THEATRE-2019

When a woman shares her excitement over her long-awaited and much-wanted pregnancy, she is full of fun and joy over motherhood. Happy to let strangers touch her belly, she feels a baby belongs to everyone because we all celebrate new life and potential. When the pregnancy does not quite go to plan, she has to relive the experience and explore the highs as well as the depths of pregnancy. A one-woman show.

Writer Tanya M. Wheeler (Auckland, NZ)

Director Annie Whittaker

Cafe Theatre, formed in 2018, is proud to present its second play for Short+Sweet, the first ‘Close Enough’, directed by Carl Drake, a cute play about a cat and a kitten observing their humans mating was well received. This years play, directed by Annie Whittaker, is Annie’s second Short & Sweet, having previously directed a play in 2014. Annie has both community and professional experience in theatre in Auckland, and is currently working on projects for Dolphin Theatre, and is an executive member of the Auckland Community Theatre Trust and co-ordinates their SHOWDOWN theatre competition for senior high school students.

Having met online, Alison and Jamie are meeting irl for the first time. In what becomes an unintentional double date, we are privy to their inner conflict as, without devices to hide behind, they face the terror that is a first date. What could possibly go wrong?

Writer David Osborne

Director Matthew Diesch

ITC Jump Cut

Jump Cut is a new company and Double Date is the first work it has produced. Our ethos is summed up in two questions to determine if a project has been successful: “Did we get something out of making this piece?” and “Did the audience get something out of seeing this piece?”

Writer Jimmy Fox

Director Terry Hooper

ITC Crossfade Productions

The newly rekindled Crossfade Productions is back with a bang, creating new, interesting theatre which isn’t interested in being nice. Creative director, Terry Hooper’s goal is to create work which pushes our casts and crews to grow as practitioners while creating something meaningful for our audiences. Our first show the critically acclaimed Not About Heroes succeeded, achieving all these core principles. We then spent the last few years producing Gary Henderson writer’s course; where as a team we have brought to life over 35 original, developing pieces. Outside of Crossfade, we love to collaborate together using many different hats.

Writers Mehak Sharma & Aman Kharbanda

Director Aman Kharbanda

ITC The Urban Bioscope

Our company The Urban Bioscope is participating in short +sweet for 2nd time and will contribute by demonstrating deep human emotions and its complexities. It will be our earnest endeavor to produce theatre for the audience that speaks about their dreams, needs, and imagination. We would like to thrive on creativity; having something to say and uncover human behaviour.

Writers & Director Mary Granfors (Auckland, NZ)

ITC G-force Productions

Mary Granfors is incredibly mooo-ved and grateful to be involved with her third Short + Sweet Festival.

Writers and Directors Tim Booth and Aman Bajaj (Auckland, NZ)

ITC Junglee Productions

The last two years’ Short & Sweet Festival has showcased Aman Bajaj and Tim Booth’s collaboration as writers, directors, wedding night advisors and sexshop owners in the tragi-comedy-drama-satires “Manpreet’s Wedding Night” and “Manpreet’s Spicy Emporium, Life Coach & Business Mentor Pvt Ltd. (PhD)”.Aman’s Junglee Productions premiered at S+S 2014 with the well received ‘Dhotibaba’ , followed by ‘A.I East’ (2015) and the dark satire ‘DejaMoo’ (2016). Tim’s previous S+S contributions have included ‘Footprints to New Zealand’ (2014) and ‘The Marriage Bureau’ (2015) both written with his ‘first wife’ Sharu Delilkan.