Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre 2023

MAKING THE WORLD A MORE CREATIVE PLACE - TEN MINUTES AT A TIME

Short+Sweet Illawarra - one of our most respected and successful little festivals - returns for its fifth year under the leadership of experienced Festival Director and Wollongong resident Luke Berman. Short+Sweet Illawarra returns with its Top 20 season of ten-minute theatre, with the best plays as voted by audience and judges advancing to our rejuvinaterd Short+Sweet Sydney Festival in early 2024.
 

The Illawarra is a known theatre heartland, a rare melting pot of performance artists. Short+Sweet seeks to provide an accessbile platform for everyone to share their stories through Theatre, Film and Cabaret and add to the dynamic creative ecosystem that is thriving in this beautiful part of NSW's south coast.

 

Check out our Short+Sweet Illawarra Festival Trailer on YouTube

WEEK 1 PLAYS
The Colours in the Flames
You Should See A Doctor
Death Pops In
Banana Girl
Does the Means Justify the End?
Main Character Energy
The Waiting Room

WEEK 2 PLAYS
Audience Participation
Chick O Clock
Like Stars Exploding
Normality
Seeds In Your Pocket
Somebody That I Used to Know
The Concierge
The Dutiful Daughter
The Quilt
Worlds

ILLAWARRA FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 2023

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WILDCARDS: ILLAWARRA FILM FESTIVAL | 7:30PM Friday 5 August
FILIPINO FINALS: MANILA/CEBU FILM FESTIVAL (Australian Advanced Screening) | 3:00PM Sunday 6 August
ILLAWARRA THEATRE FESTIVAL WEEK 1 | 7:30PM 10-12 August 
ILLAWARRA CABARET & VOICES SHOWCASE | Sunday 13 August
ILLAWARRA THEATRE FESTIVAL WEEK 2 | 7:30PM 17 - 19 August

FINALS SEASON
ILLAWARRA GALA FINAL SHOWCASE  | 25 - 26 August
ILLAWARRA FILM FESTIVAL FINALS | 27 August

ILLAWARRA WEBSITE LINKS

SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA THEATRE FESTIVAL / GALA FINAL SHOWCASE | CLICK HERE
SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA FILM FESTIVAL | CLICK HERE
SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA DANCE FESTIVAL | CLICK HERE
SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA CABARET  | CLICK HERE
SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA VOICES | CLICK HERE

Festival Enquiries to luke.berman@shortandsweet.org

New Festival Information Form

Welcome to the Short+Sweet Family!

Please answer the questions as best you can with the information you currently have. 

When you submit your form, you will see an evil red error message at the top that says "Unable to send email" - do not worry, your form has been successfully submitted. This is a bug on the website, and something you will need to be fully aware of while running your festival. Your artists are going to come across this so you'll need to always be communicating its presence there, similar to what I'm doing with you now.

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Please tell us when your festival performance strand will start and finish, and how many Films you plan on screening. If your dates change, you can edit these yourself later, but we do need to enter a start and an end date for you, even if this is just a "best-guess" at this stage. (Ex. Top 30 | 1st to 27th September (including a Gala finals)
Please tell us when your festival performance strand will start and finish, and how many acts you plan on producing in total. If your dates change, you can edit these yourself later, but we do need to enter a start and an end date for you, even if this is just a "best-guess" at this stage. (Ex. Top 30 | 1st to 27th September (including a Gala finals)
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Short+Sweet Cebu Film Festival

MAKING THE WORLD A MORE CREATIVE PLACE - TEN MINUTES AT A TIME
The world's largest little festival has finally arrived in Cebu, the heart of the Visayas! Entries to our film festival are open to all Cebuano and Filipino filmmakers, with the best films selected to be screen in Cebu in our inaugural film festival October 2023.
In keeping with the Short+Sweet tradition, all films must be 10 minutes or less and can be shot and edited on any device. There are no more limits other than your imagination.

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN - SUBMIT YOUR SHORT FILM HERE

The Short+Sweet Cebu Festival will be screened in three groupings - Cebuano Films, Filipino Films and International Films, with the winning films as voted by judges and audience to progress to the finals in Manila, and will also be screened in our Film Festivals in Illawarra, Essex and some may even be selected to be screened in Hollywood!

Background to Short+Sweet Founded in 2002 by Mark Cleary, Short+Sweet began as a small festival of 10-minute plays in Sydney, Australia. Since this time, this unique brand has extended to multiple performance mediums; from theatre to dance, cabaret to Bollywood, musicals to stand-up comedy; all maintaining the single rule, being 10 minutes or less. Short+Sweet has made a huge impact on the Australian theatre scene through developing new, original work with emerging artists and providing a platform for established artists to showcase their talents. The expansion of Short+Sweet within Australia has also taken short-form theatre internationally, with ever increasing popularity and ever increasing festivals. Short+Sweet is currently active across the USA, Australia, India, Philippines, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, with growth planned for additional cities in these countries, as well as across the UK and Europe.

Enquiries, contact Festival Director Luke Berman (Australia) - luke.berman@shortandsweet.org

Content Creator (Manila) EOI 2023

CONTENT CREATOR (Manila) | Contract Position (ongoing)
Salary to be negotiated

Short+Sweet, the world's largest short play festival is looking for a talented and enthusiastic online content designer and administration assistant to join our team.

The position involves designing marketing material, from concept to layout, and assisting the company in a variety of administrative tasks.

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Short+Sweet Theatre Essex 2023

The biggest little play festival in the world is back again in Essex. After last years amazing festival, Short+Sweet Essex Theatre will be held at The Billericay theatre 7th - 23rd September 2023. Short+Sweet will showcase a variety of 10-minute plays to delight your tastebuds, with talented actors, writers and directors showcasing their skills and bringing you a wonderful season of short theatre. 

Our vision is simple – a more creative world 10 minutes at a time! 

GET INVOLVED

We are inviting all writers to create a 10-minute script, all directors to direct a 10-minute play and of course, all actors to perform in our 10-minute play festival. Independent theatre companies are also invited to enter. Short+Sweet is a global festival brand, presenting highly successful theatre and film festivals around the world. It is a unique opportunity for emerging, developing and established artists to increase their skills of creation and performance. 
The Short+Sweet festival is a wonderful tool for writers, directors and actors who want to share their voice and talent in a professional environment and venue. Its goal is to become a powerful tool for diversity in the entertainment industry, as well as providing a way to discover new or established local talent by engaging more people in the live theatre experience.  

We invite writers and ITC's to submit a script and directors to register. Whether you are established or first-time, it is open to anyone who wants to have a go. There are no limits to the creativity or content of your scripts, only that it can be performed in 10 minutes or under.   

If you have a passion for the theatre and would like to be a part of a great team, we have roles waiting for you behind the scenes in production, props, front of house, sponsorship and more! We also have some amazing opportunities for partnership and sponsorship. So, if you and your organisation would like to get involved then please let us know - we'd love to hear from you! 

Our Lineup for the 2022 SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA FILM FESTIVAL FINALS

The grand finale of our 2022 Short+Sweet Illawarra Theatre and Film Festival is finally here, and we have 30 films from Australian, International and Illawarra filmmakers ready to tantalise your senses.

Short+Sweet Illawarra Film Festival Finals
ONE DAY ONLY
Sunday 25th September 2022
Bridge Street Theatre 

24 Bridge Street Consiton (Wollongong NSW Australia)
Tickets $35 (inc snacks at interval)
Tickets are available at the door (cash or tap)

Our Finals Lineup:

ACT 1
AUSTRALIAN FILM GROUP

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SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA THEATRE FESTIVAL 2022

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