Ten minutes of drama

CHENNAI: After much anticipation and several rounds of shortlisting, the Short and Sweet festival is set to hit the stage in Chennai next week. Already quite the rage in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand, this will be Chennai’s first chapter to the festival.  Theatre enthusiasts can look forward to a two-week marathon of ten minute plays penned by writers from across South India and some international ones as well. This will be followed by a gala final, featuring the ten plays from the list.Here’s a glimpse of what is to come at the Goethe Institut, Nungambakkam, from 7pm-9pm, starting today until July 16th:Breath of Life, Directed by Koumarane Valavane, written by Koumarane Valavane, Cordis PaladanoBut Why?, directed by Joseph DP James, written by Joseph DP JamesThe Importance of a Hat, directed by Vinodhini Vaidyanathan, written by Tarini PalThe Joy of Solitude, directed by Ajit Chitturi, written by Dean LundquistThe Kill, directed by Sushant Alexander Dev, written by Alex BrounMerry Christmas, directed by Sivaji Dev, written by Rajiv RajendraFinally, directed by Rini Mukkath, written by Vidyuth SreenivasanArimugam, directed by Sambamoorthy Sundaresan, written by Sambamoorthy Sundaresan, AnnamalaiWe’ll Always Have Peach Tiles, directed by Krishna Kumar (KK), written by Anika HerbertThe Fruits of War,  directed by Samyuktha PC, written by Earl T Roske Edouard Michelin Auditorium, Alliance Francaise, Nungambakkam, 7pm-9pm daily 20th-23rd:The Artiste, directed by Michael Muthu, written by Pathy AiyarThe Lost Audition, directed by Rajiv Rajaram, written by Rajiv RajaramOne Night, Directed by Shaan Katari Libby, written by Shaan Katari Libby Outsourced, directed by Charan, written by Gary StoweThe Devil’s Aftershave, directed by Annamalai, written by Pete MalickiHe and She, directed by V Balakrishnan, written by Arthi MenonUnarranged Marriage, directed by Gnani Sankaran, written by Aditya RawalThe Catch, directed by Mathivanan Rajendran, written by Judy BalanFab New World, directed by Divya Rajan written by  Vinodhini VaidyanathanBecause the World Needs Unicorns, Directed by Freddy Koikaran written by Cerise de Gelder