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Short+Sweet Theatre Dubai 2015
The full schedule for SHORT+SWEET DUBAI 2015 has now been finalised. To check out all the plays, actors and directors CLICK HERE
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SHORT+SWEET is a not for profit organisation registered in Australia that runs the largest festival of 10 minute plays in the world as well as educational workshops and training programmes throughout schools and the wider community.
After the smash hit successes of our Festivals in 2013 and 2014 Short+Sweet Dubai will return bigger and better in February 2015! Short+Sweet Dubai 2015, presented by the Korath Groupand supported by Dubai Culture, will be held at a number of venues including DUCTAC in the Mall of the Emirates from February 5th to February 28th, 2015. More than 250 of Dubai’s most exciting actors, writers, directors and Independent Theatre Companies will present over 60 10-minute plays.
The festival will include something for everyone - comedy, drama, romance and thrillers – and all in just 10 minutes! Plays presented in the festival will include the best 10-minute plays from around the world as well as scripts by some of Dubai’s top playwrights, brought to life by Dubai's top actors and directors. Festival Director Liz Hadaway will be joined by Festival Producer Alex Broun.
Short+Sweet Dubai is Dubai's biggest and best short play festival and brings together all Dubai's top theatre groups - Backstage, Dubai Drama Group, Theatrics, Third Half Theatre, and American School of Dubai.
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'A mammoth amount of fun for participants and audiences alike’ - David Light, Khaleej Times
‘Ten minute theatrical gems’ - Time Out, Singapore
‘If you’re looking to taste the future of theatre, try Short+Sweet’ - Sydney Morning Herald
‘The most exciting theatre event to hit local stages in years’- The Times of India
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New York City 2014 Commercial Releases
(Films seen by yours truly are in blue. Films walked out of after two reels by yours truly are in red. Films yours truly is currently on the fence about possibly seeing are in green. Films yours truly has sampled at least the first 10 minutes of are indicated by a + sign following the director's name.)
Week of 26 Dec (plus 31 Dec)
American Sniper (Clint Eastwood)Barbecue (Eric Lavaine)
Big Eyes (Tim Burton)
The Gambler (Rupert Wyatt)+
The Interview (Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg)
Into the Woods (Rob Marshall)
Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev)
Love on the Cloud (Gu Changwei)
A Most Violent Year (J.C. Chandor)
Selma (Ava DuVernay)
Two Days, One Night (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne)
Unbroken (Angelina Jolie)
Week of 19 Dec
Annie (Will Gluck)Goodbye to All That (Angus MacLachlan)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Peter Jackson)
If You Don't, I Will (Sophie Fillières)
Life of an Actress: The Musical (Paul Chau)
Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (Shawn Levy)
Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation (Stefan Haupt)
A Small Section of the World (Lesley Chilcott)
Song of the Sea (Tomm Moore)
Tales of the Grim Sleeper (Nick Broomfield)
Winter Sleep (Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Week of 12 Dec
After the Fall (Saar Klein)Back in Time (Zhang Yibai)
The Captive (Atom Egoyan)
The Color of Time (various)
Do You Know What My Name Is? (Naomi Kazama & Shigeru Ota Sendai)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (Ridley Scott)
Expelled (Alex Goyette)
Free the Nipple (Lina Esco)
Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson)
Isn't It Delicious (Michael Patrick Kelly)
Little Feet (Alexandre Rockwell)
A Little Game (Evan Oppenheimer)
Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles (Chuck Workman)
Maidan (Sergei Loznitsa)+
The Salt of the Earth (Wim Wenders & Juliano Rebeiro Salgado)
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Arthur Allan Seidelman)
Skating to New York (Charles Minsky)
Theo's House (Rax Rinnekangas)
Tip Top (Serge Bozon)
Top Five (Chris R
Schedule announced for Short+Sweet Dubai 2015
TOP 30 - WEEK 1
DATES: Friday February 6th & Saturday February 7th at 7.30pm
VENUE: Kilachand Theatre, DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates
(PLEASE NOTE - PLAYS ARE NOT LISTED IN ORDER!)
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AND WHAT A DAMN FINE MORNING IT IS
Another beautiful morning at Arabian Ranches, where neighbors and friends Ted & Jim remind each other exactly why they love the Joneses so much.
Writer: Trace Crawford (USA)
Co-directed by Philip Jamal Rachid & Jamal Hassan Iqbal
A SugarDandy & SoulTrotter Presentation
Cast: Philip Jamal Rachid (Ted), Jamal Hassan Iqbal (Jim)
DAWNTIME BLUES
Dawntime Blues is adapted from the full length performance "Prime," playing now at thejamjar, through the end of February. More info, please visit www.LoomEnsemble.com
Writer: Neva Cockrell (USA)
Director: Raphael Sacks
Co-presented by the Art Monastery Project, and Loom Ensemble
Cast: Neva Cockrell (Eos), Raphael Sacks (Peter)
DISCOVERY IN THE BATHTUB
Archimedes’ Principle indicates that the upward force on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced. The play tells this story.
Writer: Chris McDermott (Dubai)
Director: Cris Mejia
Assistant Director: Chris McDermott
Technical Support: Kalyan Chakravarthy
Script editor: Erik Thornquist
Cast: Erik Thornquist (Ajax), Beth Burrows (Katina), Rick Johns (Archimedes)
HERE COMES TROUBLE
Trouble… Now there’s a word. Here Comes Trouble is a tale of love, loss and skidding wheels. Enjoy the Ride!
Writer: Mike Green (Dubai)
Director: Celia Cookson
Cast: Ramya Bala (Miss Pangle), Rob Tasker (Algernon), Jojo José (The Driver), Mike Green (Cuthbert)
HYPNOSIA
A story about the time worn struggle between passion and duty; or is it?
Writer: Osman Aboubakr and Maha Zeibak (Dubai)
Director: Osman Aboubakr
Production: Maha Zeibak
Technical Support: Shihas Salim
Special thanks to: Mohammed Rahmo, Adam Radolinski, Ava Ghas
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