Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier Award-winning play has been revived at the Hampstead Theatre in a production directed by Alice Hamilton. The Hampstead Theatre is continuing its season of reviving plays which originated at their theatre; The Memory or Water debuted there in 1996 and went on to win the Olivier Award for best new comedy.
We should stress that it’s a dark comedy, as opposed to lighthearted fun – it follows the story of three bickering sisters and the events that transpire in the days following the death of their mother.
Over the course of the evening we meet eldest daughter Teresa (Lucy Black), the family martyr who makes everyone very aware of all the good deeds she’s been doing and the work she’s put into the funeral