Recommended by Paul Donnelly

I laughed out loud repeatedly during this deftly amusing two-hander. So much of this interaction rings painfully true, which only adds to the comedy.

A lot of subtext bubbles under the surface of this seemingly banal exchange between father and son. A lot of wit and wisdom enriches this one minute gem.

Poor Reggie, scarred by an incident from his past, can't let go of his phone even while trying to learn to meditate. This is a witty and quite vividly theatrical exploration of the dominance of electronic information in our lives, A point illuminated in the wry kicker ending.

Rule breaking at it's most hilarious. Probably even funnier in performance.

Darkly comic and thoroughly riveting, Bereavement Leave takes us into a creepily familiar dystopian workplace and buffets us with a heady mix of wit, horror and banality. I laughed, I gasped, but ultimately I admired and enjoyed this work unreservedly.

This play is hysterically funny, with a skewed perspective and a fresh voice that make it a real delight. The use of Zoom is masterful throughout. The characters are bizarrely engaging (or is that engagingly bizarre?) and the deeper we go into the premise the more the laughs build.

Gut-wrenchingly funny. The juxtaposition of a child's innocent cluelessness with the parents' knowing and growing embarrassment becomes progressively more riotous. As much fun as it is to read, this is clearly a piece that would be more fun to see.

A delightfully disturbing confection. Thank god Mrs. Trelawney Justice returns in time to stop Daniel Prillaman from executing his nefarious plan.

The loss of language is especially terrifying to a writer. Steven G. Martin offers a stunning exploration of the loss and the terror in Recognition.

A cleverly constructed bit of artful wordplay. It isn't even necessary to know the titular Emily McClain or her work to be deeply amused.