The Memory of Water - DPS ACTING EDITION

Indeed, it is so funny that is appears at first to be pure black comedy, with the newly bereaved sisters indulging wildly in witty bickering and dope-induced dress-ups

Their quarrels over the funeral arrangements, their well-worn family roles, their unsatisfactory men and their mixed memories of a highly feminine working-class mother are hilarious

In The Memory of Water, (Shelagh Stephenson) skillfully charts the joyous and painful territory of family relationships with insight and compassion (The Globe and Mail)

"This touching and hugely entertaining comedy provides an insight into the lives of three sisters who are reunited for their mother's funeral

A neurotic maternal type, a paranoid doctor and a brattish youngest sibling recall their childhood, but find that personal grievances have coloured their memories, which differ greatly and cause immense friction" ~ The Independent

"Shelagh Stephenson (is) a dramatist with a sharp eye and a gift for quirky dialogue to match" ~ London Times