Short+Sweet
Now entering its eighth year, Short+Sweet is the biggest festival of ten minute theatre in the world!
Held annually at Newtown Theatre and the Seymour Centre in Sydney, the Arts Centre in Melbourne, NAFA and The Esplanade Theatre Centre in Singapore and KLPAC in Malaysia (and from August 2009 in the Powerhouse in Brisbane) the festival has already helped launch the careers of countless theatre professionals.
Each year Short+Sweet presents over 300 of the best ten minute plays from local and international writers in our five festivals, utilizing the talents of the best young and established directors, actors and technical personnel to create some of the best theatre on the planet.
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Short+Sweet starts with a call for submissions from playwrights and Independent Theatre Companies (ITCs). Each year we receive around 2000 scripts and submissions from all over the world.
Scripts are then assessed by Short+Sweet’s highly acclaimed three-stage assessment process. A shortlist of the best works entered to each festival is then determined.
Short+Sweet directors then select one play each to direct, and actors auditions for roles through our Short+Sweet open auditions, held in each host city. Hundreds of actors get to perform in Short+Sweet every year.
During the Festival, Short+Sweet presents ten different plays each week, and climaxes with a gala final and awards night, complete with a panel of industry judges, where generous cash and industry prizes are presented.
In Short+Sweet Melbourne 2007 the prize pool was over $32,000 while in Sydney Short+Sweet artists in the Gala Final have their work recorded to be broadcast on Movie Extra.
Welcome to the world of Short+Sweet. A more creative world – ten minutes at a time!
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An education program for participants is also provided through Masterclass sessions with some of the world’s leading theatre professionals, such as Sir Ian McKellen, to help inspire the next generation of theatre artists..