Short and Sweet Melbourne
Wildcard Finals: "Game On"; "Revenge"; and "Delayed", all photos by Christine Pizzuti.
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Country and Region | Australia — Victoria |
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Type of Festival | Drama |
Location of Festival | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Festival Contact Information | Contact Joanne at |
Festival Description | Created more than a decade ago by Sydneysider Mark Cleary, Short+Sweet Festivals now run across Australia as well as six other countries worldwide. Short+Sweet is renowned for nurturing new talent, with a number of artists going on to perform at national and international Fringe Festivals and musicals, and win major awards. |
Festival Dates | November 20 - December 9, 2012 |
Festival Links | http://www.shortandsweet.org/shortsweet-theatre/our-festivals/melbourne |
Festival Events:
Highlights 2012:
- Award-winning Melbourne actor and impro-artist extraordinaire, Jenny Lovell, in In The Parlour
- Up-and-coming actor / director Matt O’Reilly in Ringwood ** Taylor Klaus in My Little Shtetl, the life story of Taylor Klaus’s 98-year-old grandma, told partly in Yiddish with the backing of a Klezmer band.
- New dance works by international award-winning choreographers Charmaine Dully (Canada, Ireland) and Lina Limonsani (Chunky Move, Australian Dance Theatre; Scotland, Holland)
- ‘Creature of the night’, Zak Love, featuring costumes designed by Poly Filla
- Tragicomical bride, Lucy Gransbury, in Dragostea Mea
- Star of Rock Of Ages, Rachel Dunham, playing Oprah Winfrey in Oprahfication
- Cabaret favourite Kitty Bang (Kate Boston Smith) in A Very Kitty Christmas
- An understudy who dreams of finally getting the top gig, new mum Amanda Buckley in Hayley Burton — Ready To Role.
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Practical Info:
Venue:
- Chapel off Chapel
12 Little Chapel Street
Prahran, Victoria - http://www.chapeloffchapel.com.au
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