★★★★★
"Tears, laughter and acid wit"
"Josie Lawrence and Annette Badland are a joy to watch"
"Laden with sharp one-liners"
"Finely balancing laughter and tears"
"Sadness and acid wit permeate Jonathan Harvey’s perfectly judged and warmly performed new comedy"
The Stage

★★★★
"Jonathan Harvey's script moves from high drama to an unexpectedly moving conclusion"
"Much to relish in the sharply witty one liners"
"The production is nimbly directed by Nick Bagnall"
"Harvey is a purveyor of comedy with bite, of whimsy mixed with seriousness"
Liverpool ECHO

★★★★
"An exceptionally strong cast"
"A solid, accomplished production about a dysfunctional family"
Wirral Globe

10/10
“Perfect”
“Witty one-liners voiced by frenzied characters incarcerated in complex relationships”
“I am most certainly ‘ob-sessed’!”
writebase

"It's like Ibsen turned up to 11"
"As messed up families go, the Domingos are off the charts"
"Bagnall has an ace up his sleeve for the final moments, which are as beautiful as they are heartbreaking"
The Guardian

“The delivery and timing of dialogue is independently and collectively on point”
“Drag queen Mickey-Joe aka Crystal Fist, played with accustomed aptitude by Tony Maudsley delivers plenty of acidic insults with acerbic acrimony to his Essex-man partner Frankie (Matt Henry)”
Number9 reviews

“It’s quirkiness and reckless panache and the pain behind its painted smiles win out”
“Shamelessly slinging us between biting comedy and tear-jerking melodrama”
“Lawrence and Badland make a watchable, touching double act.”
The Times

“Both [Lawrence and Badland] are excellent, and together, they ensure the sisters’ carefully choreographed badinage is the highlight of the piece”
“It’s an art that writer Jonathan Harvey indisputably has a gift for”
Your Move

"A paean to Liverpool, who should make the most of it, with a theatre as amazing as the Everyman"
"Josie Lawrence makes this tragi-comedy heart-breaking and heart-warming with her literally fantastic poignant portrayal"
"Annette Badland, [gives] another tremendous performance"
North West End

Photographs by Marc Brenner include the cast from the 2020 production. Reviews are from the 2020 production. 

Our Lady of Blundellsands was originally at the Everyman theatre in March 2020, until it was paused as theatres across the country closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Our Lady of Blundellsands is BACK at the Everyman theatre, Fri 17 Sep to Sat 9 Oct 2021.