short and sweet week 8

I  caught up with the final week of heats of the main Short and Sweet theatre program.

As always, the playwrights explored an impressive,  diverse range of subjects in interesting ways. The success of their explorations came down  to how …

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short and sweet week 7

Thank goodness that the short play ‘Level 2’ was performed before interval on Friday night! I was ready to leave the theatre after the first four plays, and then this brilliant piece, written by Mike McRae, blew my mind! This …

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short and sweet week 6

What a great night at the theatre!

The Biggest Little Play Festival in the World is in the sixth week of its eight week run, and it just seems to get better every week. Each night, the audience is asked …

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short and sweet wildcards week 5

Wildcards Programme Week 5 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 Festival, had nine new short plays this afternoon.  A little bit of clever comedy with some drama to entertain, and to make you think and to challenge your imagination.

JUSTICE by Dona …

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short and sweet top 80 week 5

TOP 80 Week 5 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 – a most excellent adventure in theatre this week with eleven plays, each less than ten minutes.

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS was written, directed and performed by Mark Fowler. Outsourcing comedy at it …

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short and sweet dance gala final

This was the culmination of two very exciting weeks and four companies with some extraordinary performances, the selection of this year’s best and audience favourites. For some reason at the matinee I attended two works listed were not performed.

There …

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short and sweet dance: company c

Company C of Short+Sweet dance continues the exciting season with twelve more short works. Overall there was some very interesting work, but I found several of the pieces unclear and perhaps in  need of more development and polishing .

The …

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short and sweet wildcards week 4

Wildcards Program Week 4 of Short+Sweet Sydney 2014 Festival, has eleven short plays, and yes one playwright,  for irony, decided to cleverly misuse “exit pursued by a bear”.

ENTER MAC, DS by Johnm Levine. Director: Olivia Clement. CAST: Mark Nagle, …

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short and sweet dance- company d

Company D of Short + Sweet dance showcased some very strong, exciting work that was full of challenging, thought provoking discoveries.

It opened with a film entry ,‘Traces’ choreographed by Graeme Spencer. Traces of memories of movement in haunted rooms …

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short and sweet week 4: top 80

Short and Sweet Sydney continues its 2014 annual festival, full of fresh talent this week, with another TEN Top 80 short plays, with a number of absolutely stand-out performances.

ABEL C. MANN, PROCESSED OFFSHORE- apparently ‘acting is a mugs game’ …

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