Two sisters living in separate countries deal with the decline of a parent struggling with alcohol addiction.
Based on lived experience, writer and performer Bettina Paris explores how the complexities of alcohol addiction can affect families and family relationships. Sisyphean Quick Fix follows two sisters – Krista in London, and Pip in Malta – as they realise the severity of their father’s drinking problem. As the pressures of caring for a person struggling with substance misuse, both from afar and in person in Malta, puts a strain on their lives, it tests their close relationship with each other, with their careers, and with their connections with others.
Taking place over two months, Sisyphean Quick Fix is a heartfelt comedy drama that takes in the peaks and troughs of caring for a loved one, and the pull of responsibility for migrants when there are complications back at home.
The Riverside Studios run is performed in support of Alcohol Change UK.
Sisyphean Quick Fix, which premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 at Pleasance Courtyard, is Bettina Paris’ debut work as a writer, and has been made with input from others facing similar experiences as well as substance misuse charities in Malta and the UK.
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly, ★★★★★ Adventures in Theatreland
Cast: Krista - Bettina Paris, Pip - Tina Rizzo
Listings
18 March – 6 April 2025
Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline St, London W6 9BN
Tues & Weds 7.45pm | Thurs 9pm | Fri 7pm | Sat 6pm
Weds & Sun matinees 2pm
Tickets: £18 - £15 - BOOK NOW
Further Information: Sisyphean Quick Fix | Riverside Studios