TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS THANKYOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS

THANKYOU

AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

EMMA MOORE KICKS ARSE AT SHORT AND SWEET

As you may already know Emma Moore won best overall production at this years 'Short But Not So Sweet'. This meant her production would go straight into the finals of 'Short And Sweet'. But not only did it also make it into the Gala Final, Emma won Best New Talent for her play 'You May Kiss The Bride'. Emma has vast experience as an actor but this was the first play she had ever written. Congratulations Emma!

Frank Otis (Artistic Director of Defector Art Theatre) remembers when Emma first showed him the script. “Sometimes you get a feeling that someone would be a good writer. When Emma mentioned to me that she was having a go at writing, I thought she could be good. When she showed me the script I was not disappointed.” Frank also said that he has already read Emma's next play, he would not say what it's about but did say: “Let's just say Emma is not a one hit wonder, her new play, when she decides to put it on should do well too, it's great!”

Also winning on the night was Douglas Scott Montgomery for Best Director. It just so happens that Douglas won Best Production for the first Short But Not So Sweet in 2008. Said Frank “Nobody can deny that we are having an effect on Short And Sweet and hopefully that will continue this year. I think both festivals are the better for it.”

But on another note Frank's mood changed when asked about 'Short + Sweet's new edgy look. Pulling a dead-pan face, “Look just because Rachel (Baring, Artistic Director for Short + Sweet) put on a play that the Victorian Arts Centre banned doesn't make Short + Sweet edgy. They want edgy? We will give them edgy! Just wait for Short But Not So Sweet next July, we accept the challenge and we will meet it!”

Yeah right, Frank. Whatever. We love you both. *grin*