Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Finger

    I love that such a creepy idea for a play can be simultaneously wholesome, oddly life-affirming and uplifting. Favorite line: "There could be NINE OTHER BOXES OUT THERE." Bravo!

    I love that such a creepy idea for a play can be simultaneously wholesome, oddly life-affirming and uplifting. Favorite line: "There could be NINE OTHER BOXES OUT THERE." Bravo!

  • Nora Louise Syran: Stay Awhile

    A touching, universal piece that mixes the complexities of grief, ageing and love --with a "pinch of sugar" for good measure. Perfect for the ZOOM medium. Brava.

    A touching, universal piece that mixes the complexities of grief, ageing and love --with a "pinch of sugar" for good measure. Perfect for the ZOOM medium. Brava.

  • Nora Louise Syran: The Sugar Ridge Rag

    Lovely. A glimpse into a world we still don't talk about much these days. A war I remember which filled exactly one small paragraph in my history book in the 80s. Williams brings the period to life and explores a microcosm of a larger world all too much like our own now. Full of tension, naturalistic imagery, powerful dialogue and plain goodness. Favorite line: "The world’s screwed up enough without fighting over that kinda shit."

    Lovely. A glimpse into a world we still don't talk about much these days. A war I remember which filled exactly one small paragraph in my history book in the 80s. Williams brings the period to life and explores a microcosm of a larger world all too much like our own now. Full of tension, naturalistic imagery, powerful dialogue and plain goodness. Favorite line: "The world’s screwed up enough without fighting over that kinda shit."

  • Nora Louise Syran: Goddess Of The Hunt

    Dirtily Rotten ...Scoundrels! I'll never look at a Kir Royale the same way again ;) Loved the characters who "look like ED but aren't ED" sprinkled throughout, the pacing, the double entendres. Nice!

    Dirtily Rotten ...Scoundrels! I'll never look at a Kir Royale the same way again ;) Loved the characters who "look like ED but aren't ED" sprinkled throughout, the pacing, the double entendres. Nice!

  • Nora Louise Syran: Cast 1 Male

    Great fun! Some romance, some farce and a nice cuppa ;) I'll be recommending it to a local English speaking Amateur Dramatics group in the South of France as the casting options are spot on.

    Great fun! Some romance, some farce and a nice cuppa ;) I'll be recommending it to a local English speaking Amateur Dramatics group in the South of France as the casting options are spot on.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Sisyphus and Prometheus

    I love reading stories that bring myth to life. Kendall has pulled together four fun, believable characters in a relevant zoom setting while playing with timeless themes: the pointlessness, arrogance, frustration and ridiculousness of humanity! Well done.

    I love reading stories that bring myth to life. Kendall has pulled together four fun, believable characters in a relevant zoom setting while playing with timeless themes: the pointlessness, arrogance, frustration and ridiculousness of humanity! Well done.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Clyt; or, The Bathtub Play

    A powerful retelling and reimagining of ancient myth which is rendered even more solidly universal and relatable through the lens of a grieving mother, envious sister, vengeful wife... Wave after wave, Speckman captures the rawness of what it means to be human with an 'itch' to scratch. Brilliant.

    A powerful retelling and reimagining of ancient myth which is rendered even more solidly universal and relatable through the lens of a grieving mother, envious sister, vengeful wife... Wave after wave, Speckman captures the rawness of what it means to be human with an 'itch' to scratch. Brilliant.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Seal Island

    I enjoyed the balance of characterization within the ensemble and the pacing of the piece. It forges ahead through the clever blend of past and present verbs; captures perfectly the characters who are all at once living the tale and recounting the tale. Bravo!

    I enjoyed the balance of characterization within the ensemble and the pacing of the piece. It forges ahead through the clever blend of past and present verbs; captures perfectly the characters who are all at once living the tale and recounting the tale. Bravo!

  • Nora Louise Syran: A Bevin Boy's Progress

    A physical, poetic "Pilgrim's Progress." Josephs drops her teenage hero and her audience into the depths of the mines depicted through splendid sensory imagery. Favorite line: "But there’s still sediment in dreams."

    A physical, poetic "Pilgrim's Progress." Josephs drops her teenage hero and her audience into the depths of the mines depicted through splendid sensory imagery. Favorite line: "But there’s still sediment in dreams."

  • Nora Louise Syran: Some Game

    Well done, Adam Richter. Favorite line: "I don’t want to play anymore." Let's hope more people come to the same conclusion; plays like yours are a definite move in the right direction! :)

    Well done, Adam Richter. Favorite line: "I don’t want to play anymore." Let's hope more people come to the same conclusion; plays like yours are a definite move in the right direction! :)