Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

We had the privilege of reading this play for our Valentine's special play reading! It's a wonderful reimagining of animal planet with wonderfully colourful characters that is sure to offer giggles galore. If you ever wanted an interesting alternative to the perspective on the dating world with a unique twist at the end. Directors, producers and performers alike could have an absolute field day with this piece! This piece needs to be produced because and audience will enjoy it, just like we did, with a giggle a moment!

We had the great privilege of reading this play at our Valentine's special play reading and it made for a wonderful giggle with a great rhythm of words. It would make a wonderfully fun piece to perform!

So for me, this was very relatable, I am someone who knows I'm not great at crossword puzzles but every now and again I still find myself giving it a go. Coupling that with the revelation moment between D & S makes this a great piece for making an audience smile and making them think about what is said. In his usual fashion, Adam has created a one-minute play that entertains, provokes thought and would be relatable for quite a few I would imagine. What more can you really ask for?

There are quite a few Christmas stories that tell of hauntings for past mistakes or regrets and that is what Paul has captured here. You can feel Lillian's frustration in the back and forth between her and Audrey. There's a delicately balanced tone to the conversation between Lillian desperately wanting to just enjoy her Christmas with her grandson but the guilt clinging on in the background. Although the subject matter is dark I believe this piece would make a great piece for a Christmas show, to show that you can still find moments of hope in something dark.

A wonderful play that kept me smiling from start to finish. The way Deb has created the wonderful stark contrast between Emma, the excited American enjoying a tour of a British landmark and both the British characters who, while both initially appalled by Emma and her revelations (saying no more on that), they both reveal that certain things can outweigh a class system and the aristocracy. I would be interested to see the final product of what Emma proposes and I won't say any more on that either, you'll just have to read and enjoy it, just like I did!

It's easy to not see the sadness and the dark behind the shimmering lights of the big top! That's what Deb has done here in a brilliant way. James is simply a reporter out for a story about the infamous 'Camel Girl' but Ella, who normally charges people a peek, reveals that her truth is more than just her infamy. It's a beautiful but tragic story about a girl who wants a normal life. It is sure to make an audience question what is behind the makeup, costumes and bright lights the next time the circus is in town.

For a piece that is half a page long, this play does in fact speak a lot. Even the way the character talks about the various 'rules' this piece is meant to adhere to, you can almost see him frantically hyperventilating at a laptop. Then, when it's over and he delivers the line, you want to stand up and cheer for him. Chris has used this piece to express his feelings about overcomplicated guidelines and has done it, in a simple but well crafted manner. To anyone who has ever worried about writing to a brief, read this, it helps.

Donald has done a masterful job of depicting, what is the complexity of family relationships. As an audience member, you can't help but feel for both James as he meets with his boyfriend's sister at the worst possible time. It's easy to just dismiss Sandra but the more you read about her upbringing and the fact that she lived under her brother's shadow, the more you realize that this is a horribly hard day for both Sandra and James. Don has provided you with the most complicated of family relationships coupled with an emotional roller coaster, all beautifully presented.

I've always said that the number of plays that exist about mass shootings makes me despair. However, one cannot argue with the powerful imagery and frantic tension that Cole has created here. As I read the piece over a few times, I could see the performers around the outside of the audience in the middle, who then experience the piece in surround sound. Coupling this with the gaping question you are left with at the end and it is very clear Cole has created an emotional masterpiece, although its a shame it is something that had to be created.

Laugh out loud is the pinacle message of this wonderfully witty (and insightful) piece into the plight of the playwright. Deb has capture the essence of what it is to suffer through trying to get your work out there. As with all of her plays, the dialogue is snappy and witty, the characters are relatable (pariticularly for fellow creatives) and the end gives you an especially big giggle! Congratulations Deb! Its a brilliantly funny piece!