Details

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. Running Time: 2hrs 40mins

Cast/Performers

Lyn Paul (Mrs Johnston), Vivienne Carlyle (Mrs Lyons), Warwick Evans (The Narrator), Mark Hutchinson, Jan Graveson, Sean Jones (Micky), Alex Harland

Creatives/Company

Author: Willy Russell
Producer: Bill Kenwright
Director(s): Bob Tomson, Bill Kenwright
Musical Director: Rod Edwards
Design: Marty Flood
Other(s): Iain McAvoy (company stage manager), Richard Kingcott (deputy stage manager), Ian Hawkins (assistant stage manager), Michelle MacMillan (wardrobe supervisior), Colin Newland (No 1 sound operator), Richard Bannister (No 2 Sound Operator)