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Bella Wellstead is a writer, director, designer, and assistant stage manager working on unceded Gadigal and Cammeraygal land.
She is passionate about developing distinct and diverse Australian theatre, creating unique and ambitious production design, and achieving both of these aims sustainably, using recycled and repurposed materials.
Bella's most recent costume design credits include The Man by James Graham with JB Theatre Co, dir: Jo Bradley; Various Characters by Šime Knežević at Flight Path Theatre, dir: Victor Kalka; and Red by John Logan at Chippen St. Theatre, dir: Georgie Eggleton and Nikki Eghlimi.
Her recent assistant stage management credits include The Dapto Chaser by Mary Rachel Brown at Ensemble Theatre, dir: Anna Houston, and 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff at Ensemble Theatre, dir: Mark Kilmurry.
In 2024, Bella wrote, directed, produced, and designed costumes for Rent: The Musical (No, Not That Rent), an original pop-country musical about the search for a rental in Sydney's Inner West.