Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

Poor dad just wants to sleep, but there appears to be a monster under his child's bed. So he does what all good dads do, he goes to rid said monster from beneath the bedstead. What happens next is quite unexpected and I don't want to give it away, but dad does the decent thing and surrenders his spot next to mom. A lovely, subtle and fun monologue.

Poor extras never get much to say, that's the point of them, obviously. They are just there to make up the scenery, the ambience. So when this couple of extras find themselves center stage they naturally make the most of it. The clever part of this play is what happens next, no spoilers, read this for yourself and stage it. Love it!

This play is such a personal and beautiful tribute to lost friends, human and canine. It is clever and unique too, as taken from the perspective of the spirits, not the living. I would love to stage this, it would be a wonderful challenge to have an actor play the part of Sam, as a gentle spirit and not a jokey doggy.
Thank you Philip for sharing such a personal story in such a lovely way.

GOLD PAINT is an excellent piece of theatre, just when you think you know where it's heading, it tricks you and takes a teasing twist. The beginning is full of brilliant dark comedy as these friends continue their friendship with one of them dead! Then an FBI agent turns up and off we go... but what follows is an examination of politics, history and most importantly, family. Morey paints every character in this wonderful play with a deftness of touch, like any true painter and craftsman. This is Morey at his finest, bravo!

In just one page, Peter gives us such a real snapshot of time, a real conversation, somewhat under the influence yes, but perfectly believable. We all have a word or two which always trips us up, and horny is theirs.... which they clearly are and it leads them to the inevitable ending. Great!

There is something so innocent here, so beautiful. Poor Journet is waiting by a door, waiting to be needed. Just when they think they might be needed, the need is snatched away. Then the ending, which I will not spoil, is perfectly fitting. I would love to see this performed, it's wonderful!

This is such a sweet tale of young love as we see Julie and Betsy kissing in a tree, plotting their future in their young innocence. There's always one out of the two who knows all the facts, and one line (about the man part) had me laughing out loud!
What I also admire about this play is its timelessness, set in decades past, it would be forbidden, set now it would be acceptable.... to most. L.O.V.E.I.T.

BROMPTONS TRUTH is touching and sensitive. Any pet owner knows that the pain of losing a pet is horribly heartbreaking, we know it has to come, but the love they give us far out ways the pain we are left with. Slowly this pain is softened by the many fond memories shared.
A fitting tribute to a fine lad.

ONLY ONCE AN HOUR is such a clever short play, which you must find time to read, better still to watch. There is beautiful romantic dialogue between hours and minutes, it's truly wonderful, but for the sheer contempt of the impatient and bolshy seconds, which makes this play truly hilarious. It would also be a challenging play to produce, but one that would be wonderful to act in. Love it!

Oh the Marquis De Sade has a few tales to tell! This is a clever, well constructed monologue, where he explains to the Inspector the differences between the devil and the acts of kink of which he disposes on wanting volunteers. Still a taboo subject now, but back in the seventeen hundreds would have understandably be seen as the work of the devil. A great, adult monologue.