Short+Sweet Festival Debuts in Wellington in November

Short+Sweet Festival Debuts in Wellington in November

Short+Sweet Festival 2015 debuts in Wellington next month, bringing its hugely successful format to the city for four days.

Short+Sweet Wellington features 11 works focused on theatre and takes place at BATS Theatre from 4-7 November.

Beginning in Sydney 13 years ago, Short+Sweet features short, but perfectly-formed 10-minute works. The Festival has been running every year in Auckland since 2010 and this year ran across four weeks showcasing theatre, dance, music and cabaret.

Festival producer Sums Selvarajan says she is excited to be bringing the Festival to the Capital.

“We’re always looking at ways to make the Festival even better and we’re very keen to spread it further around New Zealand.

Wellington has such a great theatre culture and we’ve been delighted with the response to this first season.”

Eleven works have been confirmed for the debut Wellington season.

Ms Selvarajan said Short+Sweet has plenty of appeal because no single performance is longer than 10 minutes “and you know that the next work is only ever 10 minutes away.

“These aren’t snippets of show – like short films, each piece is a complete work in itself. A night at Short+Sweet is one where you won’t know what’s coming next – it’s a real feast of styles and subjects.”

An important part of the Festival was the nightly audience vote – each night audience members cast their ballot for their favourite shows.

Short+Sweet is also presented in a number of countries in South East Asia and has been adapted to suit the local performing arts communities in individual countries.

Short+Sweet Festival is on at BATS Theatre in Wellington from 4-7 November. Book tickets atwww.bats.co.nz and find out more at www.shortandsweet.org.nz

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