The Memory of Water is headed to the Octagon Theatre in Bolton marking the 30th anniversary revival of Shelagh Stephenson’s The Memory of Water, which won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
Starring Helen Flanagan, Vicky Binns, Polly Lister and Victoria Brazier, the Memory of Water follows three sisters as they reunite for their mother’s funeral in this sharp, funny and heartfelt exploration of family ties.
It’s winter 1996. The Spice Girls are riding high in the charts, football has failed to come home, and Dolly the Sheep’s been cloned.
Meanwhile, on the eve of their mum’s funeral, Mary, Teresa and Catherine return to their Northern childhood home for the first time in years. As they sort through clothes, keepsakes and ghosts of the past, the whisky flows, resentments surface, and long-held silences crack open with unexpected laughter.
Thu 29 Jan – Sat 21 Feb 2026
Priority booking open now for Members. General sale opens Tue 7 Oct, 9am.
