SHORT+SWEET MELBOURNE 2010
All the winners of Short+Sweet Theatre Melbourne 2010:
BEST PRODUCTION
Nominations:
My Name is Art
Mom and the Razor Blades
Because the world needs Unicorns
Ad Absurdum
WINNER: Ad Absurdum
BEST DIRECTION
Nominations:
Jason Cavanagh - Flat
Christine Husband - My Name is Art
Jacqui Schultz - Because the World Needs Unicorns
Celeste Cody - Ad Absurdum
WINNER: Celeste Cody – Ad Absurdum
BEST WRITER
Nominations:
Alastair Brown - Flat
Peter Snoad - My Name is Art
Samantha Clutson - Dump Me
Cerise de Gelder - Because the World Needs Unicorns
WINNER: Alastair Brown - Flat
BEST MALE ACTOR
Nominations:
Jason Cavanagh – You + Dump Me
Jamess Deeth – Because the World Needs Unicorns
Alex Roe – Mom and the Razor Blades
Paul Reichstein - Flat
Shash Lall – Because the World Needs Unicorns
WINNER: Alex Roe- Mom and the Razor Blades
BEST FEMALE ACTOR
Nominations:
Laura Hill – My Name is Art
Sonya Kerr - Flat
Jo Clarke – Dump Me
Louise Joy McCrae – You + Theft and Wedlock
WINNER: Laura Hill – My Name is Art
*Full Season 2010
Festival Director Rachel Baring with the Winners of Short+Sweet Theatre Melbourne*
Not in performance order:
TOP 30
Week One
WINNER OF WEEK ON JUDGES CHOICE:
You
Written by Janet Brown (VIC)
Directed by Suzie Kent
WINNER OF PEOPLE’S CHOICE:
Dump Me
Written by Samantha Clutsom (NSW)
Directed by Ben Shakleford
Punk
Written by Carl Sorheim (VIC)
Directed by Carl Sorheim
Donald
Written by Pamela Raia (USA)
Directed by Heath Miller
You
Written by Janet Brown (VIC)
Directed by Suzie Kent
My Tunduska Event
Written by Craig Delancey (USA)
Directed by Renee Palmer
Justice
Winner of Best Production in Short but Not So Sweet
Directed by Michele McNamara
Dump Me
Written by Samantha Clutsom (NSW)
Directed by Ben Shakleford
A Pubic Hair by Jonny Depp
Winner of Peoples’ Choice in Short but Not So Sweet
Directed by Megan Dale
Written by Alex Broun
Hymenoxys
Presented by Cosmic Players
Written and Directed by Darren Brealey
Me, Myself, We
Presented by Static Theatre
Written by Emma Moore
Directed by Bradley Williams
Coat Rack
Presented by Walking into Bars
Written and Directed by Catherine Krejany
Week Two
WINNER OF JUDGES CHOICE
Ad Absurdum
Presented by Attic Erratic
Directed by Celeste Cody
Winner of People’s Choice
Flat
Presented by OMD
Written by Alastair Brown
Directed by Jason Cavanagh
Lifetime
Written by Angie Farrow (NZ)
Directed by David Gannon
Katy’s Lesson
Written by Malcolm Press(Vic)
Directed by Doug Montgomery
Help! I Ordered A Psychotic Exercise Robot From Late-Night TV!
Presented by The Jonathan Swift Juggling Society
Written by Miles Blackford
Some are Meant to Sit
Written by Earl T Roske (USA)
Directed by Nick Bolton
A Romantic Comedy
Presented by Defector Arts
Written by Frank Ottis
Nuns Gone Wild
Written by Leon Foo (Sing)
Directed by Denise Kuchmar
Romeo Heart Juliet 4EVA
Presented by Blender Mouth
Flat
Presented by OMD
Written by Alastair Brown
Directed by Jason Cavanagh
Ad Absurdum
Presented by Attic Erratic
Directed by Celeste Cody
My Pet, My Love
Presented by GeeFish Theatre.
Week 3
WINNER OF JUDGES CHOICE
Because the World Needs Unicorns
Written by Cerise De Gelder (VIC)
Directed by Jacqui Schulz
WINNER OF PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Mom and the Razor Blades
Written by Wendy Hammond (Sing)
Directed by Danny Delahunty
Because the World Needs Unicorns
Written by Cerise De Gelder (VIC)
Directed by Jacqui Schulz
Mom and the Razor Blades
Written by Wendy Hammond (Sing)
Directed by Danny Delahunty
Our Story
Written by Lee Frank (NT)
Directed by Daniel Rice
Dorothy Parker is in the Bath
Written by Laurel Ollstein (USA)
Directed by Goldele Rayment
Meanwhile
Written by Ruth Pieloor (ACT)
Directed by Richard Pettifer
The Game
Presented by BOObook Theatre
The Stakeout
Presented by Third Week Theatre Company
Written by Jane Miller
Directed by Helen MacFarlane
Women 4 Votes
Presented by NoName Brand
Yes Father
Presented by Coldhouse
Directed by Phillip Rouse
Wildcards
*Week One Wildcard8
WINNER OF WEEK ONE JUDGE’S CHOICE:
Chun Li
Written by Camilla Maxwell (NSW)
Directed by Louise Howlett
WINNER OF PEOPLE’S CHOICE:
The Fidelity Act
Written by Keith Gow
Directed by Ephiny Gale
Dora’s Tears
Written by Tilly Lunken
Directed by Joseph Appleton
Crush
Written by Kate Toon
Directed by Jeremy Guzman
The Fidelity Act
Written by Keith Gow
Directed by Ephiny Gale
Code Yellow
Presented by Poor Billy Productions
Just Another Fully Sick Asian Aussie, Mate
Presented by Culture Bubble Productions
Written by Jana Navarria
Recycled
Presented by Moving Stage
Written by John Tillbrook
Directed by Edna Bartlett
Chun Li
Written by Camilla Maxwell (NSW)
Directed by Louise Howlett
Week Two Wildcards
WINNER OF JUDGES CHOICE
My Name is Art
Written by Peter Snoad
Directed by Christine Husband
WINNER OF PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Theft and Wedlock
Written by George Lingard (Vic)
Directed by Kara Stacey Merrin
Circuit Breakers
Written by Phillip Linsdell (Vic)
Directed by Alex Upton
La Maison des Truffles
Written by Angus Algie (ACT)
Directed by Samantha Helps
The Girl who Stopped Traffic
Written by Hannah Aroni (Vic)
Directed by James Deeth
Odyssey of a Sperm
Written by Michael Steves (USA)
Directed by Oliver Coleman
The Joy of Solitude
Written by Dean Lundquist
Directed by Karlo Brand
Theft and Wedlock
Written by George Lingard (Vic)
Directed by Kara Stacey Merrin
My Name is Art
Written by Peter Snoad
Directed by Christine Husband
The Audition
Presented by Plus One Youth Theatre
Written by Amanda J Cobb
The Last Tim Tam
Presented by Avid Theatre
Nesquick
Presented by Pantsless Productions
Written by Katerina Wood