Short+Sweet
Alex Broun wrote and directed plays in the first Short+Sweet (Short and Sweet) in Sydney in January 2002.
In January 2004, he took over as Artistic Co-ordinator of Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney, and he introduced many of the elements that have made Short+Sweet so successful - strict time-limit, limit of one play per playwright, one play per director and two plays per actor, people's choice voting and the competitive aspect of the final where plays are chosen from each week to progress to the Gala Final.
He continued as the Artistic co-ordinator of Short+Sweet Sydney until 2006 and from 2005 to the 2008 he was also the Artistic co-ordinator of Melbourne Short+Sweet. In 2007, he was the Artistic Director of the inaugural Short+Sweet Singapore.
He has also served as the Festival Director of Short+Sweet Brisbane 2009, Short+Sweet Auckland 2010, Short+Sweet Delhi 2010 and 2011, Short+Sweet Bangalore 2012, Short+Sweet Rockhampton 2010 and 2012, Short+Sweet Canberra 2012 and Short+Sweet Sydney from 2009 to 2011.
In 2010 he was also Artistic Director of the national tour of Shorter+Sweeter, the best of Shorter+Sweeter that toured Australia from April to August.
Alex has helped several other writers with their careers including Kate Toon, Jane Miller, Fiona Clarke. Lisa Eismen, Miles Blackford, Mark Andrew, Sharni Page and many others.
Read more about this topic: Alex Broun