Grandma Mavis stages her own funeral in order to reunite her estranged family… just in time for a storm to trap them all in a funeral home. But, little does she know, she’s not the only family member bending the truth. Can this eccentric clan of liars navigate the rocky road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin?
Featuring five actors playing nine characters, Liars at a Funeral is an uproarious comedy and a laugh-out-loud romp through the absurdities of family dynamics and the lengths we go to for love and connection.
Keywords: Comedy, family, farce, feminist, funeral
Premiered at the Blyth Festival, Blyth ON, 2023.
Genre: Comedy
Acts: 2
Run time: 120 minutes
Content notes: Contains very minimal swearing, mention of suicide.
Cast size: 5 actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 3
Casting notes: Liars at a Funeral uses double-casting (actors play two roles).
Female (70's)
Female (late 40's-50's)
Male (late 40's-50's)
Female (late 20's-30's)
Male (late 20-30's)
“Buoyant, very funny, lively and leaves you breathless with laughing.”
-- Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter
“Fabiilli has woven together a number of diabolically clever theatrical devices to create a wickedly plotted and ingeniously worked out play, one of the best I’ve seen in a good long while. Oh yes, and it’s also uproariously funny."
-- Stratford Festival Reviews
"...a madcap evening of multi-character shenanigans... the laughs come fast and frequently."
-- Calgary Herald
