Short and Sweet Central Coast

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Festival Events:

Chosen Entries 2008:

• An Uncivil War
  
  • A satirical comedy by Steven Hopley, directed by Mary Middleton and starring Melinda Middleton and Rose Cooper. Ever wondered what would happen if world leaders would do the fighting for themselves? Well wonder no more.
• Being Mrs Spragg
  
  • A comedy by Valwynn McMonigal, directed by Margaret McGowan and starring Karen Ratcliffe, Zoe Hungerford, Riley Hold and Matthew Yeh
    Nothing will stand in the way of Mrs Spragg
• A Really Useful Person
  
  • A comedy written by and starring Mike Jeffries directed by Terry Collins. A middle-aged man reflects on the disposal of his wife’s body.
• Get That Deer, Would You Dear
  
  • A comedy by Andrew Thomson, directed by Annie Bilton. Just how does a tenth wedding anniversary end in tragedy? Close friends of the recently departed Claire are dying to know.
• Love, Live Life
  
  • By Elizabeth Hill, directed by Darlene Cole and starring Zoe Hungerford, Kate Buckland and Merin Graham. A heart-felt, intimate and ultimately uplifting drama exploring issues of love & loss, through a feminine representation of 3 differing stages of life.
• Buy Myself
  
  • Drama by Simon Tonkin, directed by Paul Karton and starring Tyron McMaster, Steve Cummings and Mike Jeffries. If Jack can’t play the game of life can he change the rules?
• Cleopatra
  
  • An absurd comedy by Rose Cooper, directed by Brendan Flynn. A typical parent/teen conversation - in reverse. A commentary on the power of denial.
• Rock, Paper, Scissors
  
  • A comedy by Luke Winter, directed by Rosemary parsons. One brother asking the other for his kidney back.
• Vegetable Matters
  
  • A black comedy by Annie Bilton, directed by Andrew Thomson and starring Terry Collins. If you have to end up a vegetable, what’s your choice? Is there another choice?
• Shopping For Life Forms
  
  • A satire by Donna Cameron, directed by Bev Callow.

Practical Info:

Venue:

• Peninsula Theatre
  corner McMasters and Ocean Beach Roads
  Woy Woy, New South Wales
  Australia

Local writers are invited submit scripts for 2008:

• Gosford City Council will host a week-long festival of short plays at the Peninsula Theatre, in Woy Woy runs from July 23-26, 2008—featuring local actors and directors and showcasing the work of local playwrights.
• Short & Sweet was originally conceived by Mark Cleary of the Newtown Theatre in Sydney. In just seven years it has grown to be the world’s biggest festival of its kind, with more than 1,500 international entries received annually and seasons featuring more than 100 plays drawing sell-out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapor — with NZ, the US and European versions on the way too!
• The brilliant formula of short, tasty ’bites’ of theatre is a hit with audiences everywhere because it offers something for everyone… as well as a stage for fresh, new work and the chance for upcoming artists to strut their stuff.
• The same ten plays are performed each night, a panel of judges selects the Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress and the audience selects the winner of the People’s Choice Award. Prizes are awarded at a Presentation night at the end of the Festival which concludes on July 26, 2008.
• Festival Coordinator of Short and Sweet Regional 2008 will be local actor, writer & director Brenda Logan, voted Best Director at Short and Sweet Regional 2007. Brenda is also currently directing a play in the Sydney version of Short & Sweet, along with her busy life acting, writing, directing and teaching young people theatre craft.
• RULES FOR WRITERS
  
  • The script has to be 10-minutes or less (so no stressing about a second Act).
  • You can write about anything (politics, dating, family, passion, monsters, zombies, religion… the list is endless).
  • The style is up to you (drama, comedy, tragedy, romance, thriller…)
  • You don’t have to be an experienced writer (absolutely anyone can enter),
  • The script MUST NOT have had a public performance NSW before.
  • Other than the 10-minute form there’s no theme for the competition (all we’re looking for are the best 10 scripts, no matter whether they are written by seasoned professionals or first time playwrights)
• Completed Scripts should be sent to:
  
  • Brenda Logan, Festival Coordinator
    Short & Sweet 2008
    c/o Laycock Street Theatre
    P. O. Box 9083
    Wyoming, NSW 2250
    Australia
  • You may also submit scripts and seek further information about Short & Sweet by visiting http://www.shortandsweet.org
    Writers can download the Script Entry Form from the Central Coast page of this website when it becomes available.
• Deadline for submissions is May 16, 2008

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