Shelf Life is a comedy about a film crew who follow a week in the life of struggling actor Alex Grant. With no new work on the horizon, Alex is delighted to be called for a meeting with his agent Madeline James who has news of an audition. Paul Reeves, a playwright who is riding high on the success of ‘The Power Hose’ at the NFT, has a new play in production called ‘ThreeSides to Passion’ and Alex is asked to audition. Alex grasps this opportunity and is determined to be more focused at the casting and a little less ‘method!’ But will flatmate Ash get all the acting work? Will girlfriend Susie manage to pin Alex down to tell him some life changing news? And will Alex ever get a grip on reality?