Writers’ Room: The Shed
Part of the Writers' Room Festival.
Written by Charles Orrell.
“There are only three certainties in life. Death, taxes… and sand.”
In a faded seaside town, the council’s once-famous Promenade Gardens face an uncertain future. When the job-threatened gardeners are joined by a student, his presence causes them to confront their own dreams and disappointments.
A tender and funny debut play by Charles Orrell.
The Shed was developed as part of the Marlowe Theatre Writers’ Room Advanced Playwriting course.
Charles Orrell
Charles Orrell was born in Lytham St. Anne’s and now lives in East Kent. After an earlier career in Horticulture and Agri-Environment advice he gravitated to his long-held love of theatre and playwriting. He has written short plays presented as readings in the Marlowe Studio including Just Impediment, The Trust Fund and It’s a Date. He directed a reading of his play Swifts at the Faversham Fringe. Charles joined the Marlowe’s Writers’ Room Introductory Group in 2023 and was then invited to join the 2024 Advanced Group. The Shed is his first full-length play.