[1] The first stage production, by Peter Gill at the Royal Court Theatre in 1967, contributed to a reappraisal of Lawrence's dramatic writing.
[2] In 1968, The Times Literary Supplement said it was "a fine and moving piece of work" that "ought to be as well known as Sons and Lovers and the best Nottinghamshire stories".
The cast comprised Gabrielle Daye, Anne Dyson, Victor Henry, Judy Parfitt, and Mike Pratt.
[5] Much later, it was revived at The Young Vic in 2002 under Artistic Director David Lan,[6] with The Guardian calling it "one of the great British dramas of the 20th century".
[8] In 2018, Arcola Theatre produced the play directed by Jack Gamble[9][10] In 2015, the National Theater with the Royal Exchange Theater co-produced Husbands and Sons, an adaption that wove together The Daughter-In-Law, A Collier’s Friday Night, and The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd into a single three-hour narrative.