The Memory of Water
Wednesday 18 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Thursday 19 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Friday 20 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Saturday 21 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Sunday 22 November from 5pm to 7pm Wednesday 25 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Thursday 26 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Friday 27 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm Saturday 28 November from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The Memory of Water is a comedy written by English playwright Shelagh Stephenson, first staged at Hampstead Theatre in 1996. It won the 2000 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.
Mary, Catherine and Teresa are sisters who think they share a common past. A world of disputed bicycles, midnight ice-cream sodas, Mum’s cocktail dresses and perfumed advice – a seaside childhood punctuated by the odd monosyllable from Dad. But where does reality end and family myth begin? Why has war broken out in Mother’s bedroom – and why is Vi, so recently deceased, still with us?
“Stephenson’s play balances riotous humour and pathos, with its melancholia lingering in your memory.” – The Guardian
Presented by Clock & Spiel Productions
Writer – Shelagh Stephenson
Director – Hailey McQueen
Running time: 180 minutes, including interval
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