TREADING WATER

By Kathryn Gardner

Sue and Carol are lifeguards.

Their routine is simple and their dreams seems equally so as they spend their days keeping the morning swimmers, the day trippers, and the evening strollers safe.

Day after day they sit, they wait, and they watch the world go by.

But when your job is to watch, when do you get to live?

And what are they waiting for? A sign of danger?

Maybe that’s just what they need.

Each morning a lone figure appears on the sand. The women watch, transfixed, as the he wafts his equipment, listening for the beep. If only there were a way to get him to come over. If only there were a way to get him to say something. Anything.

"Screw it! I’m going all out and giving this one five stars. A beautifully touching piece of theatre with great humour". Ginger In The Theatre

"A delightful & absorbing production of a sharp and perceptive script". London Theatre 1

"Kathryn Gardner’s script is beautifully paced and observed, drawing nice humour as well as poignancy from these three characters...The banter between Carol and Sue is very funny and the double entendres littered throughout the dialogue fit appropriately into the seaside setting, without verging into ‘Carry On’ territory by being lingered on for more than a second. It’s a lovely play, the cast are having a lovely time, and you probably will too." The Play's The Thing

"Treading Water is many things. It is a story of patience, of friendship, of delicate humanity and taking the opportunity to make the things you want to happen when they present themselves. It is freezing outside but Treading Water will warm you right up with its gentle tenderness and endearing humour and charm." Mark Aspen Reviews

Performed at Oxfringe & Camden Fringe

Original Cast: Siobhan McSweeny, Kathryn Gardner & Daniel Lawson

Performed at Vault Festival where it won a Highly Commended Award.

Cast: Amy Ambrose, Kathryn Gardner, Joshua Ruhle

Toured number two venues in the South of England plus 3 nights at The Cockpit.

Cast: Paul Collin-Thomas, Chloe Wigmore and Kathryn Gardner