Recommended by Christine Foster

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A moving and perceptive encounter between a mother and daughter, both of whom we instantly like and sympathize with. Even better, we're left with plenty of hope for them, despite their current pain, confusion, resentment and grief - which is just as it should be.

A warm and witty play that rolls forward, sideways and ultimately reverses in a genuinely quirky and unpredictable way. Huge fun, this a rom com satire will delight everyone, even those with "With no training in sign language whatsoever." (one of my favourite lines!)

"He always wanted a son" - these simple words are freighted with both grief and a complex desire for revenge. In this intriguing play the relationship of two strangers is so relaxed and natural it makes the twist a real cracker. I immediately went back and read it again to see how it's constructed and what I should and shouldn't have known at first pass. A total gem.

The characters are strongly developed in this clever, quirky ten minute piece which could easily sustain a longer version. Well plotted, intriguing and good fun for audience and actors alike.

Moving, poetic, heartfelt...such a spare, clear, strong evocation of a man I now feel like I knew. If the line from 'Vincent' "The world was never meant for one as beautiful as you" gives you goosebumps, this tribute will as well. Lovely.