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THEATRE-2017

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Parson Jack

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Parson Jack

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece
    Parson Jack, prompted by his wife, Millicent, struggles for fresh ideas for his Sunday sermon. He is provoked to take an imaginative leap by two raisins who transform into quarrelsome dancing grapes. To his wife’s delight, Jack discovers irrepressible characters to entertain the children, instead of a moral tale.
  • Created By

    Writer Des Rainey (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Hilari Anderson & Jessica Rigold

  • Cast

    Trevor Sharp
    Jessica Rigold
    Carla Newton
    Erin O’Flaherty

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Nice AND Honest

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Nice AND Honest

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  • About The Piece

    Natalie is a lady who works very, VERY hard. Phil is used to doing as he’s told. A story about misconceptions, preconceptions and misunderstandings.

  • Created By

    Writer Ashton Brown (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Ashton Brown

  • Independent Theatre Company
    Self Deprecating Eclecticism
  • About the Director

    Self Deprecating Eclecticism is owned and operated by Comedian and Playwright Ashton Brown. They focus on writing and producing stand up comedy shows and independent theatre.

  • Cast

    Ashton Brown
    Megan Grinlinton

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Vietnam Zippos

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Vietnam Zippos

Week 1  |  12 – 16 September

 

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  • About The Piece

    The trajectory of the Vietnam war, as told by the inscriptions the soldiers engraved, on the Zippo lighters they carried. Inspired by Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers’ Engravings and Stories 1965-1973 by Sherry Buchanan.

  • Created By

    Writer J. Weintraub (Chicago, USA)
    Director Sandy Chatterjee

  • About the Director

    This is Sandy’s 4th S+S Auckland. She has spent the major part of her theatre career working with Prayas Theatre Company, and has been recently expanding her repertoire!

  • Cast

    Anisha Bhattacharya
    Catherine Maunsell
    Graham Vincent
    Kelaan Schlöffel-Armstrong

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Date Moves

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Date Moves

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece

    “It’s a Match!”

    You and Bob have liked each other.

    Send Message?

    Keep Playing?

    Tell Your Friends.

  • Created By

    Writers A. Loton (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Arlo Green

  • About the Director

    Arlo Green returned from the UK late last year and has been involved with several productions since, including Summer Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’, YASC’s adaptation of the Merry Wives of Windsor, ATC’s production of ‘BOYS’ and most recently Silo Theatre’s ‘A Streetcar named Desire’ helmed by the Incredible Shane Bosher. This is Arlo’s New Zealand directorial debut.

  • Cast

    Kyle Shields
    Ava Diakhaby
    Thomas Fink-Jensen

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The Apple

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

The Apple

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  • About The Piece
    “The Apple” takes us through the experience of 4 travellers going through customs and border control of an international airport. Based on real stories, this play shows a situation of a kind that none of us would like to go through. With a sense of humour, it reflects about themes like racial profiling and border control restrictions.
  • Created By

    Writers Babel Theatre in colaboration with Mallika Krishnamurthy (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Daniel Fernandez

  • Independent Theatre Company
    Babel Theatre
  • About the Company
    Babel Theatre is a colaborative company created in 2017 with the idea of using cultural diversity as creative tool. Based on devising techniques, the company intertwines a variety of backgrounds and skills, like physical theatre, music and circus, to create stories that ask questions about the world that we live in. The members of Babel are experienced performers that met in the 2016 Culture Clash Project at TAPAC, Auckland. Through sharing their personal cultural identities (Spain, India, Filippines, Singapour, New Zealand) and skills, they are commited to create unique collective stories.
  • Cast

    Dianne Davenport
    Dhruv Mody
    Donna Dacuno
    Adriana Yianacou
    Daniel Fernandez

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One Day in ISIS

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

One Day in ISIS

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece
    With their missions laid out and arms at the ready, it’s a big day of action for a small group of jihadists.
  • Created By

    Writer Lisette de Jong (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Lisette de Jong

  • Independent Theatre Company

    Little L Productions

  • About the Company

    Little L productions has produced four plays for previous Short+Sweet festivals, and the web series “It’s Mel!” This year the company welcomes Sahil Arora, Imran Khan and Raj Singh. Raj has acted in short films and on stage in previous Short+Sweet’s, garnering excellent reviews. Imran and Sahil have short film experience under their belts and are stepping onto the Short + Sweet stage for the first time, bringing their passion for acting and a desire to entertain, which is what we are all about.

  • Cast

    Mark Scott
    Raj Singh
    Imran Khan
    Sahil Arora

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The Visit

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AUCKLAND

The Visit

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece

    Mother, father, daughter, murderer – four lives intertwined by a tragedy of their own making; a story of inner pain and dangerous secrets. An il-fated reunion reveals more than anyone imagined or dared to believe as David and Fleur confront their daughter’s killer in a desperate quest for answers.

  • Created By

    Writer Anthony Gibbons (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Anthony Gibbons
    Co- Director Patricia Wichman
     

  • Independent Theatre Company

    Thirty-Six Productions

  • About the Company

    Newcomer to Auckland’s theatre scene, Thirty-Six Productions, is a collaboration between four emerging talents Bonnie, Glenn, Anthony and Mai. Having shared the stage in several previous outings with The Cutting Edge Drama Company the quartet break new ground in their debut Short and Sweet performance with an original piece that’s destined to shock.

  • Cast

    Anthony Gibbons
    Bonnie Warner-Blackburn
    Glenn Richard
    Mai AlSharaf

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Annie Rexsha

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Annie Rexsha

Week 1  |  12 – 16 September

 

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  • About The Piece
    Want to change your life? Annie has the disease for you! ANOREXIA! Annie can make you happier, healthier and best of all SKINNIER!* For just the cost of a ticket, learn all the TOP SECRET CELEB tricks from this CELEBRITY life coach.

*No evidence and no guarantees.
  • Created By

    Writer Dominique Bela (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Cherie Moore

  • About the Director
    Cherie is a professional actor, singer, and vocal coach working in Auckland NZ. She has a degree in Drama and English from Auckland University and went to drama school at The Actors’ Program. She is a founding member and co-director of Last Tapes Theatre Company. She is passionate, professional, and lots of fun to work with. Cherie directed Hamish Annan in 93% at Short and Sweet in 2016.
  • Cast

    Dominique Bela

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A Spark Within

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

A Spark Within

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece
    This monologue reflects a true friendship spanning 60 years. A medical event changed everything. Four years later, facing a new challenge and missing my friend’s insights, I drove to the beach to watch the sunrise. I was caught up in it’s blinding light and began to dance and sing a song about her. When I sang it to her an unexpected spark was ignited.
  • Created By

    Writer Pauline Grogan (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Pauline Grogan

  • About the Director
    On her 70th birthday, Pauline launched and published her third book, “Songs of Life” at the Pumphouse, Takapuna. In her 60th year, Pauline’s life story premiered as a One Woman Theatre play, “500 Letters” in Auckland. In her 50’s Pauline published: Beyond the Veil and A View from Within. She was awarded “Woman of the Year” by North Shore Women’s Centre, Auckland. She received the Paul Harris Fellow award through the East Coast Bay’s Rotary Club, Auckland. 50 years in Education continues to enrich her role as an Inspirational speaker and Marriage and Funeral celebrant.
  • Cast

    Pauline Grogan

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Don’t Dream It. Be It.

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SHORT + SWEET THEATRE
AUCKLAND

Don’t Dream It. Be It.

Week 2  |  19 – 23 September

 

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  • About The Piece

    Move over Tony Robbins, there’s a new name in motivational speaking and that name is Dr Frank’n’Furter. His electric debut show, “Don’t Dream It. Be It” has been moistening seats throughout the galaxy with its sexy blend of flirtation and Frankness. Audiences are shivering with anticipation…

  • Created By

    Writer Will Moffatt (Auckland, NZ)
    Director Daniel Pengelly

  • About the Director

    Daniel Pengelly holds a Masters in Theatre Arts (Directing) from Toi Whakaari & Victoria University. He was the Associate Director of The Court Theatre from 2014-2016. He is the new Creative Director of Centrepoint as of February 2017.

  • Cast

    TBC

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