Recommended by Paul Donnelly

A truly harrowing portrait of a homophobic sociopath. There is so much, so wrong with charismatic Luke and yet he survives to seemingly be ready to strike again. The irony of the final scene/play is overwhelming. This whole piece is so powerful - utterly chilling and yet impossible to turn away from.

This delightful play moves swiftly from the slightly menacing to the gloriously affirming. It is sure one rich, full minute!

What does an artist owe his patron? When is his vision paramount? How does a patron handle a work of art that is antithetical to what he commissioned? These are among the fascinating questions explored with skill and urgency in this gripping docudrama.

Wickedly funny dialogue and dazzling physical comedy propel this play from a discussion of an impending grandson's birth through an emergency involving his father to a very vivid effort to get Judy beyond her fear of flying. We should all have friends like Carol and Joan!

A brilliant take-down of the circle of developmental hell known as the talkback. As it dawns what play is being discussed the satire of pompous responders soars. Every word rang horrifyingly true and the playwright's final resolution was deeply satisfying.

This Bliss-Band is an ingenious riff on the Fitbit, quantifying that most elusive and intangible concept - happiness. It leaves Max dissatisfied with being pretty darn happy because he hasn't achieved perfect happiness. His journey to that goal is the center of this most imaginative and engaging play. He and Elle together stumble onto the recipe for that perfect happiness at the play's most satisfying conclusion.

What seems like an engaging and suspenseful police procedural turns out to be something quite different in this clever and amusing comedy.

Poor Henry has to go to extreme lengths to get his busy wife's attention. Fortunately for both of them he is ultimately successful. The letters to Penelope's column and her responses are quite amusing. Something I would say about this entire play.

How refreshing to encounter a customer service representative who admits she doesn't care. Unfortunately while this honesty doesn't move Peter any closer to a resolution of his service issue , it fuels his (legitimate in this case) anger management issues. The customer service nightmare and Peter's novel resolution are both presented with great wit in this thoroughly engaging play.

Chatty Olive is an absolute riot. One funny line piles on top of another so often that I laughed aloud continuously. And the final twist, which I didn't see coming, is a moment of comic gold. The fear of immersive theatre is real and hysterically portrayed.