• Artistic Director (Short+Sweet): Alex Broun
• Producer: Karen Keegan
• Executive Director: Mark Cleary
• Running Time: 90 minutes plus 20-minute interval

One of the most exciting innovations in Australian theatre in recent years has been the explosion of the short play genre, developed under the banner of Short+Sweet. Each play runs for a maximum of only ten minutes and this year Glen Street is proud to present nine of the best national award-winning plays. In just one night you will enjoy an amazing range of variety and drama. Comedy, romance, betrayal, sex, murder and true love – and that’s just the first ten minutes!

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 engage and entertain.

Shorter+Sweeter includes Mandragora by David Sharpe, Trough by Richard Graham, 10,000 Cigarettes by Alex Broun, Perfect Stillness by Jane Miller, Hi, it’s me, I’m on the train by Victorian writer Cerise de Gelder, 49 Stories about Brian Mackenzie by US writer Gregory Hardigan, The Rehearsal by Michael Kalenderian, Upwardly by Mark Clearly and Sleepless Night by Jonathon Gavin.

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