Recommended by Paul Donnelly

A powerful lament for the power of gossip and the ways misogyny kept a great spirit from achieving its potential. The tale of her one night escape is both funny and poignant. This monologue is a fitting tribute to its great subject.

This is a delightful encounter between a retired elementary school teacher and one of her former students. There is a humorous push and pull between their competing agendas. The object of their dispute is played for maximum laughs and the whole piece is engaging and funny.

The demented narrator pushes the cast through a dizzying series of scenes and transitions. Each scene cleverly spoofs a different genre and the widely disparate scenes add up to a dazzlingly funny whole.

A powerful look at a father/son road trip that is intended to heal their fractured relationship. The tension between them is clearly displayed and builds to a surprising and shattering final reveal. The dynamic and the dialogue between these two ring absolutely true. This is a work of real skill and intensity.

Poor Mel, who just wants to go to class, is caught up in a Kafkaesque academic bureaucracy. No matter how many times they explain their situation they receive nothing but a nonsensical response. If you have ever been frustrated by a bureaucratic runaround, you will share Mel's frustration.

Well that was zany meta-fun! The twisted Shakespeare references are employed to great comic effect, as are many contemporary jokes. This play is simply a delight in every way down to the sweet ending and the final visual joke.

What a wonderful premise and what sublimely funny execution! This twisted romcom gives us two characters who seem to share a novel career choice, but who discover a dishonesty at the core of their working relationship. Will love conquer all? Will one or both of them change career? Will they stay out of prison? Read Bump in the Night to have these questions wittily answered.

This taut psychological thriller had me in its thrall from beginning to end. From the careful set-up to the satisfying and ironic pay-off, this play is a master class in murder mystery construction. The characters are vividly drawn and the conclusion quite satisfying. I both admired and enjoyed the whole experience.

The shame of being a faded deity is akin to being a faded movie star. Your best days are far behind you. Public adulation has evaporated. The old tricks no longer pay off. Judith does the best she can to resuscitate Mr. Z's career but he's not having it. What fun it is to share Mr. Z's journey to acceptance of his new reality.

What could be more fun than the lighter side of human sacrifice? The dialogue is witty and the premise quite clever. The very surprising twist ending puts a darkly comic button on the great pleasure that has come before. I can't recommend this novel dark comedy highly enough!