Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre 2025

Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre Festival 2025

Experience the magic of ten-minute theatre at the Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre Festival 2025! This year's festival will take center stage across two iconic venues: our new home, the stunning Golden Age Theatre, and our cherished regular home, The Phoenix Theatre.

For two exciting weeks, immerse yourself in a diverse showcase of locally produced ten-minute plays, featuring scripts from Illawarra’s best local talent, acclaimed Australian playwrights, and visionary international writers.

Whether you're a theatre enthusiast, a supporter of local arts, or simply looking for a night of unique and unforgettable performances, Short+Sweet Illawarra promises to entertain, inspire, and celebrate the power of storytelling—one thrilling bite-sized piece at a time!

Don’t miss the region’s most dynamic theatre event of the year. Be sure to join us on stage or in the audience as we celebrate creativity, connection, and community through the art of short-form theatre!

ARTIST REGISTRATIONS:

DIRECTOR REGISTRATIONS | GROUP/ITC SUBMISSIONS |  ACTOR AUDITION REGISTRATIONS (opening soon)

The Submit A Script for international scripts deadline has passed for Short+Sweet Illawarra. If you have submitted your scripts prior to March 1 2025, and you are an Illawarra-based writer, we will receive your script and will consider it for our shortlist (the list of scripts that our directors choose to direct).
If you are a writer from the Illawarra, Sydney, Canberra or nearby region, and would like to have your script considered, please email our Festival Director Luke Berman directly at luke.berman@shortandsweet.org
 

2025 THEATRE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

12-14 SEP     THEATRE WEEK 1 - at PHOENIX THEATRE CONISTON
26-28 SEP      THEATRE WEEK 2 - at THE GOLDEN AGE THEATRE CONISTON
 

2025 FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:

V SERIES - The best short films of Short+Sweet Illawarra 2019-2024

10 APR            ILLAWARRA CLASSICS
12 APR            LATE NIGHT THRILLERS
13 APR            ANIMATED FILMS
14 JUN            PRIDE & WELLBEING
15 JUN            MUSIC VIDEOS
13 JUL            FILIPINO FILMS
20 JUL            V SERIES GALA FINALS - AWARD WINNING FILMS
 

2025 FILM FESTIVAL

14 SEP            WILDCARDS
28 SEP            FINALISTS

2025 MISC PROGRAMMES

19 SEP            CABARET+COMEDY SHOWCASE
21 SEP            DANCE SOLOS & DUOS