About me

Sheila Marshall is a playwright and filmmaker. She was awarded an Arts Council Develop Your Creative Practice grant to develop her playwriting practice. Her work has been performed at the National Theatre Studio. She has written a number of short and full length plays.

My Plays

BLOCK Q


Synopsis:

Three young Londoners collide on the rubble of a demolished housing estate: an ex-prisoner returning to his roots, a local woman resisting displacement, and a first-time buyer with a legal claim to the ground. What starts as a confrontation shifts into something funnier, stranger and more devastating than any of them expected. A play about class, loss and who really owns a piece of ground.


Number of Characters: 3


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 3


Length (in Pages): 14


Location: Council estate and condemned flat.


Key Words: Class, housing crisis, London, displacement, ex-offender, homeownership, community, loss, urban regeneration, confrontation, three-hander, comedy-drama.


Has the Play Been Produced? No


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? No


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Love x 25


Synopsis:

On their 25th wedding anniversary, Carlton joins an online support group while caring for his unwell wife Violet. Through warmth and humour, he reflects on their love story and marriage. A quietly tender portrait of devotion, endurance, and the unglamorous, everyday reality of loving someone unconditionally.


Number of Characters: 2


Minimum Number of Actors Required: 2


Length (in Pages): 8


Location: A domestic interior, centred on a table and chair


Key Words: Love, marriage, Caribbean, East Asian, ageing, caregiving, anniversary, faith, community, tenderness, duologue


Has the Play Been Produced? Yes


Are the Rights Available? Yes


Has the Play Been Published? No


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Reviews:

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