Theatre 2019 Season 2

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?”

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 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.

Writer Josh Metcalfe

Director Catherine Yates

ITC JetPack Productions

JetPack Productions is a new emerging company formed by Josh Metcalfe and Catherine Yates, both with backgrounds in acting and devising and both recent acting graduates of Unitec Performing Arts School. Their first project was a short mask theatre scene called “Counseled” created and performed by themselves for “SOCIO” at Lot 23 in 2017, and also created a piece in last years short and sweet called “Happy new Year.”

Dating is hell. Rather than deal with the awkwardness of turning someone down, Angela prefers prefers some unconventional means. But this time, her baggage doesn’t go unnoticed!

Director Sananda Chatterjee (Auckland, NZ)

Writer Steve Hayet (New Jersey/USA)

Sananda has been with Prayas Theatre NZ since 2005, most recently assisting on their critically acclaimed co-production of A Fine Balance with Auckland Theatre Company, under the Direction of Ahi Karunaharan. This is her 6th year and 8th show at Short and Sweet Theatre!

Anisha Bhattacharya

Shaan Kesha

Julie Gunn

Writers Todd Waters (Auckland, NZ)

Director Patrick Graham

Assistant Director Steven Glyde

ITC The Others Club

The Others Club is a production company committed to providing a platform to increase the realistic, empowering representation of marginalised groups and minority communities. They have done this through theatre (Emotional Creature: The Secret Lives of Girls Around The World, Eve Ensler), short documentaries (Lighting The Fire) and live storytelling events (The Watercooler). Take The Crown has been a show that has been tumbling around inside the head of The Others Club founder Todd for 2 years and he’s incredibly touched to have the help of Patrick Graham and Steven Glyde to bring the first excerpt to life!

TBC

Writer and Director Mike Daley (Auckland, NZ)

ITC Welnerbane Productions

Mike Daley is an actor, writer and director from Boston, Massachusetts and currently residing in Auckland, NZ. He’s a frequent contributor to Short + Sweet and the Dolphin Theatre.

Writer and Director Kerr Inkson

Kerr Inkson is a university professor who retired in 2010, then completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Drama) at Auckland University and has dabbled in theatre ever since, as writer, director and actor. His only previous foray into Short and Sweet was in 2016, when he wrote and directed “My Champion”, which reached the Gala Final.