Welcome to Short+Sweet - a more creative world ten minutes at a time! Please register here for our upcoming Short+Sweet Theatre Festival in Dubai, to be hosted at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz.
Welcome to Short+Sweet - a more creative world ten minutes at a time! Please register here for Short+Sweet Poetry Dubai on October 5 & 6, 2018 hosted by The Junction.
Short+Sweet Dubai is an amazing year long programme of festivals to be held at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz.
SHORT+SWEET POETRY
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR: Dhruti Shah D'souza
Following on from a successful debut in 2017, the second Short+Sweet Poetry Festival will be held at the home of Short+Sweet in Dubai, The Junction in Alserkal Avenue Al Quoz, on October 5th and 6th, 2018.
The registration link is now closed. For any late registrations please contact Prachiti Talathi on +971 55 959 2864 or email prachititalathi@gmail.com
Rules of the Festival
+ Entry to the Festival is FREE. All poets are welcome. Entry is open to all poets 12 years and above.
+ Poems presented at the festival must be the work of the poet/s presenting the poem. Poems authored by co-authors are welcome.
+ Poems may be presented in any style - read, recited, enacted, sung, performed, danced, dramatised - as long as they are presented by the poet/s. Performance poetry is welcome.
+ A microphone, lectern and chair will be provided if required. No lighting changes are allowed during the presentation but background music or live musical accompaniment is allowed. Poets are also welcome to bring along their own props and/or costumes if desired.
+ The poet may present any number of poems but their total stage time must not exceed 5 minutes. The time limit is strictly applied and those who go over 5 minutes are disqualified.
+ Poems may be presented in either Arabic, English, Hindi or Urdu.
+ Poems must not have been presented at Short+Sweet Poetry Dubai previously.
+ Each heat will have between ten to twenty poets presenting.
+ A designated number of poets will be selected from each heat by audience and judge’s voting to take place in the Gala Finals of Short+Sweet Poetry. The Festival Director (Dhruti Shah D'souza) may also chose to add additional finalist as the Festival Director’s choice.
+ The following awards will be presented to the winners at the end of the Gala Finals: Best Poet English, Best Poet Arabic, Best Poet Hindi, Best Poet Urdu, Best Poet - Audience’s Choice, Best Poem, Best Poetry Performance, Festival Director's Choice (optional) - in all three categories.
For more information contact Prachiti Talathi on +971 55 959 2864 or email prachititalathi@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest in submitting an independent production for Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019!
Thank you for your interest in acting at Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2019!
Short+Sweet Sydney provides more acting opportunities than almost any event worldwide, with around 400-600 roles each season. We welcome actors of all ages, ethnicities, genders, colours, creeds, experience levels, sexual preferences, political leanings, lovers of Marvel, lovers of DC - everyone is welcome.
The first step is to register your interest via this form. At a later point, you will be sent details on how to register for an audition, which will likely be held around October/November 2018.
Short+Sweet Illawarra Top 22 Season Announcement
The wait is over, we have selected our full season of twenty-two plays in the first ever Short+Sweet Illawarra, and ticket sales are now open for this historic event for the Wollongong and Shellharbour community.
BUY TICKETS FOR WEEK 1 | BUY TICKETS FOR WEEK 2
WEEK 1 | 4th to 7th October
Venue: Harbour Theatre Shellharbour - Home of the Roo Theatre Company
Please complete this short form to give your preference for your performance week. Wherever possible, please be willing to perform in either week. This gives us the best chance to produce a balanced festival.
2018 Performance Season - Top 20
4 - 7 October (10 Plays)
Harbour Theatre, Shellharbour - home of the Roo Theatre Company.
18 - 21 October (10 Plays)
Bridge Street Theatre, Coniston - home of the Phoenix Theatre.
AUDITION BOOKING FORM
Auditions for registered actors will take place Saturday 4th August and Sunday 5th August at the Bridge St Theatre Coniston (Phoenix Theatre).
Please book which session you would like to audition for. If you believe you are eligible for more than one age or gender group you can book more than one audition slot - this means you would need to perform your 2-minute monologue in each session booked. You will get an email once your booking has been confirmed on our end.
Short+Sweet Theatre Abu Dhabi 2019 will be held at the amazing New York University Abu Dhabi Arts Centre from January 25-26, 2019.
To REGISTER for the Festival as an ACTOR, WRITER, DIRECTOR or INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY (ITC) click HERE
The seventh annual Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival will run for six sensational weeks at The Junction in Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz from January 24th to March 9th, 2019
The full schedule for the Festival will be announced soon but in the meantime here's your chance to register for the UAE's number one theatre event.
To register as an ACTOR click HERE
To register as a DIRECTOR click HERE
To register as an INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY (ITC) click HERE
To regsiter as a WRITER/Enter a SCRIPT click HERE
To register as BACK STAGE CREW click HERE
To register your interest as an AUDIENCE MEMBER click HERE
DEADLINES:
SCRIPT ENTRY - 5pm, Sunday September 30
ITC and DIRECTOR REGISTRATION - 5pm, Monday October 15
ACTOR REGISTRATION - 5pm, Monday October 22
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