Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

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!

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.

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!

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!

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 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!

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 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.

Wow, to say this is a stunning and beautiful play does not do it justice. The fantasy world in which the characters immerse themselves in to help young Chelsea is wonderful, moving, fun, silly at times but altogether beautiful. I know that’s twice I’ve described this play as beautiful but it really is, I felt a small tear in the corner of my eye throughout. I would love to see this staged, everyone would!

Ah this is such a sweet meeting, a blind date, between 2 people in their 50's starting online dating for the first time. But read or watch this fun play to the end for the two hilarious twists! Great fun!