Blood Brothers

Synopsis

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 desparate 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.

Our Review:

Kieran Johnson - 23 October 2012

Some shows can tour the country and sell out theatres every night, the powerful story-telling and acting that comes from this Bill Kenwright production of Blood Brothers is certainly one of these types of shows. Playing to a packed out house at the Birmingham Hippodrome, it was a clear sign that Blood Brothers is a musical that will live on forever. It was one of the most diverse crowds I've ever seen at the theatre, its appeal translates to all ages; certainly a part of why the show so popular.

For theatre-goers who are not familiar with the story, the compelling plot by Willy Russell first begins with Mrs Johnstone (Niki Evans) and her seven children, struggling to survive and with two more babies on the way; she is carefully tricked into handing one of her babies over to Mrs Lyons (Tracy Spencer). With the promise of an affluent life for the child and on the understanding she can see him every day, she hands over baby Eddie. A true test of nature vs. n...

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