The Short+Sweet festival will take place on 20th and 21st of January at NYUAD Arts Center’s Black Box theatre in Abu Dhabi and from 3rd of February to 10th of March in Dubai at Madinat Theatre and The Junction Theatre.

The Short+Sweet festival is the largest festival of 10 minute plays in the world!
The Short+Sweet festival began in Sydney in 2002 and now runs in 23 cities in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, India, the Philippines, the UAE and now the States (Hollywood).

The festival will include something for everyone – comedy, drama, romance and thrillers – and all in just 10 minutes!

The plays will be performed by actors from Dubai, other emirates – Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and international groups from India.

Organized by: Short+Sweet
Venue: Abu Dhabi – New York University Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island

Dubai – The Junction Theatre, Al Serkal Avenue
Madinat Theatre, Souk Madinat;

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