History
Short+Sweet began in Sydney in January 2002, with the first ever Short+Sweet Theatre, at a single venue, the Newtown Theatre, and has steadily gained in popularity and size, now encompassing multiple venues such as Sidetrack Theatre and the Seymour Centre.
Short+Sweet Theatre Melbourne began in December, 2005 and the Arts Centre. It began at the Black Box theatre, moving to the Fairfax Studio in 2006. In 2009, it re-located to Chapel Off Chapel in Prahan, which also hosted the first ever Short+Sweet Dance Melbourne.
The Singapore Festival premiered in June 2007 at Lasalle College of the Arts and the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay. It featured plays in Mandarin as well as English.
Short+Sweet Theatre in Australia is currently coordinated in Sydney by playwright Pete Malicki (also the organisation's International Literary Manager), in Brisbane and Townsville by Sean Dennehy, in Canberra by director Kate Gaul and in Regional NSW by Paige Williams.
Founder Mark Cleary is the Creative Director for Short+Sweet International.
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