Short&Sweet are running their first big night in Manchester and are looking for performers. The night is called FOOL and will be held on Friday 1st April at Victoria Baths, an ornate, Victorian, empty swimming pool.

Short & Sweet runs as a continuous series of 3 minute performances all in response to one theme. This time the theme is 'Fool’. Wise, tragic, naïve or reckless the fool has privilege to violate taboos. Art is foolish. Theatre fools and deceives. Short&Sweet is a evening that originated in Montreal, Quebec where it has been running for over 3 years and we look forward to bringing it over the seas to Manchester.

Short&Sweet invites proposals from artists of any discipline for a three minute slot. Feel free to respond to, rebel from and rework the starting point in any magical way that you wish. But you MUST stick to the three minute limit or your lights will be turned out! We are open to a very varied mix of performance e.g. dance, comedy, theatre, live music, video, drag, singing, circus. As most of the period decorative features are still intact (stained glass, terracotta, tiles and mosaic floors) the space holds a lot of history and stories. We are really exited to collect a range of work in such a uniqe and striking venue.

Each performer will get a food/drink rider and documentation of their work. After the event all artists will get a small share of any profit made on the night.