Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

Just a superbly wonderful tale! Joe draws you into the adventure right from the moment when Zach and Rachel meet, the moment of which will have you laughing out loud at their wonderful characteristics & dialogue, which is laced with comedy and some beautiful poetic imagery. As an audience you are drawn into a world that is known for being closed knit to outsiders as the characters bond through the bravest and most terrifying adventures a person can make. Its such a wonderfully well written piece that, if you close your eyes you can see it, perform it, please!

Continuing on from the first three brilliant instalments of this collection you are now presented with this wonderfully chaotic piece loaded with play on words and laugh out loud moments. I also love how Nora keeps links back to previous parts of the song, just to remind you that not only does the piece stand brilliantly on its own but its also part of a wonderfully funny collection that would make a great collection to publish.

Lee Lawing has swiftly become a writer known to me for powerful and well written monologues and this piece blends perfectly into that category. The tragic way in which the Shane talks about one of the most horrible event that could face a person allows the audience in, to feel his pain, anger and guilt at what happened. This is such a powerful piece and with the right actor, it could shine at a student showcase and stand as a warning to others.

As a lover of the Dorian Gray story, I was drawn to this piece instantly! Taking the classic story framing it (pun intended) with the modern setting of school picture day is genius! The wonderful dialogue flows brilliantly between the characters as the school try to take Dorian's picture. Sitting there the whole time, knowing that you know something the characters don't makes this piece wonderfully funny. I think this piece needs a live production! Another fabulous piece by this writer.

This is a brilliantly funny and adorable piece! Taking the familiar cringe moment of waking up beside a stranger and sprinkling it with some wonderfully funny word play makes this a rib tickling play from start to finish. I already loved it and then Charles gives us the lovely ending, just...the best happily ever after ever!

What can I say? This is a wonderfully chaotic and hilarious piece. You'd think getting married was stressful enough but add looming threats of financial ruin and throw in a bit of audience participation and you've got one cracker of a piece. I think this would make a great piece for an audience to enjoy and be a part of!

Periods have always been a 'taboo' subject for some people but Emma takes the bull by the horns here. The character, while trying to discover how she can have this conversation with her own daughter, has a no holds barred (almost) rant about how things were for her. There are elements of comedy laced with darkness as she reveals wound after wound of what she went through. Despite all this though you are left feeling a lightness that despite all the dark things can change and she can break the cycle. Its a very powerful piece for an actress.

From the moment Wendy started speaking I could get a clear view in my mind of the kind of woman she was. This was easy to do because the voice she'd been given was brilliantly distinctive ("You know"). As she went through her story and the temptation of that free drink became a throne in her side I genuinely had no idea which way her night was going to end. Once I found out though, I have to say I cheered a bit for her. This is a great monologue about strength with sprinklings of comedy, wonderfully done Charles!

Intrigue struck me about this piece from the opening stage directions and proceeds to unfold as a family try to tell a story. Chiming in with wonderfully funny lines that are laced between the swift dialogue the play flows beautifully. As the play continued I couldn't help but smile and occasionally arch an eyebrow and the stories being told and the secrets being revealed. I also think the final line is fabulous as it supports a wonderfully simple moral "Listen to your mother!". Another wonderful comedy from Bruce!

Once again, Nora expertly sets the scene for this next implement of the Twelve Days series so you can see the characters in your head before they even start speaking. The play is a big warm hug as you watch these three friends show nothing but love for each other, sprinkled with the occasional witty back and forth. I have to say, not only did I love this piece and feel it emanates the Christmas spirit but it made me want a French pastry of my own by the end! Fabulously done.