Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is on of the longest running musicals on the West End and has produced sell out shows for over twenty years. Its success has spread to America where the production on Broadway has gained the musical seven Tony Award nominations. The musical has been voted best musical in London four times!
The musical tells the story of two brothers that are separated at birth as their single mother is unable to keep both children. One brother stays with his struggling mother while the other is sent into a wealthy middle class family. The brothers, who are unaware of their relationship, become friends as children but drift apart as their lives take very different courses. The musical begins with the dramatic scene of two stretchers carrying bodies off the stage.
The story is then told in reverse order as we discover the events that have unfolded in their lives. One brother graduates as Oxbridge and reaches great success while the other is led a life of crime, has been imprisoned and is unemployed. The long running success of the West End show proves the quality of this musical. It first hit the West End in 1988 after a few years of struggling in the Liverpool Playhouse. The show is once again dazzling audiences as it returns to Phoenix Theatre house so why not order your Blood Brothers Tickets today.