Berkoff directed this semi-autobiographical East End comedy, first seen in an earlier version in Los Angeles in 2004. The play centres on a husband and wife who are in mourning for the wife's father. The arrival of a visitor with some astounding news affects the family and friends who have come to pay their respects. Berkoff's previous plays include East, Decadence, Greek, Kvetch and Messiah: Scenes from an Execution, the last of which was seen at the Old Vic in 2003. The cast of Sit and Shiver includes Catherine Bailey, Barry Davis, Iddo Goldberg, Linal Haft, Louise Jameson, Sue Kelvin, Saul Reichlin and Bernice Stegers.Sit and Shiver opened on 29 May 2006 and played for six weeks through 2 July.