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Bell Shakespeare Website

Bell Shakespeare Website

Bell Shakespeare

Sharing Shakespeare’s works and Australian educational resources with audiences.

Launch the site
  • Wild Design Awards 2023 - Silver
  • Australia Design Awards 2023 - Silver
  • Good Design Awards 2022 - Winner
  • Melbourne Design Awards 2022 - Gold
  • W3 Awards 2022 - Silver

Shakespeare for
Australian audiences

Bell Shakespeare are Australia’s national theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. A bold brand translates to a playful website brimming with Shakespeare educational resources for teachers and students.

Supported by Tessitura and Craft CMS, audiences can conveniently purchase tickets and make donations through the custom TNEW portal.

Welcome to
Shakespeare Hub

Shakespeare Hub supports Australian classrooms, enabling audiences to explore free Shakespeare resources covering his life, works, and language, encompassing videos, classroom activities, and in-depth play analysis.

Flexible content
design with Craft CMS

To accommodate large amounts of content, the site uses highly crafted content blocks to provide complete flexibility for the content editor. Every page on the site can be crafted by the Bell Shakespeare team.

How Northmost helped

Digital strategy

We examined previous website pain points, took the time to comprehend both user and business requirements, in order to translate the physical brand experience into an online presence.

  • Research and review

User experience

We created wireframes and sitemaps to delve into purchase funnels and define the nature of the new education hub.
  • Information architecture
  • Content planning
  • Wireframes

Design

Thanks to an extremely strong brand, we had the opportunity to experiment with vibrant colours and stunning imagery, advancing the brand digitally.

  • Digital brand evolution
  • AA accessible design

Development

The website offers extensive customisation options for the Bell Shakespeare team, allowing them various methods to create tailored content on the site.

  • Craft CMS
  • Tessitura and TNEW
  • Custom integrations with TNEW donations

A fresh launch
every season

Season and play pages can be effortlessly themed to ensure a unified brand experience from offline advertising to digital platforms.

Ticketing and donations
with Tessitura and TNEW

As a Tessitura development partner we streamlined ticketing, enabling users quick access to packages via TNEW and direct single-ticket purchases through venues.

Awards

  • Wild Design Awards 2023 - Silver
    Wild Design Awards 2023 - Silver
  • Australia Design Awards 2023 - Silver
    Australia Design Awards 2023 - Silver
  • Good Design Awards 2022 - Winner
    Good Design Awards 2022 - Winner
  • Melbourne Design Awards 2022 - Gold
    Melbourne Design Awards 2022 - Gold
  • W3 Awards 2022 - Silver
    W3 Awards 2022 - Silver

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