Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

HELP, is a desperate and sad monologue from a son who himself needs help. It must be heartbreaking to watch a close one's mind slowly slipping away, you must feel completely hopeless as Chip does here.
And carers are so often left alone to get on with it, whereas they desperately need help too.
A very powerful monologue with a lot to say in so few words.

Reading this incredible monologue as the middle-aged man I am, some of the content insenced me, by which I mean my fellow men need to stop and think!
Two key words come to mind, Consent and Respect. Some people like the words they are called, especially in the heat of the moment, others do not.
Advice to 'boys': learn respect and consent and you will get far more in return!
A excellent monologue with a powerful message!

I am fascinated with dramatizations of historical events, although A TRADGEY OF OWLS is a fictional take on a conversation in a jail, it is so palpable.
Wartime treatment of the LGBT community was abhorrent, so many similar stories come to mind (Alan Turing, for one.)
Thank you John for bringing this story to light in such an impactful way.

I have two questions, both of them - WHY?

Why do we still have to hear about these desperate situations?

Why do writers still have to write about these desperate situations?

Cole brings us such a hard hitting, striking piece here, which I see being played out within the audience, each actor standing and delivering their line. For this can happen anywhere, in any school, in any town.

This play packs a much needed punch at law makers.

Written as matter of fact and with pace, this monologue makes its point incredibly well. You feel for the protagonist, it's her decision, hers and her husbands. No-one else. Naturally in such a situation there are a myriad of emotions swelling up throughout this monologue and Jessica has portrayed them sensitively.

This short play stands for everything I hate about submissions! Especially fees! Debra has nailed the frustration of these playwrights perfectly, I feel for each one individually and collectively, for this brief must be nigh on impossible. (BTW the brief was real, strewth!) Best of luck to any playwright who attempts this brief!
Great fun!

This gentle two hander poses an interesting question and an equally interesting concept on the afterlife.
If there is an afterlife, or indeed a pre-life, then maybe it's best we don't remember. I have a feeling Eden will have many more memories coming back to her. Nice!

This play is so much fun, three grown men scared of the same small spider! As the stakes raise for the three men, so does the hilarious tension!
From the reveal of the Dolly Parton tattoo, I laughed to the end! Great fun!

I love this play! I love cuckoo clocks! Julieta brings us such a sweet and wonderful two hander where inventor meets his invention, but this is no Pinocchio story. The inventor, a clever fellow with time on his hands, invents the first ever cuckoo clock, then miraculously the cuckoo itself comes to visit demanding its freedom. I love the way the cuckoo handles the situation, this little bird sure knows how to hold itself!
Does it get it's freedom? Does the inventor make the conference? Do read it yourself to find out! I would loved to see this staged!

Three innocent siblings playing games upstairs whose their parents sleep. That's innocent enough, surely?
But mum and dad have been asleep for far too long and these kids are running out of food, and running out of patience. When will they face up to the truth?
Despite the desperate situation, this play is written sensitively, subtlety allowing these kids to come to terms with what has happened.