Synopsis
Di and Viv and Rose
Published by Methuen
0 Male 3 Female
Life is fun
Living is intense
Together they feel unassailable
Crackling with wisdom and wit, Di and Viv and Rose is a humorous and thoughtful exploration of friendship's impact on life and life's impact on friendship
The play charts the steady but sometimes chaotic progression of these three women's lives and their ultimately enduring bonds
The varied journeys of their lives take their toll on the characters, forcing them apart and stretching their relationships with each other to a near breaking point
"It achieves what it sets out to do show how the lives of a trio of women are shaped by their friendship over some twenty-seven years in a manner that brims over with warm, effervescent humour and sharp, unsentimental perceptiveness" ~ Paul Taylor, Independent
"A deeply felt account of female friendship. It's written with a remarkable economy and freshness, and rings true even, or especially, in its moments of absurdity ... Humour is always only a batted eyelash away ... this is an emotionally satisfying and perceptive account of three real lives ... a story of female friendship that is neither sentimental, nor nostalgic. It just feels real" ~ Aleks Sierz, Arts Desk
"Amelia Bullmore's three-hander is a big, warm-hearted piece about female friendship which doesn't - as friends don't - shy away from occasional hard-hitting home truths" ~ Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard