Blood Brothers

T1493795079
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

Archive :: production:T1493795079, musical:S1435, venue:V515
Current production:Tour/Production

Performance

Venue	Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre
	Other spaces: Empress Ballroom, Arena, Spanish Hall, Pavilion and Horseshoe
Town	Blackpool
County	Lancashire
From	3rd September 2024
To	7th September 2024
What is currently on at Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre (V515)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Producer	Bill Kenwright
Director	Bob Tomson
Director	Bill Kenwright Ltd
Director	Tim Churchill (resident director)
Design	Andy Walmsley
Sound	Dan Samson
Musical Director	Tim Whiting
Lighting	Nick Richings
Performer	Vivienne Carlyle (Mrs Johnstone)
Performer	Sean Jones (Mickey)
Performer	Joe Sleight (Eddie)
Performer	Gemma Brodrick (Linda)
Performer	Sarah Jane Buckley (Mrs Lyons)
Performer	Scott Anson (Narrator)
Performer	Tim Churchill (Mr Lyons)
Performer	Chloe Pole (Donna Marie)
Performer	Alex Harland (Policeman / Teacher)
Performer	Graeme Kinniburgh (Postman / Bus Conductor)
Performer	Jess Smith (Brenda)
Performer	James Ledsham (Sammy)
Performer	Ben Mabberley (Perkins)
Performer	Dominic Gore (Neighbour)

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