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15 Feb 2024 to 5 May 2024
10 May 2024 to 16 Jun 2024
1 Jun 2024 to 3 Aug 2024
When
Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Sunday, May 5, 2024
Where
Turner Hall
19 Mary Ann St, Ultimo NSW 2007
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia
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Short+Sweet Sydney Theatre Festival 2024

SHORT+SWEET
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD

TICKETS ARE ON SALE:  https://buytickets.at/shortsweetsydney

Short + Sweet Sydney 2024 will bring about a revitalized and bold festival will feature 7 weeks of original bite-sized plays, each no longer than ten-minutes!

Each week our audience and industry judges will vote for their favourite plays that will advance to our semi finals, and our end of season Gala Finals, featuring twelve of the best plays of our festival.

2024 SEASON DATES
Week 3  |  29 February - 3 March

Week 4  |  7 - 10 March
Week 5  |  14 – 17 March

Gap week for venue 
Week 6  |  28 - 31 March
Week 7
  |   4 – 7 April
Gap week for venue 
Week 8  |  18  – 21 April

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FESTIVAL FINALS SERIES
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PEOPLES CHOICE SHOWCASE - SEMI FINAL (2 performances)
Saturday 27 April at 7:30pm 
& Sunday 28 April at 6:30pm

CREW CUT FINAL -  SEMI FINAL (2 performances)
Friday 26 April at 7:30pm 
& Sunday 28 April at 2:00pm

WILDCARD FINAL - JUDGES SEMI FINAL (2 performances)
Thursday 25 April at 7:30pm 
& Saturday 27 April at 2:00pm

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GALA FINAL   3 - 5 May

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MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, TEN-MINUTES AT A TIME

Festival enquiries, please contact our Festival Director Luke Berman at luke.berman@shortandsweet.org

 

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Thank you for your interest in submitting an independent production for Short+Sweet Sydney 2024

If you have a production burning to get on stage, this is the venue for you! 

Independent Theatre Companies (ITCs) may pitch their ten minute production using this form. You don't have to be an established organisation - we love to see new creative groups form and grow from this... read more

Thank you for your interest in directing for Short+Sweet Sydney 2024!

We welcome directors from all walks of life, from professional directors to enthusiastic first timers. Everyone will be given consideration. You'll be asked to submit a cv or any relevant information to us.

If you are selected as a director, you will be sent all the relevant information regarding selecting your... read more

WEEK 6

  1. 28 - 31 March 

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo

    BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 6 HERE


    THE PLAYS:

    Bannana Girl written and directed by Paris Rose 


    Leadership Challenge written by Simon Tonkin, directed by Cindy Giang


    Who Dunnit? written by Frances Bowick, directed by Chloe Singleton


    Under Eureka written by Adrian Hallam, directed by Daniel Mackenzie


    Blind Date written by Ken Levine, directed by Hollie Meyer


    Mrs Jones written by Glenn Levett, directed by Chris Snell


    Take the Test written by Cindy Neilson, directed by Elyse Zouroudis

    A Thing of Hope written, directed by Geraldine Marcellino


WEEK 7

  1. 4 - 7 April

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo

    BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 7 HERE


    The Last Cuppa written and directed by Allan West 


    Bottle for a Special Occasion written by William Kovacsik, directed by David Brown


    Prick written by Gina Cohen, directed by Jeremy Godwin


    Four Beats to a Bar written and directed by Lisa Kelaher 


    Entwined written by Nola Bartolo, directed by Wilfred Roach


    Synthetic written and directed by Stephen Larkman


    Jump written by Suzy Wilds, directed by Josefin Glaadh


    Dream Wedding written by Kyle Thompson Oliver Madeline, directed by Usrula Dauenhauer 


    The Anonymous Ms.J. written by Balarka Banerjee, directed by Aidan O'donnell


    The Reading of the Will written by Amanda Lay, directed by Deborah Kearns

    Growing Pains written by Chantal Harrison, directed by Jasmin Shojai


WEEK 8

  1. 18 - 21 April

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo

    BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 7 HERE


    THE PLAYS:

    Changing, Engaging, Ageing written by Maz Goldrick, directed by Darrell Hoffman


    The Wrong Heart written by Steve Wheat, directed by Omer Aiaz


    Pants on Fire written by Conni Massing, directed by Jasmin Shojai


    About Felicia written by Bronwyn Elsmore, directed by Owen Gill


    A is for Apocalypse written by Declan Coyle, directed by Rachel Marley


    Bricks written and directed by David Obrien


    Brave People written by Allan Staples, directed by Kai Paynter

    Smoke and Mirrors written by Xeno Nemos, directed by Reena Akhtar


    Transcendent Love written by Skye Paez, directed by Nita Wolf

    Coming To Town written by Keith Whalen, directed by Deniz Gursoy

    A Brief History of Me written by Phil Sanders, directed by Benjamin La


     


FINALS

  1. Here are the plays that are currently through to our Semi Final series and our Gala Final.


    GALA FINALISTS

    On Queue (Week 1)

    Three Sides To Every Story (Week 3)

    Kill Your Darlings (Week 4)

    Main Character Energy (Week 5)


     


    PEOPLES CHOICE SHOWCASE (Semi Final)

    There's A Fly In My Soup (Week 1)

    Blossoms (Week 1)

    Seeds In Your Pocket (Week 1)

    Shakespeare Where Art Thou (Week 3)

    Superstar  (Week 4)

    A Criminal Mind (Week 5)


     


    CREW CUT FINAL (Semi Final

    My Life As A Shark (Week 3)

    Mask (Week 4)

    Man to Man (Week 5)

     


    WILDCARD FINAL (JUDGES RUNNER UP)

    TBC  (Week 1)

    And In the End  (Week 3)

    Bilateral  (Week 4)

    Disconnected (Week 5)


PRODUCTION TEAM

  1. SYDNEY TEAM


    Luke Berman | Festival Director 

    Email: luke.berman@shortandsweet.org


    Romy Teperson | Stage Manager


    Karen Ways | Producer


    Bee Louise Pike | Associate Producer


    Ben Johnston | Technical Supervisor


    Lola Carlton | Deputy Stage Manager


    Ian Mcsorly | Production Assistant


     


    SHORT+SWEET HQ


    Mark Cleary | Artistic Director

    mark@shortandsweet.org


    Geoff Sirmai | Festival Publicist

    geoff@sirmai.com.au


    Vee Malnar | Literary Manager


    Luke Berman | International Coordinator


     


WEEK 1

  1. 15 - 18 February

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo


    THE PLAYS:


    There's a Fly in my Soup written by Chris Naylor, directed by William Rogut


    The Pact written by Angharad Thompson Rees, directed by Lachlan Mckwilliam


    Grace written by Wendy Gough Soroka, directed by PJ Collins


    On Queue written by Morey Norkin, directed by Kathryn Stewart


    Late for School written by Iain Moss directed by Frank Leggett


    Heartbreaker written by Melissa Gravitis, directed by Adelaide Tustian


    Dining In written by Jen Vandenbroek, directed by Bella Wellstead


    Seeds In Your Pocket written and directed by Fiona Leonard directed by Fiona Leonard


    Blossoms written by Di Mifsud, directed by Graham Yates


     


WEEK 3

  1. 29 February - 3 March

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo


    THE PLAYS:


    Bianca's Right of Reply written by Elizabeth Newman, directed by Chantal Harrison


    Grandmother's House written by Mark Loewenstern, directed by Elizabeth Newman


    Three Sides To Every Story written by Sally Bartley, directed by Dan Maher


    Boarding Pass written by Robert Luxford, directed by Neil Moulang


    My Younger Self written by Wayne Timms, directed by Chantal Harrison


    And In The End written and directed by by Frank Leggett


    Audience Participation written by Andrew Thomson, directed by Felix Carlyle


    The Wolves written by Corinne Sennitt directed by Damian Asher


    My Life as a Shark written and directed by by Eric Nash


    Duke and Angelina written by Judith Duncan directed by Haki Crisden


    Shakespeare Where Art Thou? written by Paulene Turner


WEEK 4

  1. 7 - 10 March 

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo

     


     


    THE PLAYS:

    Mask written by Adam Szudrich, directed by Gina Cohen

    Hers written by Kirrily Annalise, directed by Brett Joachim

    Bruno Saw the Doctor written by Cary Pepper, directed by Ash Barb Winter

    Desserted! written by Sallyanne Moonga, directed Jonathan Solomon

    Working written and directed by Gregory Thorsby

    Love and Knots written by Riley Marnell, directed by Craig Bulmer

    Superstar written and directed by Jyotsna Jyoti

    Bilateral written by Ian McSorley, directed by James Balian

    Lost in the Desert written by Carmen Saarelaht, directed by Luke Dal Santo

    Kill Your Darlings written and directed by Laurent Auclair


     


WEEK 5

  1. 14 - 17 March 

    7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday

    at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo

    19 Mary Ann St Ultimo

    BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 5 HERE


    THE PLAYS:


    The Medium written by Jonathan Solomon, directed by Robin Queree


    A Criminal Mind written by Paula Armstrong, directed by Tyler Smith


    Is Devon Manufactured written by Ray Coyne, directed by Jasmine Karam


    Man to Man written and directed by Vivien Thompson,


    Disconnected written by Ruth Fingret, directed by Garreth Cruckshank


    Main Character Energy written and directed by Freia Kirkaldy 


    Break A Leg written by Nita Wolf, directed by Stephen Carnell