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Short+Sweet Poetry Dubai 2018

Short+Sweet Dubai is an amazing year long programme of festivals to be held at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz.

SHORT+SWEET POETRY

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: Dhruti Shah D'souza

Following on from a successful debut in 2017, the second Short+Sweet Poetry Festival will be held at the home of Short+Sweet in Dubai, The Junction in Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz, on October 5th and 6th, 2018.

The registration link is now closed. For any late registrations please contact Prachiti Talathi on +971 55 959 2864 or email prachititalathi@gmail.com

Rules of the Festival

+ Entry to the Festival is FREE. All poets are welcome. Entry is open to all poets 12 years and above.

+ Poems presented at the festival must be the work of the poet/s presenting the poem. Poems authored by co-authors are welcome.

+ Poems may be presented in any style - read, recited, enacted, sung, performed, danced, dramatised - as long as they are presented by the poet/s. Performance poetry is welcome.

+ A microphone, lectern and chair will be provided if required. No lighting changes are allowed during the presentation but background music or live musical accompaniment is allowed. Poets are also welcome to bring along their own props and/or costumes if desired.

+ The poet may present any number of poems but their total stage time must not exceed 5 minutes. The time limit is strictly applied and those who go over 5 minutes are disqualified.

+ Poems may be presented in either Arabic, English, Hindi or Urdu.

+ Poems must not have been presented at Short+Sweet Poetry Dubai previously.

+ Each heat will have between ten to twenty poets presenting.

+ A designated number of poets will be selected from each heat by audience and judge’s voting to take place in the Gala Finals of Short+Sweet Poetry. The Festival Director (Dhruti Shah D'souza) may also chose to add additional finalist as the Festival Director’s choice.

+ The following awards will be presented to the winners at the end of the Gala Finals: Best Poet English, Best Poet Arabic, Best Poet Hindi, Best Poet Urdu, Best Poet - Audience’s Choice, Best Poem, Best Poetry Performance, Festival Director's Choice (optional) - in all three categories.

For more information contact Prachiti Talathi on +971 55 959 2864 or email prachititalathi@gmail.com

ITC Registration for Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019

Thank you for your interest in submitting an independent production for Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019!

Independent Theatre Company Name *

Contact First Name *

Contact Surname *

Contact Phone *

please provide your mobile number

Contact Email *

Are you under 18? *

Yes

No

If any of the leaders of this production are under 18, please note that here. We need to know this to ensure compliance with the Working With Vulnerable People (background checking) Act 2011.

Writer Name *

Writer Email *

Director Name *

Director Email *

Actors' Names and Emails *

Please list your actors' names and email addresses.

Have you performed this show on stage or screen in the past? *

Yes

No

Note that scripts which have been performed in Sydney are NOT ELIGIBLE for the competition. Please do not submit a play which has already been performed in Sydney as we will not be able to consider it for the festival.

Have you participated in Short+Sweet festivals in other ways in the past? *

Yes

No

Curriculum Vitae or ITC biography *

Tell us about your ITC.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: txt rtf pdf doc docx.

Describe your show *

Describe what you plan to put on stage. You may also submit a script.

Script or video *

You may upload a script or a video of your performance.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf docx avi mov mp3 wav.

Actor Registrations for Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019

Thank you for your interest in acting at Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019!

Short+Sweet Sydney provides more acting opportunities than almost any event worldwide, with around 400-600 roles each season. We welcome actors of all ages, ethnicities, genders, colours, creeds, experience levels, sexual preferences, political leanings, lovers of Marvel, lovers of DC - everyone is welcome.

The first step is to register your interest via this form. At a later point, you will be sent details on how to register for an audition, which will likely be held around October/November 2018.

Full Season Announcement - Short+Sweet Illawarra 2018

Short+Sweet Illawarra Top 22 Season Announcement

The wait is over, we have selected our full season of twenty-two plays in the first ever Short+Sweet Illawarra, and ticket sales are now open for this historic event for the Wollongong and Shellharbour community.

BUY TICKETS FOR WEEK 1 | BUY TICKETS FOR WEEK 2

WEEK 1 | 4th to 7th October

Venue: Harbour Theatre Shellharbour - Home of the Roo Theatre Company

Performance Week Preference - Short+Sweet Illawarra

Please complete this short form to give your preference for your performance week. Wherever possible, please be willing to perform in either week. This gives us the best chance to produce a balanced festival.

2018 Performance Season - Top 20

4 - 7 October (10 Plays)
Harbour Theatre, Shellharbour - home of the Roo Theatre Company.

18 - 21 October (10 Plays)
Bridge Street Theatre, Coniston - home of the Phoenix Theatre.

Audition Booking Form S+S Illawarra

AUDITION BOOKING FORM

Auditions for registered actors will take place Saturday 4th August and Sunday 5th August at the Bridge St Theatre Coniston (Phoenix Theatre).

Please book which session you would like to audition for. If you believe you are eligible for more than one age or gender group you can book more than one audition slot - this means you would need to perform your 2-minute monologue in each session booked. You will get an email once your booking has been confirmed on our end.

Name *

E-Mail *

Upload CV

If you have not already sent us your CV you can upload it now. Max 5MB. PDF / DOC / DOCX accepted.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: txt rtf html pdf doc docx.

Please upload a headshot

If you have not already sent us your headshot please upload here. Headshots and CV's are provided to directors for perusal after each audition session. Professional actor headshots are preferred. If you don't have one, any picture which shows your face nice and close is acceptable.
Files must be less than 5 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png.

Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi 2019

Short+Sweet Theatre Abu Dhabi 2019 will be held at the amazing New York University Abu Dhabi Arts Centre from January 25-26, 2019.

To REGISTER for the Festival as an ACTOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR or INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY (ITC) click HERE

Short+Sweet Theatre Dubai 2019

The seventh annual Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival will run for six sensational weeks at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz from January 24th to March 9th, 2019

The full schedule for the Festival will be announced soon but in the meantime here's your chance to register for the UAE's number one theatre event.

To register as an ACTOR click HERE

To register as a DIRECTOR click HERE

To register as an INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY (ITC) click HERE

To regsiter as a WRITER/Enter a SCRIPT click HERE

To register as BACK STAGE CREW click HERE

To register your interest as an AUDIENCE MEMBER click HERE

DEADLINES:

SCRIPT ENTRY - 5pm, Sunday September 30

ITC and DIRECTOR REGISTRATION - 5pm, Monday October 15

ACTOR REGISTRATION - 5pm, Monday October 22

Short+Sweet New Directors Initiative

Thank you for registering for the New Directors Initiative.

This form is to take payment. Please contact Luke Berman on luke.berman@shortandsweet.org if you have any questions.

Ten new plays selected for Short+Sweet Illawarra

We are excited to announce another batch of shows that will form the Top-20 season of short plays at the inaugural Short+Sweet Illawarra.

Congratulations to our new writers and our new directors!

A WOMB WITH A VIEW
written by Rich Orloff (USA)
directed by Karen Beavis
Moments before being born, a baby girl has second thoughts about leaving the comfort of her current home.