The Australian Shakespeare Company presents exciting, accessible and contemporary productions of Shakespeare and other dramatised classics in innovative and unique theatre performances.

The company was founded in 1987 by Glenn Elston, its Artistic Director and Producer, and pioneered popular outdoor theatre in Australia. It has since played to over a million people throughout the country with the successful and critically acclaimed annual seasons of Shakespeare Under the Stars and The Wind in the Willows. 

The Australian Shakespeare Company performs and tours in metropolitan and regional cities and remote and outback locations, 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 creates extraordinary productions for all locations – indoor and outdoor – creating plays that are not only site specific but can be adapted to the needs and circumstances of particular communities and occasions.

The Australian Shakespeare Company's work and tours have been supported by the Australia Council and Playing Australia and in-kind support has been received from corporate organisations.