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:

17 April 2010

For those few who haven’t seen Blood Brothers, the story concerns penniless housewife Mrs Johnstone whose twins are separated at birth to be brought up at opposite ends of the social scale. Fate and superstition intervenes and the boys, Mickey and Eddie, become childhood best friends. As their friendship progresses and they grow up, watched over by Mrs Johnstone, their different social backgrounds highlights the unlikelihood of their friendship, but it’s simply their love of the same girl that leads the story to its devastating climax.

Lyn Paul, ex-New Seekers singer, plays the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone, played over the years by a succession of fading pop stars, in this production. Ms Paul has been playing this role on and off since 1997 and could probably do it in her sleep but there is not a hint of tiredness or complacency in her performance. Granted, she barely attempts a scouse accent, but her acting is believable and her singing tremendous.

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