short+sweet theatre Canberra 2010

Another Stellar season - as expected!

It has finished and it was definitely bigger!

Canberra’s Short+Sweet Theatre was back with a vengeance in 2010. With last year’s inaugural season SOLD OUT, the 2010 season had pretty big shoes to fill. With a Top 19, audiences were yet again treated to a fantastically entertaining line-up.

Week One showed the early audience that Short+Sweet was set to deliver a great night out over two weeks. Members of the audience were so pleased with the level of entertainment in Week One, that they vowed to return in Week Two!

And return they did!!

Week Two followed in the footsteps of last year’s season, with SOLD OUT evening shows and a pretty full matinee. Again, the standards were set high, and all performers rose to the challenge.

So, now for the nitty gritty - who won??

WINNERS OF SHORT+SWEET 2010

Best Production (considering script, acting and direction):

1st – X, written by Genevieve Kenneally, directed by Hannah McCann
2nd – You Still Walk Around It, written y Eris Harrison, directed by George Poulakis
Equal 3rd –
Charming, written by Jonathan Garland, directed by Genevieve Kenneally
Survival Instincts, written by Angela Murphy, directed by Ian Hart

The winners receive:
· Automatic entry as an Independent Theatre Company to Sydney Short+Sweet in January 2011.
· 4 x Return SYD-CAN bus tickets – Murray’s

Top 20 People’s Choice Award:

1st – X, written by Genevieve Kenneally, directed by Hannah McCann
2nd – Charming, written by Jonathan Garland, directed by Genevieve Kenneally
3rd – You Still Walk Around It, written y Eris Harrison, directed by George Poulakis

The winners receive:
· Automatic entry as an Independent Theatre Company to Sydney Short+Sweet in January 2010.
· 4 x Double Pass to Dendy Cinemas

Best Director:

1st – George Poulakis, _You Still Walk Around It”
2nd – Hannah McCann, X
3rd – Ian Hart, All Hail

The winner receives:
· $200 voucher to be used on short courses or equipment hire – MetroScreen
· $50 VIP coffee card – Mill Café, Garema Place, Civic (near Hippo Bar)
· Double Pass to Dendy Cinemas
· Double Pass to Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s Comedy Club

Best Script:

1st – X, written by Genevieve Kenneally
Equal 2nd –
Charming, written by Jonathan Garland
Davo and the International Giant Reptile Conspiracy, written by Darren Menachemson
Equal 3rd –
The Final Hour, written by Michael Cove
All Hail, written by Peter Holland
Survival Instincts, written by Angela Murphy
This Play Is About Cancer, written by Adam Hadley

The winner receives:
· Free entry into a full-day script-writing workshop at the “ACT Writers Centre”:
· One year’s free membership to the “ACT Writers Centre”:
· $50 VIP coffee card – Mill Café, Garema Place, Civic (near Hippo Bar)
· Double Pass to Dendy Cinemas
· Double Pass to Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s Comedy Club

Best Actress:

1st – Elaine Noon, Survival Instincts / _In the Name of Art”
2nd – Jenna Roberts, Charming
Equal 3rd –
Elizabeth McRae, X
Sarah Nathan-Truesdale, Flower Power

The winner receives:
· A double pass to a show of their choice at the Canberra Theatre Centre
· 1 x SYD-CAN bus ticket - Murray’s
· Double Pass to Dendy Cinemas
· Double Pass to Tuggeranong Arts Centre’s Comedy Club

Best Actor:

1st – Graham Robertson, The Final Hour
2nd – Dave Evans, X / You Still Walk Around It
3rd – Hugh Bosman, In the Name of Art / You Still Walk Around It

Thank you to all those involved in this event, without whom we could never have come this far.

For the 2009 winners, click here.