The Memory of Water review – blackly funny look at sisters fighting for a dead mother's love

I gotta say, I'm not sold on this 'memory of water' thing 🤔... I mean, is it really necessary to revisit old emotions and memories when we're still trying to make sense of our present? It just seems like a bunch of unnecessary drama to me 😒. And what's with all these sisters, anyway? Can't they just talk things out or something? I guess some people might find the 'dark humor' thing funny, but personally, I think it's just an excuse for being too sad and sappy 🤷‍♀️.
 
📚💡 I think this play sounds soooo relatable! I mean, who hasn't felt like they're trying too hard to be needed or understood by their family members? 😩 The way the writer has woven together these themes of grief, memory, and redefinition is just genius. It's not often you see a production tackle these heavy topics with such dark humor - it's like the writers are saying "let's face the uncomfortable stuff, but let's do it with some sass 💁‍♀️". I'm definitely going to have to check this out! 👀
 
omg i just watched this play and i'm still reeling from the emotions 🤯 Shelagh Stephenson's work is truly genius - how she weaves together these complex female relationships is so masterful 💁‍♀️ I love how the play tackles dark humor to explore the fragility of human emotions, it's like a punch in the feels 😂 but at the same time, it's also super relatable & endearing. Teresa's narrative of martyrdom was so hauntingly familiar for me 🤔 and Helen Flanagan's portrayal of Catherine was literally cringeworthy in the best way possible 😂. Mary's complexity is everything - i love how Polly Lister brings this sense of vulnerability & cleverness to the role 🤝 and Vicky Binns as Vi is just perfect 👑 the whole cast deserves so much credit for bringing these characters to life 💖
 
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