Recommended by Rachel Feeny-Williams

The works of Poe have always fascinated me. Christopher Soucy has created a thrilling and dark piece where Poe is haunted by his works as he talks about his life. It has a classical feel to it and with the right staging/lighting/sounds I feel it could draw an audience in to the darkness and the thrills that Poe goes through. Its a brilliantly constructed premise that left me with goose bumps! If the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and haunting theatre intrigue then this is the play for you. Would make a great production for Halloween. Hauntingly fascinating!

From the moment I read the casting note on page two I was most intrigued by this piece. From there the play moves at a brilliant pace as Alex faces the biggest case of his career and judgement from his friends because of it. The quick back and forth as the three characters explore the complexities of the justice system and how it should or shouldn't work in relation to race or gender. Couple that with an intricate social history between the characters and you've got a play where you need to know what will happen, I know I did!

I'll admit, I wasn't sure what to expect from this piece but very early found myself ticked but the chaotic scene involving a corpse, an FBI agent and a day at the races! Interlacing this is complexity about race, politics and history. You get to watch the owner and his family live through all of this. Its a delicately balanced play and I was most fascinated by what I learned as I read. A high quality piece of theatre from Morey, but then I know he doesn't deal in anything less.

My experience of the reinvention of fairy tales has always been a positive one and this is no exception. From the witty retelling of the story of Jack and Jill to the bafflement of the 911 dispatcher to the physical comedy of Jack trying to talk through a broken crown...the whole thing is just brilliant and can't fail to make you laugh!

Well, I found it, this play has it all. The creation of the mystery of how Willow died, coupled with the brilliant array of characters and their complex relationships before throwing in handfuls of moments of which some are heart breaking and some are funny ("What can I say, a gay knows a gay") and you've got a perfect cocktail here! As I've said before about Jaxson's plays, he has this wonderful ability to make you NEED to know how the story ends and I think an audience will feel the same. The story of Willow needs to be told!

In a world where we are taught to fear everything and everyone that we don't know, Jaxson has completely blown that expectation out of the water. Two people who bond in the subway is a wonderfully framed snippet of how life can be when you're not afraid to go after what you want. Wonderful back and forth quick paced dialogue and two very different but very real characters make this piece a wonderful captured moment of time for an audience to watch.

A wonderfully touching 'coming of age' story. High school can be hell for anyone, especially when you are trying to discover who you are but Jaxson has created a loving and nurturing character in a mother and, as an audience member you get to watch her nurture a terrified daughter into believing that everything will be ok. Its a great piece and I think will being smiles (and maybe a tear or two) to the eye.

A big part of writing is creating characters audiences want to feel something for and Jaxson has most definitely done that here. Reading through the labyrinth of complexity that makes up Emilia and Walsh's relationship I found myself NEEDING to know where the story was going to take me next. Its a piece that hooks you from the very beginning and draws you in because you want to know how these brilliant characters and their relationships will turn out. Its a wonderful ride through the emotions with a great pace. Any audience will love these characters and their story.

George has done it again! The very visual dark descriptions in the opening speach draw you in and if you listen hard as you read you can hear the moody jazzy soundtrack (or maybe that's just me). From there the two wonderful characters, coupled with the brilliantly building blocks of what makes classic film noir, makes this a brilliant piece to read and I know it would be one brilliant to see. The style was created as something to see, so maybe make it something your audience see, you won't regret it!

Ah writer's block, the familiar bane to us all! As I read the quick back and forth dialogue its almost as though I could close my eyes and see these two women pacing back and forth in their various homes trying desperately to create, despite the restrictions they face. Its a play of frustration but also of inspiration all set in the chaotic world of trying to write. Jared has taken the malady of writer's block and used it to create something truly fantastic. With the right actresses giving it the right pace it would be perfect inspiration.