About Short+Sweet
Short+Sweet Theatre Singapore is part of the Short+Sweet Theatre international network of festivals. It is the biggest platform for ten-minute theatre in the world, having staged over 1000 plays in nine years.
Short+Sweet is held annually in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Brisbane, Canberra, the Central Coast, Malaysia and now New Zealand, the festival has helped launch the careers of countless theatre professionals.
Each year Short+Sweet Theatre presents the best ten-minute plays from local and international writers in our five festivals, utilising the talents of the top upcoming and established directors, actors and technical personnel to create some of the best theatre on the planet.
In 2010 Short+Sweet Singapore will be managed wholly by The Arts House. The Arts House will produce the Top 40 and co-produce, together with Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, the Gala Finals. The Arts House is renowned in Singapore for presenting a wide range of theatre, dance, music, visual, literary and multi-media arts works. They are committed to promote and showcase Singaporean artists and their artworks locally and internationally.
THE PROCESS
Short+Sweet Theatre starts with a call for submissions from playwrights and Independent Theatre Companies (ITCs). Each year we receive over 2000 scripts and submissions from all over the world.
Scripts are then assessed based on various criteria such as dramatic tension, characterisation, dialogue, and story in Short+Sweet Theatre’s three-stage assessment process. A shortlist of the best works is then determined.
Short+Sweet Theatre directors then select one play to direct, and cast its roles through our Short+Sweet Theatre open auditions.
During the four-week Festival, Short+Sweet Theatre presents ten different plays each week, and climaxes with gala finals and awards night, complete with a panel of industry judges.
Click here to see the Festival Timeline
Click here to see the winners from Short+Sweet Theatre 2009
Need information not found on this website? Please contact our Festival Director at nicole@shortandsweet.org.