Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

Oh the desire for fame, but at what cost to others? This is explored by Rachel in this poignant short piece, at times darkly funny but with an important message. Audiences will be taken by surprise at the twist half way through, as much as they'll be surprised at the ending. A very intriguing piece by this prolific playwright and once again I feel there's a lot more that can be explored with this idea.

I found this short monologue darkly amusing, but there's a serious side to this and you fully understand just how the narrator feels. I'm not sure as to why these certain items were stolen from their truck, I'd be worried for the same reasons too! A good monologue to test an actor as used for an audition piece.

Remain Calm, which of course, in such dire circumstances we cannot and will not! Set against the real threat of attack following the events in Ukraine, the playwright skillfully shows us just how we'd all probably react, I especially enjoyed (if enjoy is the right word?) the audiences reaction at the start, too worried about their refund or the lack of WiFi! We see the actors take cover themselves, we relate to how they feel as secrets come out. Also I love how quickly the writer brings the story to life, just as in reality, we wouldn't have much time!

A brilliant two hander, taking a biblical story, asking what happened immediately after and dealing with it by using modern dialogue! I'm amazed at what unique and clever stories playwrights keep coming up with and this is a fine example. Treat yourself to reading or watching this play, it's great!

I listened to this fun play on the Gather by the Ghost Light podcast and I suggest you do too because it really brings it to life! Poor Tom Cord gets unwillingly sucked into his own play and has to face the very characters he's created, with dangerous and hilarious results! Brilliant fun!

Egg and Chips, a dish I'm personally not that fond of, but Rachel serves us up a sweet, tender plate of memories in this gentle, heartwarming, yet heartbreaking play. I waited and waited to learn of the circumstances which lead to Vera's demise, but this is not what this play is about. This would be lovely to see staged, audiences will be drawn to Daphne throughout. Lovely.

To bring such varied historical characters together like this is truly inspired! Triplett brings us such a strong, believable character analysis of Noel Coward, and I couldn't help but smile as I saw the story of Blythe Spirit unfold. Indeed this whole play had me smiling throughout, I would love to see this staged, it would be hilarious! There's even one section where the characters find the whole story so unbelievable that they assume they might be in a play themselves! BRILLIANT!

I'm not a fan of golf. Now I'm even less a fan of golf. So let me explain,the ever brilliant Busser gives us here a morbidly dark comedy on the rules and etiquette of golf, as these colleagues come across something rough in the rough! Read this for yourself, while I walk my dogs far away from any golf course! A wicked slice of Busser indeed!

An idyllic setting, 4th July, friends waiting for the fireworks when the new kid next door pops by.....what could go wrong? There are subtle hints to the direction of this piece as it plays out, but they don't prepare you for the clever final twist! I love he way the writer keeps this mystery subtle, leaving the audience to make up their mind. Love it!

This is a great little two hander and I couldn't help feel sorry for the mother of the bride, even though she expected to make ALL the wedding plans! The twist at the end was so heartwarming, lovely!