Aims of Fast+Fresh

  • To showcase the best new young writers, actors, directors and give new talent an opportunity to shine.
  • To present a season of original short plays of 10 minutes or less that reflects quality writing, performance and production skills.
  • To make theatre more accessible and affordable to a wider, and younger, audience.
  • To inspire and educate young theatre practitioners to achieve higher levels of artistic quality.
  • To encourage the production of high quality theatre works in a supportive environment.
  • To encourage active participation in the theatre making by actors, writers and directors at all levels of skill and experience and thus foster growth in the theatre.
  • To encourage people who may not previously have done so, to write for the theatre and thus encourage new playwrights throughout NSW, VIC and the rest of Australia.
  • To allow young people with an interest in the arts to perform at some of Australia’s premier theatrical venues.