Table Reading of Shed by Charlie Hay

“With this event, I hope to have a better understanding of my play ‘Shed’.” says Charlie Hay

“Shed is the story of Jonathan, an illegal border guard who charges people to get out of the corrupt country in which he lives. He tells himself he is making money for his family’s protection and will leave eventually, but the more people he meets, the more he doubts himself, his actions and what’s on the other side of the wall.”

“I am inviting other theatre writers and creative persons to do a table reading of the play and, for lack of a better word, rip it apart.” Explains Charlie

“I want my character’s to be questioned and plot holes to be found. This should take no more than 4 hours. ‘Shed’ has a long history with Colchester, the play started as a one page play I wrote at the University of Essex.”

“It grew and was shown alongside ‘Hard Places’ at the Mercury Studio on 10th September 2012. The original single page came second in the One Page Play competition hosted by Hotbed Festival in July of last year.”

“A first draft was performed at St Martins Church on 1st September as part of Gari Jones’ renegade presents Voices In The Dark. I would like ‘Shed’ to continue to develop in Colchester and the Waiting Room is the perfect space to do this.”