Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

In three minutes Morey Norkin provides smiles galore! This is a wonderfully entertaining and silly piece that celebrates the art of word play, the physical nature of performance and even explores the concepts of heroes and villains with a wonderful twist. If you've got a festival of short plays that is looking for a rib tickling piece then this is a very strong contender! I'm still smiling just writing the recommendation so that tells you how an audience will react.

"There is light even when there is dark" just one of the many emotionally beautiful and tragic concepts Darrin explores in this piece. A park bench can be considered quite a simple set but the exploration of the two characters through their conversation is guaranteed to captivate an audience to the point where what is around them doesn't matter. Its an amazingly powerful piece that offers the right actors a great chance to play characters that will resonate with an audience as will as invoke an emotional response. Speaking personally, there were tears by the end!

Ok, now I want to see how this ends! Owning a home is such a dream for so many people and to have the kind of nightmare you hear about here, you can't help but feel for Chloe and David. Like so many of Deb's plays she draws you in from the word go, sprinkles in little bits of humour and intertwines it with characters and captains the whole ship with characters you can't help but feel for. Masterfully done and offers great performance opportunity with inexpensive set and props, a festivals dream right?

There is something wonderfully 'Alice in Wonderland' about this piece. Chris offered chaos, humour and wonderfully funny word play in the dialogue. A director could have absolutely LOADS of fun bringing this piece to life (and believe me they definitely should). Its a prime example of just what the human imagination is capable of and, as with all of Chris's work, its fabulously written!

There comes a moment where you realise what Lesley is reacting to and it made me laugh out loud! Chris has expertly taken the polite and proper event of afternoon tea and laced with something just a little naughty. What do I mean? Well you will have to read it to find out! I've loved all of the Malcolm and Janet plays and this one is no exception. I've said it before and I'll say it again, they should have their own Sunday skit show!

Discussions about money are always complicated and sometimes can be tense and emotional, as is the case here. Chris has created a very relatable situation and characters that feel wonderfully real. I could feel frustration building towards Fariq as he refuses the suggestions of his wife to try and resolve their situation and I could feel heartbreak for Eesha that all she wants to know is how bad things are and to try and help. Its a piece that could resonate with a lot of people and offers a lovely emotional arch with two wonderful characters at its centre.

So Chris, you've not only tugged at my heartstrings, you've put them in a blender! But in this case its a good thing. The idea of facing our own mortality is always a hard hitting subject but Chris has wrapped that moment for Richard in wonderful tender conversation between him and his doctor with some light sprinkles of humour to bring a smile before you get into the crux of the conversation, which is explored beautifully and delicately. While 'end of life' discussions are a difficult topic to watch and perform Chris handles it beautifully with raw emotion and tenderness.

Chris has a fabulous gift of brining very believable characters to life and Janey is another perfect example. You will feel the frustration with her as she shares the story of her 'Franks Phone Follower' but at the same time Chris has sprinkled in lovely moments of humour that offer insight into Janey's home life and work life, all of which you can see in your mind through her wonderfully vivid and fun descriptions. But, in a typical Chris fashion there is also something else going on here, something slightly sinister possibly? My advice, read it and find out!

The wonderful 'dad jokes' here will have a smile on your face from the first sentence and laughing out loud by the end, at least that's what it did for me! Its a glorious piece of writing that you can see, not only as a letter but as a sketch where mum is chatting over her fence to a neighbour about the goings on she will be writing to him about. The character of mum is truly wonderful and one you can see clearly in your mind's eye. Its a great opportunity to bring a fabulous character to life!

The Noir genre has a great addition to it in this play! Terrence has done a wonderful job of bringing to life a time of mystery and sinister goings on. Its exactly what a thrilling mystery/noir should be, it draws you in to the point where you need to know what happens and if you close your eyes you can see this intoxicating story unfolding in your mind's eye. Its the perfect example of creativity bringing a world (as well as the people in it) to life!