{"id":27813,"date":"2026-02-12T16:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlandexpress.com.au\/?p=27813"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:17:37","slug":"angus-ofarrell-is-living-his-theatre-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralvic.com\/midlandexpress.com.au\/latest-news\/2026\/02\/12\/angus-ofarrell-is-living-his-theatre-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"From Macedon Ranges to centre stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Preeshita Shah<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Macedon Ranges to the stages of Sydney, Angus O&#8217;Farrell is living his theatre dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alice Miller School student is one of four winners of the 2025 John Bell Scholarship, selected from 88 applicants across the country for a week working alongside some of Australia&#8217;s leading actors and theatre professionals at Bell Shakespeare&#8217;s Walsh Bay headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moment Angus heard the news, he knew exactly who to tell first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I saw the email and texted my drama teacher straight away. 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Then we\u2019d go into the Julius Caesar rehearsals, which were going on next door to the theatre. We&#8217;d pop in and watch the cast and crew do their thing, sometimes getting up and joining them,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of his biggest revelations was witnessing the collaborative nature of professional theatre. He watched the actors playing Cassius and Brutus work through a single scene with their director, playing it 20 different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It really felt like watching an acting masterclass, the way they had done so much work before they got there. It was eye-opening, how you really need to be prepared, especially with something like Shakespeare,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the week came on Thursday when John Bell himself workshopped the students&#8217; monologues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going last in his group, Angus sat watching the others perform, running over his lines in his head. &#8220;I was like, don&#8217;t mess it up,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s very honest and just has such a deep understanding of the text. 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