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22 Oct 2024 to 9 Nov 2024
3 Feb 2025 to 18 May 2025
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

 

2024 GALA FINALS

Sat 4  May at 7:30pm & Sunday 6 May at 6:30pm | Buy Tickets Now

2024 GALA FINALISTS

ON QUEUE (Week 1)
Written by Morey Norkin / Directed by Kathryn Stewart

THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY (Week 3)
Written by Sally Bartley / Directed by Dan Maher

KILL YOUR DARLINGS (Week 4)
Written & Directed by Laurent Auclair

MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY (Week 5)
Written & Directed by Freia Kirkaldy

BLIND DATE (Week 6)
Written by Ken Levine / Directed by Hollie Meyer

PRICK (Week 7)
Written by Gina Cohen / Directed by Jeremy Godwin

BRAVE PEOPLE (Week 8)
Written by Allan Staples / Directed by Kai Paynter

And from our Semi-Finals...

AND IN THE END 
WILDCARD Final Winner / Week 3
Written and directed by Frank Leggett 

A THING OF HOPE 
CREWCUT FINALS - JUDGES CHOICE / Week 6
Written by Geraldine Marcellino / directed by Brea Macey

MASK 
CREWCUT FINALS - AUDIENCE CHOICE / Week 4
Written by Adam Szudrich / Directed by Gina Cohen

SEEDS IN YOUR POCKET 
PEOPLES CHOICE FINALS - JUDGES CHOICE / Week 1
Written and directed by Fiona Leonard

SHAKESPEARE WHERE ART THOU 
PEOPLES CHOICE FINALS - AUDIENCE CHOICE / Week 3
Written and directed by 
Paulene Turner

FOUR BEATS TO A BAR 
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR SELECTION / Week 7
Written and directed by 
Lisa Kelaher

MAKING THE WORLD BETTER PLACETEN-MINUTES AT A TIME

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

2024 SEASON DATES
Week 1 | 15 - 18 February
Week 3  |  29 February - 3 March

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

Week 6  |  28 - 31 March
Week 7
  |   4 – 6 April
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   4 - 5 May
Sat 4  May at 7:30pm
& Sunday 6 May at 6:30pm
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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

FINALS

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

     


    GALA FINALISTS

    Gala Finalist plays are made up of the winners of each of our performance weeks (Judges Choice) and each of our three semi-finals.


    GALA FINALISTS


     


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    PEOPLES CHOICE SHOWCASE (Semi Final)

     


    CREW CUT FINAL (Semi Final)

     


    WILDCARD FINAL (Weekly Judges Runner Up)

     


PRODUCTION TEAM

  1. SYDNEY TEAM


    Ali Bendall | Festival Director 

    Email: ali.bendall@shortandsweet.org


    Izzie Harriden | Stage Manager 

    Email: izzieharriden@shortandsweet.org


    Scarlet | Assistant Stage Manager


    Jo Bloom | Producer and Shakespeare Curator

    Email: jo.bloom@shortandsweet.org


    Lawrie Wood | Technical Supervisor


    Geoff Sirmai | Festival Publicist

    Email: geoff@sirmai.com.au


    SHORT+SWEET HQ


    Mark Cleary | Artistic Director

    mark@shortandsweet.org


    Vee Malnar | Literary Manager


    Luke Berman | International Coordinator