Wednesday the 28th of July at 8pm - Recommended 15+ Contains strong language and adult themes Something for everyone in 10 minutes! Comedy, romance and betrayal. Sex, murder and true love. And that’s just for starters. SHORTER+SWEETER is on tour with the world’s tastiest tiny theatrical treats! Short+Sweet is ‘the biggest little play festival in the world’ with festivals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Malaysia and Singapore. SHORTER+SWEETER showcases some of the very best works from recent festivals, written by Australia’s hottest writers, presented by our finest directors and starring a cast of brilliant actors. The selection features the controversial, the rib-tickling, the absurd and the sexy in a unique 10-minute play formula that is bound to please every taste.
Plays on Tour:
Mandragora by David Sharp
This piece deals with a young man recovering from a serious car accident. As his fragmented memory comes back, he struggles to separate what he remembers from what his mind is telling him. “A challenging and fascinating piece of theatre.” AussieTheatre.com
Trough by Richard Graham
‘No one gives a duck’s nuts about piss lollies Frank!’ This the trough’s grizzled elder must convince his young charges that even urinal deodorising blocks can garner respect. 10,000 Cigarettes by Alex Broun
An invigorating rumination on the most prevalent modern drug. The magic white cylinder. Perfect for any occasion. Care for a fantasy? A provocative internationally popular comedy by one of Australia’s – and the world’s – most successful writers of short plays. Perfect Stillness by Jane Miller
How well do you know your partner? A bitter-sweet confection about the little white lies lovers tell one another to keep a relationship going. Hi, it’s me, I’m on the train by Vicorian writer Cerise de Gelder
Brenda’s leaving. Sharon’s in crisis, Mick’s on the town, Tony’s on a mission and Sean’s breaking up. Tartly observed commentary on how mobile phones have made some of our most intimate moments strangely public. 49 stories about Brian Mackenzie by US writer Gregory Hardigan
Shows the beauty, simplicity and fragility of an ordinary person and an everyday event. 49 stories recalibrates one’s perspective in ten extraordinary minutes.
“Knowing; transporting; sensitive; sensational! Sheer emboldened originality, freshness, innovation and depth of emotion.” AussieTheatre.com A safe pair of hands by Sydney writer Pat Sheil
Winner of Short+Sweet Sydney 2009 starring Aussie stage and screen legend John Derum in the award-winning role he created. An Anzac digger recalls his own bizarre ‘true recollection’ of the Simpson legend. Running Time: 85 minutes plus interval  
Major sponsor of Short+Sweet 
Tickets: Adults $35, Concession $33, FOMPAC $30, Group Booking $32, ALCOA Staff $32, Bendigo Bank $32 |