SHORT + SWEET is the “Biggest little play festival in the world” is turning twenty this year in its hometown of Sydney. SHORT + SWEET can be experienced at the Tom Mann Theatre in Surry Hills NSW.
 

(1) TO THOSE I LEFT BEHIND
Drama as these three wise teachers, all at different stages in their careers, are wisely deciding all the reasons to exit teaching.
Written and Directed by Kate Jirelle
ITC = Riegen Creek Creative House
STARRING –
Kate Jirelle – Amy
Annette van Roden – Cathy
Tricia Youlden – Beatrice

(2) THE HOLIEST OF SACRAMENTS
Interesting first communion confessions, delicious comedy, the clever priest versus the cleverer seven year old girl.
Written by Patricia Connelly
Directed by Sally Evans
STARRING –
Lily Savelli – Molly
Rodney Parker – Father Hearn

(3) BUS STOP
Friendship message piece, at the local Bus Stop, two lonely people meet repeatedly over time.
Written by Philip Clay
Directed by Felix Carlyle
STARRING –
Christine Greenough – Edith
Brendan McBride – Mark

(4) FLAT MEAT SOCIETY
Perfectly cast. Finally a road kill food business, award winning food with fabulous feral flavours and now good enough to publish their first “road kill cookbook”.
Written by Tom Coash
Directed by Emma Carolina-Wolf
STARRING –
Brooke Ryan – Dee

INTERVAL

(5) TEMPESTUOUS
THE TEMPEST re-imagined and gracefully performed, for just the worst ever nuisance/noisy audience.
Written by Eliane Morel
Directed by “The Company”
ITC = The Very Bard Sisters
STARRING –
Daniel Cordeaux – Prospero
Elizabeth Newman – Ariel
Linda Calgaro – Shirley
Soledad Cordeaux – Penny
Craig Roberts – Stage Manager

(6) THE LAST TABOO
Adultery comedy of yet another kind, and all secrets discussed, and so will their adulterous marriage need to fail.
Written by Tom Jensen
Directed by Peter Gizariotis
STARRING –
David Loney – Terry
Erica Nelson – Pam

(7) UNREASONABLE SITUATIONS
Very clever comedy, the setting is a public place that prohibits alcohol consumption, with one Police person versus the one Drunk who is spying on her adulterous husband.
Written by Lindsey Brown
Directed by Tui Clark
STARRING –
Michela Noonan – Officer Kent
Olga Tamara – Lorin

(8) OH NANNA!
Family Retirement comedy delight, and now all making, all the money with adult web-cams.
Written by Nicole Smith
Directed by Ian Fletcher
ITC = Nicole Smith Productions
STARRING –
Rosie Crossing – Louise Rebecca
Fletcher – Lauren Tayah
Gulyas – Carla
Ken Fletcher – Mr Brown
Aurel Vasilescu – Dad

EXPECT – Some plays may contain “crude indecent” adult themes, and strong highly offensive profanities, offensive/coarse language, offensive foul material/themes, moderate alcohol usage, and issues relating to trauma. Recommended only for persons over the age of 18.

SHORT AND SWEET THEATRE – 2022 SYDNEY GALA FINALS WEEK @ AMPA TOM MANN THEATRE – – –

SHORT + SWEET “The Biggest Little Festival in the World!”

Short+Sweet Theatre (@ Tom Mann Theatre) Academy of Music and Performing Arts (AMPA) 136 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, NSW

SHORT+SWEET THEATRE – 2022 SYDNEY GALA FINALS WEEK from 21st October 2022 until 23rd October 2022

TICKETS – https://www.stagecenta.com/showid/7813/theatreid/2175/BkShowBooking.aspx

WEBSITE – https://shortandsweet.org/festivals/shortsweet-theatre-sydney-2022

FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/shortsweetsydney/

INSTAGRAM – https://www.instagram.com/shortsweetfest/

 

 

 

THE 2022 SHORT AND SWEET WINNERS ARE –

The ‘biggest little play festival in the world’ has concluded its 20th successful year in Sydney with a sell-out Gala Awards finale during October 2022.

The hit franchise – SHORT AND SWEET – was founded in Sydney’s inner west 21 years ago and now exported to the world – always showcasing the ‘best of the fest’ at the Tom Mann Theatre in Surry Hills and followed up with the annual awards. Fittingly, it concluded just as Short+Sweet Hollywood finals commence – half a world away.

Best Production Judges’ Choice was local writer, actor-director Kate Jirelle’s alternately joyful and moving “To Those I Left Behind” – a tribute to the loyalty and love of teachers for their students and their profession. Directed by St Clair’s Jirelle, it starred herself, Parramatta’s Annette van Roden and Tricia Youlden of Kings Cross.

Best Script and Best Production People’s Choice (audience voted) awards went to the quirky, feel-good “Flat Meat Society” by Tom Coash (US), directed by Emma Carolina-Woolf (West Pennant Hills) and starring Booke Ryan (Camperdown) as a West Virginia woman on her way to fame and fortune – but losing the love of her life – as she perfects a very unconventional style of cooking . . .

Best Director award went to Ian Fletcher of Emu Plains whose hilarious “Oh Nanna!” featured an all-western Sydney team: writer Nicole Smith (Kings Langley) director Fletcher, Rosie Crossing of Blaxland (as a daring, sexy granny.), with Rebecca Fletcher (Emu Plains), Ken Fletcher (Penrith), Tayah Gulyas (Cranebrook) and Aurel Vasilescu (St Clair). “Nanna has more fun and games than retirement on her mind . . . and . . . on the web.”

Honoured as inductees to the Actors’ Circle for fine performances were Camperdown’s Brooke Ryan (Flat Meat Society), Lilyfield’s Olga Tamara (Unreasonable Situations), 18-year-old Ginger Fitzhardinge of Balgowlah (Best Kept Secret), Brendan McBride and Beacon Hill’s Christine Greenough (both for Bus Stop).

Other finalists featured were Tempestuous, The Last Taboo and (by invitation, as it could not attend the semi-finals) Red Yellow Blue by the late young talent Joseph Atkins. His mother, celebrated dancer, actor and choreographer Sheree da Costa (Avalon), directed the piece in which St Clair’s Kate Jirelle also appeared, alongside Northmead’s Aiden McKenzie (friend and collaborator of the writer). “A couple negotiate the morning after a ‘messy’ date.”.

In congratulating winners, all participants and thanking his production colleagues, SHORT AND SWEET Festival Director Nick Hardcastle said this year’s festival was “a triumph of creativity, inspiration – and perspiration. – over adversity”.

“After two years of Covid-19 and last year’s successful – but five times rescheduled – SHORT AND SWEET festival, it has been hugely satisfying to bring this magical internationally loved fest back to its home in Sydney and enthusiastic audiences. We all look forward to the next exciting adventure . . . ten minutes at a time.”