Q&a With John Bell
Newcastle Herald
Thursday May 9, 2002
Full name: John Anthony Bell. Date of birth: November 1, 1940. Earliest memory: My father building sandcastles on Newcastle Beach. Childhood pin-up: Danny Kaye. Is image all about hair: No, image is all about sex. Favourite indulgence: A post-show glass of red. Worst habit: Forgetting peop-le's names. Three things you would take to a desert island: My wife, my dog and my discman. Favourite kitchen appliance: Corkscrew. Who do you most admire: Xanana Gusmao. If a movie was made of your life, who would play you: Danny Kaye (although he's dead). Tea or coffee? Both, and lots of it! * John Bell's latest role is that of the evil and plotting Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in Shakespeare's Richard III.
The play will come to the Civic Theatre in Newcastle from June 6 for three nights.
John Bell is the founder of the Australian Bell Shakespeare Company and is an acclaimed national and international actor and director.
© 2002 Newcastle Herald
