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 A BETTER PLACE, TEN-MINUTES AT A TIME
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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WEEK 8
18 - 21 April
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 8 HERE
THE PLAYS:
Changing, Engaging, Ageing written by Maz Goldrick, directed by Darrell Hoffman
The Wrong Heart written by Steve Wheat, directed by Omer Aiaz
About Felicia written by Bronwyn Elsmore, directed by Owen Gill
Bricks written and directed by David Obrien
Brave People written by Allan Staples, directed by Kai Paynter
Smoke and Mirrors written by Xeno Nemos, directed by Reena Akhtar
Transcendent Love written by Skye Paez, directed by Nita Wolf
Coming To Town written by Keith Whalen, directed by Deniz Gursoy
Just Christmas written by Trish Koutrodimos, directed by Jacob Macri
A Brief History of Me written by Phil Sanders, directed by Benjamin La
FINALS
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
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 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
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PEOPLES CHOICE SHOWCASE (Semi Final)
There's A Fly In My Soup (Week 1)
Blossoms (Week 1)
Seeds In Your Pocket (Week 1)
Shakespeare Where Art Thou (Week 3)
Superstar (Week 4)
A Criminal Mind (Week 5)
Under Eureka (Week 6)
Four Beats to a Bar (Week 7)
Synthetic (Week 7)
+ Peoples Choice Winner Week 8
CREW CUT FINAL (Semi Final)
My Life As A Shark (Week 3)
Mask (Week 4)
Hers (Week 4)
The Medium (Week 5)
A Thing of Hope (Week 6)
The Last Cuppa (Week 7)
+ Crew Cut Winner Week 8
WILDCARD FINAL (Weekly Judges Runner Up)
TBC (Week 1)
And In the End (Week 3)
Bilateral (Week 4)
Lost in the Desert (Week 4)
Disconnected (Week 5)
Take the Test (Week 6)
Mrs Jones (Week 6)
Bottle For a Special Occasion (Week 7)
+ Wildcard Entry From Week 8
PRODUCTION TEAM
SYDNEY TEAM
Luke Berman | Festival Director
Email: luke.berman@shortandsweet.org
Bee Louise Pike | Stage Manager W8 & Finals
Email: bee@blackboxtheatre.org.org
Romy Teperson | Stage Manager
Karen Ways | Producer
Ben Johnston | Technical Supervisor
Geoff Sirmai | Festival Publicist
Email: geoff@sirmai.com.au
Lola Carlton | Deputy Stage Manager
Ian Mcsorly | Production Assistant
SHORT+SWEET HQ
Mark Cleary | Artistic Director
mark@shortandsweet.org
Vee Malnar | Literary Manager
Luke Berman | International Coordinator
WEEK 1
15 - 18 February
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
THE PLAYS:
There's a Fly in my Soup written by Chris Naylor, directed by William Rogut
The Pact written by Angharad Thompson Rees, directed by Lachlan Mckwilliam
Grace written by Wendy Gough Soroka, directed by PJ Collins
On Queue written by Morey Norkin, directed by Kathryn Stewart
Late for School written by Iain Moss directed by Frank Leggett
Heartbreaker written by Melissa Gravitis, directed by Adelaide Tustian
Dining In written by Jen Vandenbroek, directed by Bella Wellstead
Seeds In Your Pocket written and directed by Fiona Leonard directed by Fiona Leonard
Blossoms written by Di Mifsud, directed by Graham Yates
WEEK 3
29 February - 3 March
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
THE PLAYS:
Bianca's Right of Reply written by Elizabeth Newman, directed by Chantal Harrison
Grandmother's House written by Mark Loewenstern, directed by Elizabeth Newman
Three Sides To Every Story written by Sally Bartley, directed by Dan Maher
Boarding Pass written by Robert Luxford, directed by Neil Moulang
My Younger Self written by Wayne Timms, directed by Chantal Harrison
And In The End written and directed by by Frank Leggett
Audience Participation written by Andrew Thomson, directed by Felix Carlyle
The Wolves written by Corinne Sennitt directed by Damian Asher
My Life as a Shark written and directed by by Eric Nash
Duke and Angelina written by Judith Duncan directed by Haki Crisden
Shakespeare Where Art Thou? written by Paulene Turner
WEEK 4
7 - 10 March
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
THE PLAYS:
Mask written by Adam Szudrich, directed by Gina Cohen
Hers written by Kirrily Annalise, directed by Brett Joachim
Bruno Saw the Doctor written by Cary Pepper, directed by Ash Barb Winter
Desserted! written by Sallyanne Moonga, directed Jonathan Solomon
Working written and directed by Gregory Thorsby
Love and Knots written by Riley Marnell, directed by Craig Bulmer
Superstar written and directed by Jyotsna Jyoti
Bilateral written by Ian McSorley, directed by James Balian
Lost in the Desert written by Carmen Saarelaht, directed by Luke Dal Santo
Kill Your Darlings written and directed by Laurent Auclair
WEEK 5
14 - 17 March
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 5 HERE
THE PLAYS:
The Medium written by Jonathan Solomon, directed by Robin Queree
A Criminal Mind written by Paula Armstrong, directed by Tyler Smith
Is Devon Manufactured written by Ray Coyne, directed by Jasmine Karam
Man to Man written and directed by Vivien Thompson,
Disconnected written by Ruth Fingret, directed by Garreth Cruckshank
Main Character Energy written and directed by Freia Kirkaldy
Break A Leg written by Nita Wolf, directed by Stephen Carnell
WEEK 6
28 - 31 March
7:30pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday & 6:30pm Sunday
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 6 HERE
THE PLAYS:
Bannana Girl written and directed by Paris Rose
Leadership Challenge written by Simon Tonkin, directed by Cindy Giang
Who Dunnit? written by Frances Bowick, directed by Chloe Singleton
Under Eureka written by Adrian Hallam, directed by Daniel Mackenzie
Blind Date written by Ken Levine, directed by Hollie Meyer
Mrs Jones written by Glenn Levett, directed by Chris Snell
Take the Test written by Cindy Neilson, directed by Elyse Zouroudis
A Thing of Hope written by Geraldine Marcellino, self-directed by Brea Macey
WEEK 7
4 - 6 April
7:30pm Thursday & Friday
+ Saturday Double - 2pm and 7:30pm (final performance)
at TURNER HALL - TAFE Ultimo
19 Mary Ann St Ultimo
BUY TICKETS TO WEEK 7 HERE
The Last Cuppa written and directed by Allan West
Bottle for a Special Occasion written by William Kovacsik, directed by David Brown
Prick written by Gina Cohen, directed by Jeremy Godwin
Four Beats to a Bar written and directed by Lisa Kelaher
Entwined written by Nola Bartolo, directed by Wilfred Roach
Synthetic written and directed by Stephen Larkman
Jump written by Suzy Wilds, directed by Josefin Glaadh
Dream Wedding written by Kyle Thompson Oliver Madeline, directed by Usrula Dauenhauer
The Anonymous Ms.J. written by Balarka Banerjee, directed by Aidan O'donnell
The Reading of the Will written by Amanda Lay, directed by Deborah Kearns
Growing Pains written by Chantal Harrison, directed by Jasmin Shojai