Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

Cole expresses the importance in getting help and support at our low points in a wonderfully powerful way in this piece. Mark is a such a wonderfully believable character who you want to take in your arms and give a hug, which is why we have the supportive character of Fig. While heart breaking that Mark has gotten to this point, Cole leaves us with a wonderful feeling of hope that we could all do with in our lives. Coupling that with two great characters and an emotional roller coaster of dialogue makes this a fabulous piece!

Christopher has created a wonderful character in Kendel, a boxer who wanted nothing more than to win one last fight. Why? To prove something? Because its important to him? Because there is something his well meaning girlfriend doesn't know? All of this questioned were asked and answered in this well written and heart breaking piece. I don't want to say too much more about the story but Christopher leaves you with a lovely message about support and knowing when to stop fighting. Beautifully written.

Giggles galore here in this piece! Sam lulls you into a false sense of security that you are just watching two people who enjoy theatre and then hits you with the truth of the agenda behind it with brilliant timing. The whole piece has loads to offer and would make a great piece in a festival!

"Let the anger sustain you!" That was my feeling when I got to the end of reading this wonderfully powerful but tragic piece. The vast collection of dishes in the kitchen has become a symbol associated with death and in this case it symbolises so much more than that. It symbolises a father's pain in losing his son, it symbolises a mother's pain and struggle to try and care for her husband while mourning her son and it symbolises a community coming together in support after a tragedy. Paul has done amazing work all that and much more together!

Well, I don't understand a lot about maths but people...there is a conundrum that can boggle peoples minds. That is the comparison that Deb has so brilliantly created here. The that we spend a lot of our lives trying to 'figure out other people' and 'solve the social life equation' only to find ourselves without an answer in the back of the book and no real way to explain how those around us have arrived at the answer they did. As with Deb's other monologues, she's created a wonderfully believable character who finds herself with questions and no answers!

In one page Deb has expertly framed a part of our society that is just...wrong! When the piece started, I can confess I was smiling because normally the word is associated with positive emotions. In this case however the character doesn't want to smile, and I don't blame her. As she discusses her feelings about having unwanted advances/comments made and the fact that SHE is being questioned for not wanting them?! That made my blood boil. Deb has taken the idea of an 'unwanted smile' and made it into a brilliantly emotional story that will resonate! Wonderfully done!

The complexity of teenaged friendships and how all sorts of factors can change those friendships, in this case for the worse! You can feel the anguish in the character's voice as she pours her heart out in anger and heartache at the idea that she is losing her friend and the discoveries she's made about the current state of their friendship. It could make a beautiful audition/performance piece for a young actress as, once again, Deb has perfectly captures the essence of what friendship can mean and how hard it can be when it changes.

I literally have goosebumps! Reading through these four pages I found myself leaning further and further forward in my seat, desperate to know what was going to happen. Jacquelyn has been wonderfully clever in creating fabulous atmosphere, keeping the audience guessing, leaving them with questions and in a live production I think it would scare the bejesus out of them! Would make a fabulous spooky festival piece!

A truly heartbreaking story from Ida, a woman who finds herself in a position she didn't want for entirely crazy reasons! Ashe creates wonderful imagery in your head and a character that would be great for a young actress to sing her teeth into. Another brilliant monologue from Asher that won't fail to leave an audience flooded with emotions, it certainly did me!

Aw! This is such a beautiful and fun transaction between two young people. The moral may seem simple but these two wonderful characters show the audience in a wonderfully unique way that its whats inside that counts! Once again Hannah has created a wonderful piece created with great imagination and a touching moment! This could make a wonderful show for young people!