Creative director Alex Robson said Favourite Shorts will be a smorgasbord of short plays, with the wide range of genres sure to appeal to all theatrical tastes. 

“It’s 16 plays, 16 directors and over two dozen actors,” Robson said.  “Basically it’s a mixed bag of theatrical lollies.”

The play has been popular in the past, but it has special significance for the Armidale Drama and Musical Society.

With the passing of University of New England’s beloved drama lecturer Andrew McCue on February 18, his play is set to bring out emotions when it features in the short production festival.  Robson said the coincidence is a fitting tribute for the much-loved theatre figure.

“It just so happened that one our directors had chosen one his plays,” he said.

“He thought all copies of the play had been, so when one of our directors got in contact with him, he was blown away.

“It’s one of his last surviving plays. The story follows Barbie dolls, the role of God and sex… it’s indicative of Andrew’s cheeky spirit.

“It is quite devastating to our town, as we lost Sue Fell and Andrew McCue in such a short amount of time.”

The shows will be staged at The ‘Stro for the first time ever.

“We did have it at The Armidale Club, but since it closed down we had to relocate [to the] ’Stro,” Robson said.

Favourite Shorts will be held on March 20 and 21, and on March 27 and 28. Tickets are available at www.adms.org.au.