gaulier and Drama Centre in London. She toured with the UK Theatre-in-Education Company Classworks and worked for the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival. Vanessa's Shakespeare's Women has toured schools throughout Australia. She has worked for Bell Shakespeare Company, The Australian Shakespeare Company, The Victorian Arts Centre and Shakespeare by the Sea. Vanessa also works as a Teaching Artist in Schools and as a tutor at the University of Melbourne.

Workshops (Years 11 & 12): Playing With Shakespeare

These sessions will provide you with the chance to gain an in-depth understanding of some of Shakespeare's most famous and complex female characters. Key scenes from the plays will be brought to life with the assistance of student participants. Debate and discussion will then be encouraged. This is an opportunity to see Shakespeare performed in a way that is engaging, lively and immediate.