Short+Sweet

Short+Sweet is a multi-form arts platform presenting festivals in theatre, dance, music-theatre, comedy and cabaret co-ordinated in multiple counties globally.

Festivals are held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Hobart, Rockhampton and Townsville in Australia, as well as Hollywood in the USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, India, Dubai and New Zealand with plans to expand to China, UK and Saudi Arabia.

Short+Sweet Song, which comprises ten-minute musical theatre works, began in 2007 at the Seymour Centre and the third Short+Sweet Song was held in October 2009 at the Pilgrom Theatre in Sydney in association with the Australian Institute of Music.

The Singapore Festival premiered in June 2007 at Lasalle College of the Arts and the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay.

Short+Sweet Theatre in Australia is coordinated in Sydney by playwright Pete Malicki (also the organisation's International Literary Manager), in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Townsville by Sean Dennehy, Brodie Peace and Nicola Jones and in Canberra by director Kate Gaul.

A number of other projects have been created under the banner of Short+Sweet: Many notable playwrights, directors, actors and independent theatre companies have participated in Short+Sweet.