Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

This aptly named play CRABS IN A BUCKET cuts straight to the point as we see friends reunited briefly one evening after Big D has an incident. Their love for each other is profound, despite now one crab having made a whole new life for himself. Its gritty, profound and subtly beautiful.

Most of all at some point in our lives wrestle with our sleep demons, as they do their best to prevent our much needed sleep. But Rob takes this further, they discuss TV shows and thumb wrestle and it makes for a fun show, even though this poor sleeper gets little sleep. Love it!

You never know who might turn out to be a villain or hero, and as we watch Lydia come to terms with her situation, we watch her have to decide this for herself. Scott nails this stand off perfectly, even though their close proximity and vast difference in size make for a tense scene. No spoiler here, read this for yourself, another short masterpiece by Mr Sickles!

This two hander by Tara is incredible, so tense and moving it's fantasy world where the demise of the people in each line is never fully explained. There lies the beauty and creativity of this play. Both characters are strong and driven while not knowing their fate, their bond forms quickly just the same. Excellent, dramatic work!

A country boy myself Marj accurately described my upbringing, but here the similarities stop. Here her character moves on from her fathers illegal actions, but not innocently, and now lives in the bright lights of the city, always checking their shadows and waiting for that knock on the door. The audience will root for them, hoping that knock will never come.

Oh this is so sad, such a broken family and accusations flying everywhere! Tight, tense and oh so desperate, I do feel there is a longer play to be written here, such is the depth of story and depth of its characters. In itself this is a deeply disturbing play, very well written.

I am not familiar with Christian Science beliefs, so this play by Debra is enlightening and educational. There's so much underlying story within this piece that I had yo go back to read some sections. At its heart strong belief, grief and love, albeit strained love run throughout. I found the children most interesting, watching them being caught up in the adults affair. Very good!

I LOVE THIS PLAY! Deb has hit the nail on the head perfectly here in this short, sweet play. In her brief, three sentence summary she has described how a mother always knows. What I love most about this piece is that my own mother is capable of exactly the same clever, yet well meaning, deceit! Perfect!

This is an important play which needs to be staged, at a time where, finally there is more understanding and acceptance of autism. It's beautiful, sad, moving and funny in equal measure. Excellent.

LADY FASHION by Mackling is a sweet, tender, brief moment of friendship entwined with business, or so I thought until the gut punch of a twist, clever! I read this play again once I knew the entire story and it really takes on a whole new, deeper meaning. So much more to work on here if the writer chooses too, I know I want more.