Recommended by Arthur M Jolly

A fascinating drama with a brilliantly conflicted protagonist. VanWormer's Charles Dickens is a magnificent creation, challenged by fate, willing the creation of "A Christmas Carol" to light while driven by crushing debt - and agonizingly indifferent to his wife and her pregnancy. There are so many layers to this play, and her characters. The actual "novelist at work writing" scenes, which could so easily become dull or obvious, are a highlight of inventive craft on the part of VanWormer. Well done!

A very clever blending of myths and mythology, a delight to read - filled with wit and dark humor, it zips along - and a fascinating piece that would draw an audience in and leave them puzzling and arguing about deeper meanings on the way home!

With wit, heart, humor and a great depth of understanding for Alcott's characters, Donna Hoke has created an original, exciting and emotionally powerful contemporary imagining of Little Women. There are some wonderfully theatrical moments, and some heart wrenching emotional ones... a fantastic play that will resonate with audiences.

There is so much going on in this immersive, site-specific play, written to be performed in an actual living room, and cleverly crafted around an MLM invitational sales pitch that turns out to be a modern take on Victorian spiritualism. The play delves deeply into the nature of our relationships, with the loss of people important to us, and with the enduring power of love and connection. This premise is original and fascinating; the character dynamics draw one in... and the ending is stunning and emotionally powerful. A fantastic play.

This play is stunning - a brilliant tour-de-force. I'm reeling at the sheer technical bravado of the overlapping, blended dialogue - dialogue which rivals, perhaps surpasses, Sarah Kane at her best. Ashley's monologue near the end could be a powerful audition piece, although Brianna's finale and her observation on the nature of women's relationships lands like a punch to the heart... but this is an exceptional play throughout.

A fantastic play - sharp, witty banter that conceals a growing sense of unease. The realization that something is terribly, terribly wrong with this couple - and their world - is built so gradually and so cleverly that you don't even realize it's there until - like the characters - it is too late. It's an absolute delight - and perhaps would be more insidious in an evening of plays about relationships rather than one about horror - although it will land powerfully either way!

An absolutely wonderful, very short play about a couple, one of whom has been secretly keeping in touch with the other's estranged mother. What could become high drama - or even melodrama - instead is a deft, skillful and nuanced reflection on the importance of family and of the complex relationship between the two characters. This one is as sweet as a home made cinnamon roll.

Life goes on, even when the sheep and the crops are all aflame! This is a very funny play, with some delightful levels to it - and the timeless nature of medieval peasants (sorry - serfs hoping to rise to the level of peasants) struggling to better themselves while all around is chaos speaks to us today, especially as we are living through interesting times again.

A delightful, sweet and loving piece as two very different characters at a museum share how the same artwork can reveal distinct perspectives on art and life. That they eventually find common ground makes for a delightful ending - this one would be a crowd pleaser!

An absolutely stunning one act - beautifully written, a love story that tugs at the heart and leaves us questioning the difference between agape, philia, eros and all the various forms of love that exist between humans but are often simplified - or simply dumbed down - in most plays. The relationship between these two women is profoundly complex, the setting so perfect to what they are going through - and the ending is bittersweet in the best way.