Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

Bringing Noir into Christmas is a Christmas present for me! With dark winter nights in Lapland, you can understand how tough it can be for Mr Claus and Co, but deep down the big guy still has a heart. Tis the season to be noir.....
Also.... Who or Whom - brilliant!

Rachel is a master of creating believable, awkward situations and this is another fine example. A first date, which doesn't start so smooth soon turns into a debate about the merits of Christmas films. This sums up why my wife and I rarely watch a film together. Then the curveball at the end takes you by surprise. Great!
BTW.... Die Hard IS.

The wonderful Tiny_Theatre couple bought Lee's great play to life, as we see Santa uphold his promise to a little girl. Ok, he might be 70 years late, but we can forgive him that, surely? And surely Kari will be pleased to him after all theses years.... surely?
A wonderful, dark play!

Take one mad scientist, one alchemist traveller, a dark and stormy night in a castle, and you have hilarious perfection! Lots of fun to be had with characterisation, set and lights, in all this is a lot of silly, clever fun! Mwha ha ha!

Any audience lucky enough to see this darkly funny play will never look at a chicken coop in the same way again! We are transported to a scrambled egg factory (brilliant btw!) and we see a tale of friendship amongst hens as they begin to understand what goes on outside the shed. You are drawn into this friendship, watching it takes its logical path, then BAM! the ending takes you by surprise. Brilliant and original!

This dad has a great idea to take Halloween scaring to a whole new level and it sounds like a wonderful idea! But as we watch his plans unfold we can't help but see the pitfalls and likely outcomes. Still, he needs the notoriety and I believe his family will tell him afterwards "I told you so!" A fun monologue.

Oh my word I haven't laughed so much in ages, this would be a huge delight for any adult audience! The character descriptions are funny enough (braggadocious!), let alone the play. I often wonder what happens to superheroes once the films dry up, here's your answer, they have a family and live in suburbia. One twist leads to another, we find out Supermans other, hilarious, weakness before the big reveal. Absolutely hilarious!!

Oh no! Read the synopsis of this short funny play and take heed, or face having to explain the 'toys' in your drawer! I would love to see the look on Dad's face when he returns home, great fun!

This is billed as a lighthearted romantic comedy, rightly so, but much more. It's a 'will they/won't they' as we see hapless Larry firstly notice what he's been missing that's right under his nose, then to actually do something about it, all the while having to deal with a fractured rib brought on by a sneeze! Trying to stifle a sneeze backstage during a show - most of us have been there! Find out for yourself if Larry wins Pam's heart. This would be fun to produce, if only to watch Larry's antics!

The phase 'a sign of the times' is often used, and Claire shows this to perfection in her short play describing a break-up and how it 'needs' to be shared online. One often wonders if relationships could remain stronger without the need to share with, in this case, millions of followers.
Also, while reading this play, I couldn't help but imagine Wayne and Garths last show in the original airing of Waynes World before the films.
A clever insight.