Tim Hoskings was such a nice boy, but eventually nice boys turn into bitter men. Priorities change and decisions get made - like the decision to become an arsehole. To finally stop putting everyone else first and get what you want from life. At this point in time any rational person would turn to the fine art of negotiation, but the mid-life crisis isn't a rational state of mind. It is a head-first plummet towards everything you haven't been in the past. A jetpack strapped to your back accelerating you downwards, fuelled by the fear of regretting all the things you never did before that day when you are lying on your back rotting in a box and thinking to yourself, "F*ck." * The letter U has a pending court case to battle discrimination against vowels. "Sex, drugs and very little of educational value." - BELINDA CASTLES

The trouble with traditional Nativity plays is they tend to be rather dull. Everyone knows the story, there are no surprises, plot-twists or jokes - which hardly makes for a very Merry Christmas! What's needed is a bit of silliness, a few gags and some character comedy - all of which you'll find right here between these pages. Nine entertaining plays featuring Mary, Joseph, The Three Kings, Scrooge, Santa, Rudolph, Git King Wenceslas and The Grunch, among others, to make you and your family truly merry at Christmastime.

Featuring winning scripts from THE SITCOM TRIALS. The Sitcom Trials is the comedy show where brand new sitcoms compete and the audience vote for the winner. It began on stage in 1999 and has enjoyed successful runs as a touring show and on TV. This collection includes scripts that were performed during the 2004 and 2006 seasons of the 'Trials', a Sitcom pilot developed for TV with stand-up comedian and comic author Marc Blake, as well as a crop of other as-yet unperformed Sitcoms.