Short And Sweet Plays

Short and Sweet, from Thursday, April 4 to Sunday, April 7 features the latest instalment of great new short plays - in delicious 20-minute bites.

Synthetic, written and directed by St Larkman, is a futuristic thriller set in a fourth-generation artificial intelligence laboratory, where things go badly off track.

Jessica Tremblay, David Eisenhauer and Scarlett Brukmann staff or Synthetic Stories Theatre, a product of the 2021 Darlo Drama acting course.

Dream Wedding, written by Madeline Oliver and Kylie Thompson, follows a delusional teen influencer on the way to what she imagines is a modelling gig.

Is it really, though?

Ursula Dauenhauer directs Stephanie Latin and Garreth Cruikshank.

Award-winning Suzy Wilds’ Jump is a tale of tragedy and revenge.

Alice’s son was killed in a car accident and now she’s up on a roof, eye-to-eye with the killer.

Josefin Glaadh directs Elle Dawe, Jaro Murany and Harlee Timms. With original music from Vincent’s Parfitt.

Alison and Doug meet Grandma’s solicitor Mr Darling in The Reading Of The Will.

Many secrets come out, but one condition is simply shocking.

Debbie Kearns directs Christopher Pali, Craig Roberts and Danielle Stein.

Chantal Harrison’s delightful exploration of young, queer love, identity and acceptance - Growing Pains - is self-directed by teen actors James Pantelis and Gemma Russell, assisted by Jasmin Shojai.

Prolific stage and screenwriter, Allan West directs his own latest plate, The Last Cuppa, starring Simon Doctor, Melissa Paris and Jozie Robinson.

When Stan and Ethel sit down to celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary over a nice cup of tea, the conversation doesn’t quite go the way Stan expects.

Bottle for a Special Occasion by William Kovacsik, directed by David Brown, stars Sharni Joan and David Thomas.

“Premium wine recommendations are tricky but stories and good wine are meant to be shared.”

Plus:

• Entwined directed by Wilfred Roach, Pirck by Gina Cohen, directed by Jeremy Godwin;
• Four Beats to the Bar, written and directed by Lisa Kellaher;
• Abe written and directed by David McKay; and
• The Anonymous Ms J, by Balarka Banerjee, directed by Aidan O’Donnell.

Short and Sweet will begin at 7:30 pm from Thursday, April 4 to Saturday, April 6 and from 6:30 pm on Sunday, April 7.

Visit https://buytickets.at/shortsweetsydney for full information and tickets.

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