3 Feb 2025 to 18 May 2025
12 Sep 2025
When
Thursday, February 15, 2024 to Sunday, May 5, 2024
Where
Turner Hall
19 Mary Ann St, Ultimo NSW 2007
SYDNEY NSW 2000
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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 A BETTER PLACE, TEN-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
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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
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PEOPLES CHOICE SHOWCASE (Semi Final)
CREW CUT FINAL (Semi Final)
WILDCARD FINAL (Weekly Judges Runner Up)
PRODUCTION TEAM
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