Short and Sweet Sydney 2011 is now under way and the first week has already played. Excitement is mount for THE GRANNY CASE. And so to give you some background –here’s an email from my director several thousand miles away.
EMAIL FROM MY DIRECTOR
Hi Doc,My name is Christopher Stollery and I have the honour of directing your play The Granny Case for the Sydney Short and Sweet season.
I had read about 35 of the 50 plays that Alex Broun had sent me to consider and was almost about to pass in the offer to direct something - I simply didn't find any of the pieces had that essential sting required for a short piece. But when I came to yours I was was relieved to be able to stop reading. It is a brilliant premise and in turning the fairytale on its head, covers film noir, media spin and hits a delightful cynical vein about our faith in the happy ending.
We will be on at NIDA Theatre Week 2 - Tuesday February 15th to Saturday February 19th. Don't suppose you are planning a trip out?
A little bit about me: I graduated from NIDA I have been an actor for about 25 years doing lots of stuff (biog attached if you have trouble sleeping) and doing as much directing as I can also. I just had a short film accepted into Flickerfest which is a major festival over here (Academy accredited and all) and it will be screening around the time of Short and Sweet.
I have cast Yalin Ozucelik as the man and Lizzie Schebesta as Red. Yalin is a recent NIDA graduate and an incredibly talented comic. Lizzie is also a rising star and gave a brilliant performance this year as Nina in The Seagull.
I've also attached the production still we'll be using to get an idea of the style.
Thanks for the script!
Christopher Stollery
