Recommended by Christine Foster

  • Maeve's Camellia
    11 Jun. 2021
    'Sex changes things' and 'we're all a walking bundle of psychological scars' are just two of the perceptive lines in this thought provoking piece about a socially mismatched (almost) senior couple. Maeve and Rob are likeable, vulnerable characters and their dialogue is as natural as their revelation of personal traumas that prove you can't live a full life without events that shake you to the core.
  • CHARLOTTE'S LETTERS
    22 Apr. 2021
    'All feelings are good. Including sadness'. Or so Charlotte tells the little daughter of her mentor in Brussels, a man she has come to love but can never have. O'Grady's is an elegant, insightful play about the inner life of the author of Jane Eyre and how she came to cope with her loneliness, her lack of life experience and her blighted opportunities with dignity and selflessness. The characters are warmly and delightfully drawn and the whole play is richly, if sadly, satisfying.
  • The One With The Eyebrows
    23 Mar. 2021
    Really fun. I giggled all through Dylan's wondrous lack of boundaries and impulsive chatter as he digs himself deeper into what should be social hell, and then miraculously isn't. Or is his lack of eyebrows really giving him deep intuition? A warm-hearted and uplifting job interview if there ever was one.
  • Spin The Bottle
    23 Mar. 2021
    A simple social game reveals the misunderstandings as well as the past and present passions percolating in the hearts of a group of seniors with history. This short play is of full of surprises and well crafted twists that make us care about the fully rounded characters, their present choices and their shifting futures.
  • I CHOOSE YOU
    23 Mar. 2021
    A timely piece about re-examining how we spend our days and weeks which turn so quickly into years. And about not giving up when it's time to re-set priorities. A loving tribute to couplehood.
  • A Dateless Bargain with Engrossing Death
    23 Mar. 2021
    A Messenger of Death with a mission - but is it to right a past wrong or to ease his own tedious After-Life duties? This is a brilliant two-hander that twists myth, personal history, self interest and fate in equal hilarious measure. Huge fun for actors and audience alike. Loved it.
  • A PLAN
    11 Mar. 2021
    Likable, philosophical crooks are a great British tradition, as these two prove as they spar with each other and reference old films about impressive heists while planning a real one. Or are things not quite what they seem? Great dialogue and a satisfying twist.
  • The Prettiest Eyes - 3 minute play
    11 Mar. 2021
    A short play that makes the audience do the work to figure out the real relationship between an aging mother and daughter. It's an intriguing brief encounter that attempts to recover what has been lost in one family's story, and uncovers just enough to let you know there is far more lurking underneath.
  • TOUCH THE MOON One Act Play, 3 Characters
    11 Mar. 2021
    Terrifying, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once. An overprotective mother - or is she? A daughter takes too many chances on an island holiday with friends - or does she? A local boy reconstructs the events of the night in so many different ways that the pieces seem like they will never fit - or will they? A perfect piece which deserves the recognition it is getting. Brava.
  • Friday Drinks
    11 Mar. 2021
    Two characters meet in a bar, both at important crossroads in their lives. They actually know each other only slightly but begin to reach out - while holding back - testing each other to see what more there may be in what they have already shared and what may be yet to share. A moving short play with an understated and realistic optimism.

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