Lynn Belvedere

SHORT AND SWEET THEATRE – 2024 SYDNEY WEEK SIX @ TURNER HALL THEATRE


SHORT AND SWEET SYDNEY THEATRE FESTIVAL – 2024 WEEK SIX @ TURNER HALL THEATRE

S+S SYDNEY 2024 Heat #6

Thursday 28th March 2024 until Sunday 31st March 2024

The world’s biggest short play festival is back in Sydney.

SHORT AND SWEET Sydney 2024 aims to focus on new and unique ideas with an added emphasis on spotlighting the individual writers behind their works and their process.

Short+Sweet 2024 is a celebration of play writing, plus the creation of original theatre.

Over 70 plays are featured in the span of just eight weeks, and all are competing for a spot in the Gala Finals, where we award the best of the best.

Huge range of clever new works brought to the forefront, sharp comedies, existential dramas, surreal horror, poetry, musical, political and inspirational narratives drive the eight week season.

Prizes are awarded weekly (at each Sunday show), with dedicated programs to spotlight, some of the brightest creatives in the community, and a brand new award category for those original works, that have a truly unique concept.

WEEK six PROGRAM

Thursday 28th March 2024 until Sunday 31st March 2024

1 LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Written by Simon Tonkin (East Gosford, NSW)
Directed by Cindy Giang (Revesby, NSW)
STARRING – Damien Noyce (Environment Minister), Grace Chau (Junior Minister), Kurt Bayley (Transport Minister) and Jody Crooks (Communications Minister)
Clever and awful comedy play, showing the deadly trust issues, of the one federal political party.

2 MRS JONES
ITC = Peoples Choice Winner – CRASH TEST DRAMA SYDNEY 2023
Written by Glenn Levett (Kings Langley NSW)
Directed by Chris Snell (West Hoxton NSW)
STARRING – Kross Sardis (Alexander), Neilson Brown (Matthew) and Anna Rushmer (Mrs Jones)
Matthew and Mrs Jones, weird first date dramedy, with over supply of well-worn one-liners, and with the waiter clearly telegraphing the secret ending.

3 A THING OF HOPE
Written by Geraldine Marcellino
Directed by T Brea Macey
STARRING – Brea Macey
Excellent and interesting female monologue, performed in one voice. Perfectly cast and deliciously directed. This young woman is homeless, delivering both Comedy and Drama, discovering hope and inner meaning, in her naming cloud formations. Yes your patience is needed, satirical, sometimes amusing, but her reality is very complex.

4 TAKE THE TEST

Written by Cindy Neilson (Dubbo, NSW)
Directed by Elyse Zouroudis (Sydney, NSW)
STARRING – Callum Slater (Patrick), Camille Gerrard (Sarah), Billy Allagiannis (Jaime) and Ella Roper (Rosie)
Drunk picnic comedy, suggesting cheating with written permission, and turns into drama. Open relationships always fail.

INTERVAL of 15 MINUTES

5 BLIND DATE
Written by Ken Levine (USA)
Directed by Hollie Meyer (Annandale, NSW)
STARRING – Kathy Luu and Philippe Klaus
Blind dating strangers, their first date with comedy eating experience IN THE DARK. Audience comedy favourite, at the opening night performance.

6 BANANA GIRL
ITC = Best Production Runner Up – SHORT+SWEET ILLAWARRA 2023
Written and directed by Paris Rosemont (Sydney NSW)
STARRING – Paris Rosemont (Banana Girl)
Perfectly cast, this is a very clever, short story monologue. My life as a Thai Woman, with swearing, drama, poetry and performance in two voices.

7 UNDER EUREKA
Written by Adrian Hallam (Wagga Wagga NSW)
Directed by Daniel MacKenzie (Lilyfield NSW)
STARRING – Simon Pearce (Patrick), Sam Water (Robert), Oscar Baird (Dermot), Heather Tleige (Colleen) and Josephine Lee (Young Boy)
History and drama, with Irish miners, set in Victoria in 1854, during the Australian goldrush at EUREKA.

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

Pix by Luke Berman.

SHORT AND SWEET THEATRE – 2024 SYDNEY WEEK SIX @ TURNER HALL THEATRE

Thursday 28th March 2024 until Sunday 31st March 2024

SHORT + SWEET ‘The Biggest Little Festival in the World!’

TICKETS – https://www.tickettailor.com/events/shortsweetsydney/

WEBSITE – https://shortandsweet.org/festivals/shortsweet-sydney-theatre-festival-2024

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

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

PROGRAMME – https://sydneyartsguide.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WEEK-6-SHORT-SWEET-SYDNEY-2024-PROGRAMME.pdf

This festival is proudly partnered with TAFE NSW

Photography/Filming is not permitted during performances

Multiple dates and times.
WHEN
Thursday 15th February 2024 until Sunday 5th May 2024
WHERE
TAFE building B – location is upstairs B1.04.HALL
Turner Hall
19 Mary Ann Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007
Near to the corner of Harris Street

SYDNEY NSW Australia

HANDICAPPED ACCESS and LIFT available from the ground floor – at rear entrance to the building.

SYDNEY BUSES 501 from RAILWAY SQUARE, to Harris Street Bus Stop.

 

 

 

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -