Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

  • Once Again
    1 Oct. 2022
    ONCE AGAIN is very interesting, a clever amalgamation of a family saga and a murder mystery. I soon became hooked, wanting to know what was going on here. Nicely staged with flashbacks and monologues direct to the audience....and throw in a healthy dose of double crossing along the way!
    All said I'd love to try a bottle of '85 vintage......
  • The Elevator Play
    18 Sep. 2022
    THE ELEVATOR PLAY is a clever, short two hander which completely took me by surprise, I won't spoil it by telling your why, read it for yourself, produce it!
    A sophisticated play which is clever on all levels. (Pun intended!)
  • The Day
    18 Sep. 2022
    Ooh what trickery, to draw us into these three young lady's innocent day out, a time to enjoy the autumn, the sun on their faces, laughter in their hearts! Just as you begin to join in their frivolity the truth behind their existence creeps in like unwanted winter, the cold bites the girls and audience alike as the dead leaves are kicked up into the wind. Wonderful imagery!
  • A Tree Grows in Longmont
    16 Sep. 2022
    What a wonderful scene: an opportunity, if only in your own mind, to act out a play you've written with a lost lover. This play is touching, moving, desperate, yet full of hope. I do believe the character Philip will go back to this tree in Longmont year after year to act out this scene. 'You are never gone, just in the next room' Lovely.
  • Fashionably Late
    13 Sep. 2022
    What a darling, lovely couple Will and Allison are! We all know how it is to be fashionably late for a party and worry about being even later, but Will has other ideas. Sweet and fun, but I dare not try this with my wife!
  • What's in the Box?!
    13 Sep. 2022
    This is such a darkly funny two hander between two good friends, one in the midst of an awkward breakup, albeit of his own making. I can just imagine this being staged, a kind of stand off between man and box, akin to Joey and Chandler in Friends. I love the ending, which I give no spoilers, read it for yourself, better still see it staged! Great!
  • The Real Estate
    11 Sep. 2022

    Here the author has perfectly encapsulated that time in a relationship where you just can’t be with one another, yet can’t bear a moment apart. Jude and his partner have at least the decency to fight away from the kids. Most importantly you can’t help feeling the love throughout this monologue and know for sure they’ll hold it together!
  • UNCIVIL SUIT
    11 Sep. 2022
    UNCIVIL SUIT is as much a political venting of outrage as it is a monologue. I can imagine this staged, the speaker holding their audience and most probably receiving a round of applause along with a collective HELL YEAH!
  • Mother Knows Best
    11 Sep. 2022
    What do the British do as soon as they have passed away? They have a nice cup of tea of course! In this funny, dark humoured ghost story, Rachel has cleverly avoided the cliche storyline and thrown all three of her characters into the pot to fight it out. This would be great fun to stage. Another clever and fun play from this prolific playwright!
  • Everyday Monsters
    11 Sep. 2022
    Everyday monsters is deep, profound and ultimately disturbing. It’s been proven all too often that one despicable monster can create such a troubled, lost and broken soul, all the while thinking its perfectly acceptable behavior. All through the play the audience will be rooting for Timothy, disgusted by the nonchalant attitude of his abuser. This play is uncomfortable, yet needs to be produced and will have the audience transfixed.

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