Recommended by Christopher Plumridge

  • Christopher Plumridge: Tomorrow

    TOMORROW is such an interesting short play, for there is so much left unsaid that the audience are left to make up their own minds as to why these two ladies are on plinths high above. I love this style of writing and it fascinates me!
    Throughout this play clever references are made to MacBeth, making it all the more intriguing!

    TOMORROW is such an interesting short play, for there is so much left unsaid that the audience are left to make up their own minds as to why these two ladies are on plinths high above. I love this style of writing and it fascinates me!
    Throughout this play clever references are made to MacBeth, making it all the more intriguing!

  • Christopher Plumridge: Bev.

    BEV is a dark, at times funny, look at siblings in a difficult and sad chapter of their lives. As they find themselves in stark and desperate surroundings, they are forced to face their recent past, their loss of their sister. Then along comes an awkward, sarcastic mermaid who gives them quite the ultimatum! I love this play!

    BEV is a dark, at times funny, look at siblings in a difficult and sad chapter of their lives. As they find themselves in stark and desperate surroundings, they are forced to face their recent past, their loss of their sister. Then along comes an awkward, sarcastic mermaid who gives them quite the ultimatum! I love this play!

  • Christopher Plumridge: My Life as a Teenaged Tamagotchi: A Monologue

    Sometimes the best work comes to a writer at the strangest of times, and they have to write it down at that exact time otherwise it may be lost forever. In such a moment Cole gives us this brief but powerful monologue, showing that the innocence of youth can make us see our issues in a much brighter and logical light. Beautiful.

    Sometimes the best work comes to a writer at the strangest of times, and they have to write it down at that exact time otherwise it may be lost forever. In such a moment Cole gives us this brief but powerful monologue, showing that the innocence of youth can make us see our issues in a much brighter and logical light. Beautiful.

  • Christopher Plumridge: Sexy Grandma

    This great play by Laura is a fantastic way to approach a taboo subject and make it sound perfectly acceptable! Furthermore it is totally hilarious and moves along at a terrific speed from the initial classroom horror to the untimely 'urgent' phone call from the sex-wise grandma. The writer says this can be performed solo or by all characters involved, for me it reads as a totally funny, exasperated, teacher read monologue. I would love to watch the audiences reaction to watching this! Brilliant!!

    This great play by Laura is a fantastic way to approach a taboo subject and make it sound perfectly acceptable! Furthermore it is totally hilarious and moves along at a terrific speed from the initial classroom horror to the untimely 'urgent' phone call from the sex-wise grandma. The writer says this can be performed solo or by all characters involved, for me it reads as a totally funny, exasperated, teacher read monologue. I would love to watch the audiences reaction to watching this! Brilliant!!

  • Christopher Plumridge: Bear With Me

    A fairy tale adaptation....? A Bear...? I'm in!

    This is a clever telling of the time after the original story which throws up a few revelations. Most of all it has an important story to tell, sadly one that is rarely listened to.... if only we would stop and let the next generation build the bridges the previous generation destroyed and refuses to repair, instead preaching hatred into their children, then the world might just become one big fairy tale. Nicely told!

    A fairy tale adaptation....? A Bear...? I'm in!

    This is a clever telling of the time after the original story which throws up a few revelations. Most of all it has an important story to tell, sadly one that is rarely listened to.... if only we would stop and let the next generation build the bridges the previous generation destroyed and refuses to repair, instead preaching hatred into their children, then the world might just become one big fairy tale. Nicely told!

  • Christopher Plumridge: Fake News?

    Does it really take outsiders to notice what Rachel has highlighted to original effect here, just what is happening in the USA right now? The author has used two aliens, casually relaxing with the papers on a Sunday morning, to summarize clearly and plainly just what tragedies may unfold. There is also a clever use of the Woodstock festival back in the 60's to show how times have changed, for good or bad.

    Does it really take outsiders to notice what Rachel has highlighted to original effect here, just what is happening in the USA right now? The author has used two aliens, casually relaxing with the papers on a Sunday morning, to summarize clearly and plainly just what tragedies may unfold. There is also a clever use of the Woodstock festival back in the 60's to show how times have changed, for good or bad.

  • Christopher Plumridge: Tim Eless, Private Eye

    Tim Eless, Private Eye is a fast paced, perfectly dark and atmospheric film noir play, and right up my street!
    I would love to see this staged, but filmed in black and white would bring it to life, or death, I forget!
    There's a wonderful play on words with 'Incarcerated' which made me laugh out loud, read it for yourself, go on, it's a real gem!

    Tim Eless, Private Eye is a fast paced, perfectly dark and atmospheric film noir play, and right up my street!
    I would love to see this staged, but filmed in black and white would bring it to life, or death, I forget!
    There's a wonderful play on words with 'Incarcerated' which made me laugh out loud, read it for yourself, go on, it's a real gem!

  • Christopher Plumridge: Oh, Happy We

    Oh this play is so beautiful! The kindness of strangers, whether welcome or not, can at times be the one thing we really need. Instantly both characters become perfectly palpable and you feel as if you are sheltering with them yourself. I don't want to say anymore about this other than to say "read this play, watch this play, it's... I repeat myself.... BEAUTIFUL!

    Oh this play is so beautiful! The kindness of strangers, whether welcome or not, can at times be the one thing we really need. Instantly both characters become perfectly palpable and you feel as if you are sheltering with them yourself. I don't want to say anymore about this other than to say "read this play, watch this play, it's... I repeat myself.... BEAUTIFUL!

  • Christopher Plumridge: Release the Karen!

    Please release The Karen, whoever was brave enough to confront her in the first place deserves their own statue!!!! This s a total hoot from start to finish with such wonderful characters that I half expected Frankie Howard to wander in as if straight from Up-Pompeii!

    Great names, wonderful characters and funny puns.

    Brilliant and hilarious in equal measure!

    Please release The Karen, whoever was brave enough to confront her in the first place deserves their own statue!!!! This s a total hoot from start to finish with such wonderful characters that I half expected Frankie Howard to wander in as if straight from Up-Pompeii!

    Great names, wonderful characters and funny puns.

    Brilliant and hilarious in equal measure!

  • Christopher Plumridge: To Fetch a Pail of Water

    Oh my word this is so much fun I grinned all the way through reading it! So inspired too, to notice the rhyming problem which had never occurred to most of us before and the despatchers attempts to help with this are hilarious. Norkin has a wonderful way of bringing humour to the stories or events we all know of old, check out another of his plays 'CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? to see what I mean.
    Great fun!

    Oh my word this is so much fun I grinned all the way through reading it! So inspired too, to notice the rhyming problem which had never occurred to most of us before and the despatchers attempts to help with this are hilarious. Norkin has a wonderful way of bringing humour to the stories or events we all know of old, check out another of his plays 'CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? to see what I mean.
    Great fun!