Short and Sweet One Act
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| Country and Region | Australia — New South Wales |
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| Type of Festival | Drama |
| Location of Festival | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Festival Address Information | Mailing address: Physical address: |
| Festival Description | Short and Sweet One Act grew out of the Short + Sweet festivals based on presenting works whose performances are 10 minutes or less. The One Act festival features new short theatre works that range from 20-30 minutes. Four of these one act plays are presented each night from Tuesday through Saturday during the festival that runs for four weeks. The venue where it all takes place is the Newtown Theatre, home of Short + Sweet in Sydney. A total of 16 one-act plays will be staged. Prizes will awarded for Best Play, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor etc. There will be no “wildcards” section—as is found in other festivals. |
| Festival Dates | July 22 - August 9, 2008 |
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Festival Story:
More than 200 fresh new writers submitted plays for the inaugural Short and Sweet One Act festival that were selected by a panel of judges. The works cover everything from teen runaways to poker tournaments, motherhood, fatal accidents, porno lines, HIV-AIDS, war, backpackers in Argentina, dead dogs in suitcases, actors, prodigal sons and virgin birth. And that’s just the comedies! Each play will be directed by a local director and performed by local actors. The development of new short works by Australian writers, directors, and performing artists is the aim of Short + Sweet International—whose resoundingly successful festivals have encouraged and inspired a multitude of young up-starts to enjoy seeing their artistic talents realized.
Festival Events:
Week Three performances August 5 - 11, 2008:
- Man Of Snow, by Cerise de Gelder (Vic), Directed by Christine Greenough & Allan Wallpole. Starring Heath Wilder, Sarah Loxley, Simon Dooley, Jane E. Seymour, Nick Logan
Betrayal, revenge and virtual reality. - Dreaming In Castellano, by Stephanie Alison Walker (USA,) Directed by Angela Kennedy. Starring Wren Bowie, Leon Richardson.
Rachael, a self-described expat living and working in Buenos Aires, agrees to translate for her visiting younger brother on a date with a woman who speaks no English. They engage in a familiar tango and discover how easy it is to separate from yourself when in another country. - Jack And Jill, by Donald Molnar (Canada), Directed by Beck Carrig
Starring Niki Simpson and Joshua Griffin.
In a modern day world, if Jack falls down and breaks his crown will Jill come tumbling after? Donald Molnar takes a gothic, contemporary look at the traditional nursery rhyme. - The Mummy Monologues by Kate Toon, Directed by Malcolm Frawley.
Starring Helen Atkinson, Elizabeth Lane, Deborah Peebles, Cristina Ventresca.
Four mothers wax lyrical about the joys, and otherwise, of motherhood.
Week Four performances August 12-16, 2008:
- Muh Is For Murder, by Grant Woolley, Directed by Wayne Tunks (Newtown). Starring Bruce Glen, Scott Grimley, Andrew Boland, Adam Salter, Jacinta Moses, Emily Beale and Jessica Fallico.
Lord Humphrey gathers his guests for an exclusive get together in London during the 1800’s, but murder most foul will rear its ugly head before the evening’s end. But will the guests or the singing detective care enough to solve the mystery? - Juice, by Bridgette Burton (Vic), Directed by Glen Hamilton. Starring Jess McAlister, Stuart Duffield, Jadah Quinn.
A young woman journeys through the mysterious chasm between the choices of dreaming and doing, facing and avoiding; till the ghosts of her mind guide her to her true inevitability. - Little Green Men, by Amedeo Astorino (Vic), Directed by Chris Bonnily. Starring Briony Fagan, Jonathan Kingston Lane.
A drama with an exterestrial twist! Adam talks to Dr Goddard about his interplanetary experiences. Dr Goddard shares her experience about a horse. What is the reality or who’s reality are we experiencing. As Dr Goddard proclaims “ I believe the subconscious mint will try and compensate for anything that is lacking in the individual, either physically or psychologically. - Cocktails With Jimmy, by Ron Fromstein (Canada), Directed by Nicholas Papademetriou. Starring Beccy Iland and Mike Smith.
It’s a steamy 1950s night in a New York city motel room when champion baseballer Jimmy Dolan and his girl Sally arrive for what is meant to be one hot weekend. The wrong room, a little black book and one smart dame means Jimmy is on the spot. Will it be three strikes and you’re out? Or does Jimmy save his balls?
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