Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

Well...in eight pages Scott Sickles has managed to perfectly capture what it is to be a writer suffering with writers block and what it is to be the poor people in their life. As a writer, the characters both resonate with me and I think a lot of other creatives (and their families/friends) will be able to relate. Its brilliantly deceptive to begin with so your dying to know what 'thing' has been done and by the end your truly absorbed in this wonderful work that could have destroyed a relationship. A wonderful piece.

As a lover of Romeo and Juliet I couldn't let this play pass me by and I'm so glad I didn't! Its a wonderfully heart felt/breaking tale of the ways people can affect your life, even in a letter. The connections on the end of the speeches that tie the four characters together makes for a brilliant construction. You can feel yourself getting more and more absorbed in the lives of the characters as you feel for them and their story. That is what makes Debra's plays superb, you always want to feel for her characters!

A beautiful and comedic relationship snapshot created by Deb. As with all of Deb's plays, she has brought to life three wonderful characters that you want to feel for. You feel sorry for the young couple who want to be 'out in the open' with their relationship but you also feel sorry for the mother they are decieving. Couple this with a wonderfully witty back and forth between them and you have, as with all of Deb's plays, brilliant situational comedy.

Most intriguing! John has taken a simple scene of two people driving at night and loaded it with brilliantly witty back and forth dialogue before THAT moment. I couldn't help but think as I read through the scene about what I would do and I think that is what will draw an audience in and hold their focus. Once again John has constructed a wonderful piece that leave you questioning as well as intrigued.

Never has the concept of making mistakes been explored so brilliantly and with such a humorous result. In a world where we are constantly suffering with 'auto correct nightmares' John has turned this on its head and created something wonderfully silly (despite the subject matter having dark links). Its just a great piece and honestly I regret not reading it sooner.

Nothing to say but an all out hilarious riot from start to finish! The bumbling buffoons responsible for Penny's kidnapping have a 'Harry & Marv' (Home Alone if you don't know) feel to them. Couple that with the snappy (if somewhat chaotic) dialogue and a brilliant twist on the end and its a piece that will have your audience giggling right the way through. Perfect for a festival!

"Death is pretty horrifying... All on its own. It doesn't have to be flashy or anything." This line was just one of many that made me smile in this piece that explores an entirely new perspective on haunting. The characterisation of ghosts is one that has been done many times in many different ways but the quick and witty back and forth between Ed and Shirley is something very different. You'll start this play with one thought (of a 'typical' ghost story) but by the end you will have smiled, laughed and be left with a warm feeling. Its wonderful.

How could you not be drawn to a play with character names like that. However, despite the childhood innocent sound of the character's names there is a wonderful depth to this piece. As the audience you find yourself drawn into the discussion the character's discussion about their lives, their place in it and the rain. Then, just as you feel yourself starting to relax and think about those topics of discussion, Hannah throws a curve ball. Its a fascinating play that is sure to have audiences dicussing its meaning long into the ride home! Another wonderful piece from this writer!

The first thing that struck me about this piece was the wonderful imagery Hannah puts in your mind with the opening setting and the innocent back and forth between the characters that follows (you are NEVER too old for tag!) To go from this to that ending (I don't want to spoil it for you) is a mechanism that is sure to leave audience members shocked (in a great way) as well as enticed. Hannah has a great gift for leaving a lingering feeling that nothing is as it seems, in this case that's true. Its a brilliantly constructed piece!

ARGH! Don't worry, its a good scream! They say that our past can come back to haunt us, well Neil has greated a doozy of a story based on just that premise. He keeps you guessing for the first several pages on what the past trasgression could be (I didn't read the synopsis). Then you, as the audience are on the edge of your seat watching the swift and tense back and forth between Roger and Rebecca before Neil leaves you with the perfect ending (no spoilers) and that is why the 'argh', I NEEDED TO KNOW MORE! Brilliantly done.