Week 6 Highlights – Rats, Romance and the Matrix in 10 mins!
Week 6 at Short+Sweet – Wed-Sun at the King Street Theatre in Newtown – has some wonderful romance, comedy, shocks aplenty… plus a rat!
Leading the way in the top 100 main stage program is the hilarious Matrix in Ten Minutes featuring Sam Jenkins and Jim Fishwick. Two stars of Theatresports challenge the clock as they put one bullet, 8 fight scenes and 40 brave characters on an epic journey for sleep!
V.D. by Pete Malicki sees Bridget Jones meet her match when she is invited on a Valentine’s Day date… Lisa Eisman directs Eliza St John. Winner of Best Comedy and Peoples’ Choice Award at Short+Sweet Brisbane 2011.
The Pond, scripted and directed by award-winning writer Con Nats, features Underbelly star Salvatore Coco and Roanna Dempsey in a drama about the two-step tango of relationships, home and children. Powerful stuff from an experienced team…
A Rat in a Hat, by Western Sydney’s Robert Armstrong, directed by Cristina Dio stars Samantha Roylance, Leo Domigan and Damian Hannan. Bickering couple Pat and Matt see a Rat. Enter exterminator Jehosophatt with a hammer to go ‘splat!’. But who is the rat? And who ends up flat?
DateNav – The modern dating game and one man’s quest to use advanced technology to gain an unfair advantage! Steven Tait directs Shiloh Blondel, Paul Musumeci and Yasmin Horner in Gary Dooley’s cautionary comedy.
Burnt Fingers by Kate McDowell sees two students experiment with a risky new career option; when they are implicated in a suspicious death, will Captain Hook and Tinker Bell get away with it?
Stephen Carnell appears in and directs Laura Viskovich and Maite Carvell for Bold Type Ink.
In the Wildcard program (Sat 3pm and Sun 1pm matinees only), Eugene F Raggio directs Ian Hart’s The Truth About Climate Change – a skirmish between a lecturer and a heckling baglady.
Mike Zarate and Marjorie Licett star. Vivian Tselios directs Timothy Hehir’s Clothes Maketh the Man, where William Maitland is a man whose strange experience makes him question existence!
The Tango Partner by Angie Farrow and directed by Brian Perrett stars Chantelle Goulevitch, Hendrik Elstein and Daniele Martineli is a play about sex, jealousy and perhaps murder… Belonging by Laurence Klavan is a four-hander directed by luca de Simon where a psychic finds her latest client might alter her own future… With Leanna Lumb, Sergei Kozul, Gerwin Wijaja and Diab Metry. Train Station by Sally Williams, is directed by Norah George and features Yvette McDonnell and Graham Yates. A couple’s late night meeting… A thriller guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your platform!
The full week five program is on the following page and the season’s complete schedule of works for Short+Sweet Theatre Sydney 2012 and online booking is available at: www.shortandsweet.org/sydney
Top 100, Week 6 at King Street Theatre (Formerly Newtown Theatre) Cnr King & Bray Sts
Wednesday Feb 8 to Sunday Feb 12
Wed to Sat at 8.00pm, Sun 5.15pm
Tickets $30/25 Book 8019 0294 or www.shortandsweet.org/tickets
1. A Rat in a Hat Writer: Robert Armstrong (NSW) Director: Cristina Dio With Samantha Roylance, Leo Domigan and Damian Hannan. A sexy comedy in rhyme – with rodents! ITC Actors Anonymous (anonymouse?)
2. A View of the Trees Writer: Mark Konik (ACT) Director: Julian Ramundi Cast: Dominic Witkop (James), Sally Dulson (Holly), Sandra Velini (Bev) An encounter between a visitor and patient brings unexpected results.
3. Burnt Fingers Writer: Kate McDowell (NSW) Director: Stephen Carnell Cast: Laura Viskovich, Maite Arriaga, Stephen Carnell ITC: Bold Type Two young women experiment with a new and risky career option. However, when this turns to ashes, they are left contemplating their future as they’re now implicated in a suspicious death.
4. DateNav Writer: Gary Dooley Director: Steve Tait State (writer): UK With Shiloh Blondel, Paul Musumeci and Yasmin Horner The dangerous world of modern dating and one’s man’s use of technology to gain an advantage!
5. Recalculating Writer: Eugenie Carabatsos (USA) Director: Wendy Buswell Cast: Gerard Hawkins (Harry ), Gina Cohen (Emma), Sophie Lepowic (Garmin) A road trip, a GPS and a relationship that has lost its way. Can Garmin, their trusted GPS, help Emma and Harry find their way home?
6. The Matrix in Ten Minutes Writer and director: Sam Jenkins (NSW) Cast: Sam Jenkins, Jim Fishwick
Once upon a time there were 8 fight scenes, 40 brave characters and 2 young comics on an epic journey for sleep!
7. The Narcoleptic Pillow Fight Writer: Alex Dremann (USA) Director: Victor Kline
Cast: Layla Estasy and Harry Tseng; AD: Katharine Kline Composer: Ashley Walker
8. The Pond Writer and director: Con Nats Actors Salvatore Coco & Roanna Dempsey
A thrilling relationship story. The two-step tango of home, children firm foundations…
9. V.D. Writer: Pete Malicki Director: Lisa Eismen starring Eliza St John
Bridget Jones meets her match when she gets invited out on a Valentine’s Day date…
Wildcards Week 5 – King St Theatre Saturday Feb 11 at 3pm and Sun Feb 12 at 1pm
Belonging Writer Laurence Klavan (USA) Director: Luca De Simone
Clothes Maketh The Man Writer: Tim Hehir (VIC) Director: Vivian Tselios Cast: William Maitland
A man’s strange experience makes question his own existence and changes his life forever!
Little Hands Writer: Julie Danilis Director: Julie Danilis
Tango Partner by Angie Farrow, Director Brian Perrett -
Starring Chantelle Goulevitch, Hendrik Elstein and
Daniele Martineli Sex, Jealousy and perhaps murder…
The Bit On The End Writer: Gordon Smith Director: Craig Delahoy
The Meaning of Life by John Head (VIC) Dir Luke Blair;
with William Jordan & Kristofer Stefanovski
The Ride Home Writer: Allan West (NSW) Director: Jessica Wallace
The Silence Writer: Connie Schindewolf (USA) Director: Zuzana Sevelova
The Truth About Climate Change by Ian Hart, Dir Eugene Raggio with Marjorie Licett & Mike Zarate
A skirmish between a guest lecturer and a heckling bag-lady. Politically incorrect warfare!
Train Station by Sally Williams, Dir Norah George Cast: Yvette Mc Donald and Graham Yates
A couple meet late at night on a deserted train station. Innocent,strange or sinister…?
Waning Shadows Writer: Sukhpreet Dhamoon Director: Ridwan Hassim Abhinay School of Performing Arts
Wildcards Sat 3pm Tickets $25/22 Book 8019 0294 or www.shortandsweet.org
