Sheila's Island

by Tim Firth

Bonfire night 2019, Sheila, Denise, Julie, and Fay are Team C in Pennine Mineral Water Ltd.'s annual outward bound team-building weekend. Somehow, Sheila has been nominated team leader, and, using her cryptic crossword solving skills, has unwittingly stranded her team on an island in the Lake District.
Our intrepid heroines fi nd themselves manufacturing weapons from cable ties and spatulas, and create a rescue fl ag with plastic plates and a toasting fork.
Questions are asked; truths are told; dirty washing is aired.Is it possible to build an adequate night shelter with a prom dress and a sleeveless jumper? What is Julie's husband really up to in Aldi? And why are they on this bloody team building exercise when they could be at a spa?

134 pages, Paperback

Published February 2, 2022

Reviews

[Ben Huxley]

A black comedy with heart, like many of Firth's pervious plays.