Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

Snapshots in a stairwell. With a window. I was drawn in straight away. DeFrates weaves a magical world in which time is passing yet standing still. "Merde… And this was good." Brava!

I have never enjoyed reading stage directions as much as I enjoyed reading Kirkman's in this clever piece. This Velveteen Rabbit of plays where art and life and the theatre blend and what's real is being seen, being worn, being loved... No one's recommendation or even synopsis of this play will be the same and that's the beauty of it. So many lovely facets. Physical humor. Metaphors galore. Loved it.

Reading just the extract of this play was riveting. Sapio keeps it moving along at a clip, punctuating the female pilot's story with other Night Witches' stories, photographs and demonstrations --all with a wry humor that will draw audiences in. Bravo.

This play seems to start where the disturbing ending of Lorca's Blood Wedding leaves off: all women, only women."It’s so wrong." The dark dystopian atmosphere of this riveting piece is punctuated throughout by the humorous one liners of Fluffy (!) Brava.

A costume/make up designer would have a field day with this short piece especially if the male actor plays all three roles. "I have a beautiful singing voice, and I know how to change a tire." Sold! Lesson learned. The unseen Belle character probably doesn't know how to change a tire! A super premise, well executed. Brava!

I love this the total lack of pretense to this piece. Honest, hysterical, fun.

What a delightful time they'll have through those pearly gates. We all miss those who come over that Rainbow Bridge but it's nice to know they'll receive such a warm choclatey welcome. Plumridge introduces us to some truly lovely characters. Great comic pace, hysterical details and a nice cosy ending, what more do you want from a I've died and gone to heaven story.

The audience will be caught up in this short play's darkly comic cycle (pun intended). DeFrates creates a sense of timelessness, nothingness and yet everythingness. It's absurd and realistic all at once. A snapshot of the times that have been, times that are and a future that might very well be. Some great imagery.
"CARAWAY. It is the beach. A beautiful, tropical island. Feel the warmth? Smell the soft breeze?...
(The two stop to observe the humidity of the room [...] They sniff the air, catching whiffs of laundry detergent)..." Brava!

Loved this! If you love Beckett --and even if you don't know who that is--read this. I laughed out loud reading it. It would be even better produced.

"Two guys waiting… for Godot. But he doesn’t show up.
MAN 2. And then what happens?
MAN 1. Nothing really.
MAN 2. Sounds interesting."
It IS!

Great fun! I was reading it and hoping for some good parental advice. I got some playwriting tips instead :)