Short + Sweet Melbourne 2008

Presented by the Arts Centre, Short + Sweet Melbourne is the biggest and best annual 10-minute theatre competition! Every year hundreds of writers, actors and directors get involved and 2008 will prove to be no exception...

"..a smorgesbord of snappy plays proudly catering to audiences with the attention span of a goldfish." The Australian
“…energy and originality. Short +Sweet is a buzz.” The Age

Tickets for the competition will be on sale from mid-September - WATCH THIS SPACE!

There are several components to Short + Sweet:

CALL FOR ENTRIES
* Call for scripts from writers around Australia closed on Monday 4 August. Selected entries will be announced shortly but if you missed the August deadline to enter your script - click here to enter it into Short + Sweet Sydney instead!
* Proposals fromIndependent Theatre Ensembles Proposals, actors and directors closed Friday 22 August.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS
* Shortlisted theatre scripts will be annouced during October for both individual entries and Independent Theatre Ensembles.
* Directors & Actors auditions will commence through September.

COMPETITION
* Performances of the chosen works will run from 3 - 20 December 2008 at the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio. Cast your own vote on the productions and help us shape the future of Australian theatre!

COMPETITION FORMAT 3 - 20 December
WEEK 1: Ten of the top selected works will be presented nightly (Wed -Sat) at 8pm with ten more 'Wildcard' works presented in one performance on the Saturday at 2pm
WEEK 2: Ten of the top selected works from Independent Theatre Ensembles will be presented every night at 8pm.
WEEK 3: Ten more of the top selected works will be presented nightly (Wed -Sat) at 8pm with ten more 'Wildcard' works presented in one performance on the Saturday at 2pm

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Short + Sweet™ was conceived by Mark Cleary, developed by Alex Broun and first produced at Newtown Theatre, Sydney.