Performance

Venue	The Hawth
	Also: Studio, Amphitheatre
Town	Crawley
County	West Sussex
From	12th October 2015
To	17th October 2015
When	19:30. Wed, Sat Mats 14:30
The Hawth (V720)
Current/Future Listings
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Blood Brothers

Work:: Blood Brothers (S1435)

Musical melodrama set in Liverpool about twins separated at birth and the effects on their personalities as they grow up of 'nature' and 'nurture'. A poor family, already with kids, is blessed with twins, but they can't cope. The mother cleans at a 'posh' house where they are desperate to have kids but can't and a deal is struck which no-one must know about. Despite the efforts of the new family the boys paths cross time and time again as they grow and one becomes 'bad' while the other is 'good'. Eventually they clash with tragic consequences. The musical is un-usual in having a "narrator" who helps to move the plot along.

Author

Willy Russell

Production:: (T1383133682)

Running time 2 hours 45 mins including interval

Producer	Bill Kenwright
Director	Bob Tomson
Director	Rod Edwards (music)
Design	Andy Walmsley
Lighting	Mark Howett
Sound	Ben Harrison
Director	Rod Edwards (music)
Performer	Maureen Nolan (Mrs Johnstone)
Performer	Marti Pellow (narrator - for a strictly limited season)
Performer	Tracy Spencer (Mrs Lyons)
Performer	Mark Hutchinson (Eddie)
Performer	Tim Churchill (Mr Lyons)
Performer	Danny Taylor (Sammy)
Performer	Tori Hargreaves (Donna Marie / Miss Jones)
Performer	Graeme Kinniburgh (Bus Conductor)
Performer	Ben Rowlands (Perkins)
Performer	Samuel Hargreaves (Neighbour)

Listing:: L02131336049

Current production:Work

Production details

Running time 2 hours 45 mins including interval

Reviews

Lloyd Taylor: 12Oct15:
Couldn't wait for this to finish. Tha sound system was painful to listen too and the first half just tedious and ridiculous nonsense with the actors over playing the juvenile roles to a farcical level. This script has had its day and needs a rewrite to give the story a modern feel.

User Reviews

Lloyd Taylor (12Oct15): Couldn't wait for this to finish. Tha sound system was painful to listen too and the first half just tedious and ridiculous nonsense with the actors over playing the juvenile roles to a farcical level. This script has had its day and needs a rewrite to give the story a modern feel.

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