"The Memory Of Water"
by Shelagh Stephenson
by Shelagh Stephenson
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Three estranged sisters meet on the eve of their mother’s funeral to argue and misremember in Shelagh Stephenson’s examination of the structures of memory and family.
As they attempt to organise her funeral, their memories of their childhood run together and the secrets of their separate lives are revealed. Theresa, owner of an alternative therapy business, is angry that she was left to care for their dying mother. Mary, a doctor, is still struggling with a deep loss from her past. Catherine seeks attention through a succession of short-term partners. When the play opened at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in 1996 it was awarded the Olivier Award for Best Comedy. But it is melancholic too, as the emotional bruises of the sisters’ childhood emerge. Memories fade, blur and persist as the sisters bicker, watched over by the ghost of the mother to whom they are preparing to say goodbye. |
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Congratulations to the following APTG members who will be playing these roles:
Mary - Julie Hall
Frank - Richard Watkins
Vi - Laura Wickens
Mike - Laurence Parker
Catherine - Laura Taylor
Teresa - Sam Aspinall
Rehearsals start on Wednesday 14th February at 8pm in the Barn Hall, thereafter every Wednesday at the same time and place, and every Sunday at 7.30pm in the Drake Hall. Do come along to support whenever you can.
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