Recommended by Andrew Martineau

I love how this takes the ordinary situation of looking for a house and instead of using a hackneyed concept like the house being haunted, you get show tunes! Why not? It amazed me how many of them fit the scenario so well, and that shows you how imaginative Bicknell is and what a flair for comedy she has. Is it warm? Is it rosy? Yes!

The high voltage energy in this is so infectious that it is easy to lose sight of how this play is really a highly satirical view of the materialistic, competitive and superficial Christmas traditions we all witness every year. This is a fun holiday treat, and I would love to see some ugly sweaters and campy acting styles!

I love comedies that shock and surprise and give us what we want to hear but would never say aloud, particularly to a supervisor. I was initially stunned by the rambling on about the water conservation at a urinal, and it made me ponder what this boss would have said about a toilet flush! The cleverness of the language is only outdone by the absurdity of the action, and I honesty don't know how the two actors would be able to keep a straight face in performance. Fantastic!

This is a very clever, fun screenplay about has-been actors making all sorts of movie references that are often wrongly cited! The blurring of reality and movie magic keeps this play witty and suspenseful. It is very funny, and I am sure the actors would have a blast playing these self-absorbed characters. Nicely written!

No one likes to talk about preparing for death, especially when the dying person is your teen sister. This is a truly poignant, emotionally raw play about grieving and what-ifs, such as what might have happened if she had lived a long life. A powerfully moving play for two young actors to dig deep into. Beautiful!

This play is spellbinding and hilarious. It is also very relatable, aside from the giant leg begging to be washed. The leg is quite symbolic. I read it as a large segment of the population seeking assistance and being told they are sponging off the government. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would love to see what a director and actors do with it!

The almost shocking but sad image of an ill-fitting old wedding dress with blue splotches of paint and a child trying to make sense of it all is incredibly theatrical and evocative. Mangan’s words are powerful and poetic, despite the characters’ insistence that they are pointless. The feelings here are strong, raw and relevant. Beautiful play.

The collective slings and arrows of a famous musician’s life are laid bare after he decides to end it all for a little rest. This play assesses the pain that was caused by his escape, and I love the interrogation by a second record keeper to see if the taking of one’s own life deserves to be viewed with mercy. It is a wonderful play that examines the moral relativism of one action’s devastating consequences. A fascinating examination of what might happen to the soul after death. Excellent!

PUTT-PUTT is the kind of hysterical, irreverent play that lets your imagination run wild with Sapio’s inspired miniature, or should I say “alternative” biblical-themed golf course. While it may appear at first to be a one joke play, it slowly evolves into a study of how people with certain skills may be ridiculed for no good reason, and we should always celebrate unique talents and creative thinking. Wonderfully original and very funny!

This play reveals its characters to us slowly, like the peeling of an onion. I didn't know the nature of Paul's anxiety at first, but I figured there had to be much more to this than classic "helicopter" parentlng, and that turned out to be true. However, this play is not predictable at all, and as a father of a teenage girl myself, I felt deeply for Paul, yet I also understood Mike's viewpoints, as well, as abrasive as he is in this heated exchange. Wonderfully original and poignant. I would love to see this onstage!