Blood Brothers

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About Blood Brothers Long running dramatic musical starring Spice Girl Melanie C

One of the West End’s longest running musicals, Blood Brothers has been drawing crowds since 1988. Originally written as a school play & first performed by a Liverpool comprehensive school in 1981, 1982 saw Willy Russell (who had had enormous success previously with John, Paul, George, Ringo… & Bert (1974) & Educating Rita (1980)), turn Blood Brothers into a full scale, professional musical, writing the music & lyrics himself.

Opening at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983, even the casting of Barbara Dickson as Mrs Johnstone could not draw in a large crowd. Nevertheless, Blood Brothers transferred to London where it only played for six months. The hard hitting drama of Blood Brothers, along with hits high emotion score & gritty Liverpudlian humour was seen by Bill Kenwright, who subsequently took over the production & sent it on a successful UK tour. Blood Brothers eventually settled in the West End’s Albery Theatre (now the Noel Coward Theatre) in 1988, moving to its current home, the Phoenix Theatre, three years later.

The endurance of Blood Brothers is a testament to the powerful story of the lives of Liverpudlian twins separated at birth, its hugely popular music & the frequent cast changes that keep the production fresh. Mrs Johnstone has been played by no less than four of the Nolan sisters, with Linda Nolan in particular receiving enormous critical acclaim, & the brothers of the title having been played by Anthony Costa & Steven Houghton in London, & by real life brothers David & Shaun Cassidy on Broadway.

Please note Mel C will not be appearing in the 19:45 performance of Blood Brother on the 22 February 2010