Do you want to know a secret?
Have you heard? Our Lady of Blundellsands is a hilariously twisted comic drama written for the Everyman by Jonathan Harvey, award-winning creator of Gimme Gimme Gimme and Beautiful Thing. Lovingly directed by Nick Bagnall, it’s about families and fantasies, honesty and lies – and about how heartbreaking great comedy can be.
It’s no secret that Sylvie is unravelling. Frozen in time in her Blundellsands house, she inhabits a fantasy world that never was. Garnet, her sister, is older and wiser – and wearier, with her shopping lists and tired love. She’s always fanned the flames of Sylvie’s fantasies. Because if she didn’t… who knows where they’d both end up?
But now the whole family’s up in Liverpool for a birthday, and Garnet’s got a secret of her own to pass on. There’ll be a party… but it’s not going to be pretty.
Welcome to a family more messed up than your own.
An Everyman & Playhouse production
Josie Lawrence and Annette Badland are a joy to watch
The Stage
Jonathan Harvey's script moves from high drama to an unexpectedly moving conclusion
Liverpool ECHO
PHOTOS
CAST
Annette Badland
Garnet
Gemma Brodrick
Alyssa
Matt Henry
Frankie
Josie Lawrence
Sylvie
Mickey-Joe
Tony Maudsley
Nathan McMullen
Lee Lee
COMPANY
Jonathan Harvey
Writer
Nick Bagnall
Director
Janet Bird
Set & Costume Designer
Chris Davey
Lighting Designer
Ian Davies
Sound Designer
Kevin McCurdy
Fight Director
Sophie Parrott CDG
Casting Director