Water - Review

I saw Water last night and was quite blown away by it.
It is a difficult work to describe and you will have to see it to appreciate it's brilliance.  It is a play about relationships. We are told at the start that Water is a social molecule and that to survive we need to be like water. As the play unfolds you realise that the characters are not like water and so their lives are just not working in a positive way.  The characters are lost and unhappy and from that point of view the play is quite depressing. However, it is not the story however, that makes this play it is the actual production. It is very modern in that it uses many modern technologies like Skype, sound effects, computers and more. The sound artist is on stage throughout the performance and you see how the sounds are made like the squash ball being hit around the squash court. One of the actresses creates dripping water. The interaction between what is going on, sound wise and the actual performance of the play comes together to make this piece of work, the timing is superb.
The actors play multiple roles,  I have seen performances where this has been an issue as the audience can become confused, not here. Even though there are no real costume changes are you well aware that they are playing a different role.
The funny thing is there is nothing remarkable about the story, it is very everyday. All of us will have experienced what the actors experience, apart from maybe actually diving.  For example there is a scene at at an airport and it goes through everything even going through the scanners, the announcements etc The sound you hear when you put the key card into your hotel door, it makes it such as auditory performance.
This production really is thinking outside the box and is pushing theatre perhaps in a new direction.  If you are an actor or director you should see this.
Water is a production by A Filter and Lyric Hammersmith Co-production in association with Warwick Arts Centre, England.  It is created by Filter and David Farr. David Farr is also the director. 

Water will close on the 23rd so do try to get to see it. It is playing at the Sydney Theatre.