The beginning of the story is its end. In a town hall, two twin brothers lie dead. The boys' mother tells how the tragedy unfolded.'

The Narrator, who throughout the play breaks the fourth wall to help the story progress and act as a moral compass. He also plays other characters at various points, including: Policeman, Milkman, Judge, Finance Man, Catalogue Man and Bus Conductor. Blood Brothers Original West End Cast - 1983 West End". www.broadwayworld.com . Retrieved 4 October 2020. It's just two fools who know the rules and break them all. And grasp at half a chance to play their part in a light romance. year old Mrs Johnstone lives in the Victorian inner-city slums of Liverpool. She describes her whirlwind romance with her husband, who, once attracted to her because of how she looked "like Marilyn Monroe," lost interest in her after multiple pregnancies and weight gain, and eventually left her for a younger, more attractive woman. Now a single mother, she discovers she's pregnant yet again (" Marilyn Monroe").In addition to the above, the musical has also been produced in various theatres in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Israel, and Canada. [ citation needed] Plot [ edit ] Act One [ edit ] Blood Brother raised in the poor part of town by Mrs. Johnston. A trouble maker pressured by the rules of society. A full-bodied musical, a wonderful melodrama that is also a thoroughly modern ballad opera.” – Wall Street Journal

A genuine crowd pleaser... Blood Brothers remains a one-of-a-kind show...and no musical theater fan should fail to experience it.” – T heater Week Blood Brother raised in the upper class by Mrs. Lyons. Grows up with a privileged life due to his foster parents—From his opportunities with education to women. Mrs Jennifer Lyons, the employer of Mrs Johnstone. Mrs Lyons convinces Mrs Johnstone to give her one of her twin sons to raise as her own. The Chapel Off Chapel venue in Prahran hosted a production of Blood Brothers from 19 March – 6 April 2014: the cast included Chelsea Plumley as Mrs.Johnstone and Peter Hardy and Glenda Linscott as the Lyons. [15]In 2013 Blood Brothers was produced by the Harvest Rain Theatre Company of Brisbane playing the Cremorne Theatre 3–17 August: directed by Tim O'Connor, the production featured Amanda Muggleton in the role of Mrs. Johnstone. [13] Muggleton had previously played Mrs. Johnstone in the Metcalfe Playhouse ( Perth) production of Blood Brothers which ran 11 November – 4 December 2011. [14] Heavily in debt and unable to support her seven children alone, Mrs Johnstone takes a job as a cleaner for a local upper-middle-class couple, Richard and Jennifer Lyons. While talking with Mrs Lyons, she mentions she's found out she's carrying twins, but can only afford to raise one more child. Mrs. Lyons, desperate for a baby but unable to conceive, suggests she give one of the babies to her ("My Child"). Mrs. Johnstone reluctantly agrees and is made to swear on the Bible to keep to the deal. a b c d "Willy Russell Archive Catalogue Blood Brothers – Musical", Liverpool John Moores University libraries, 2012

She couldn't afford to raise them, so... I offered to secretly take one of the babies. Raise it as my own. Did y’ hear the story of the Johnstone twins?” Takes the audience through the important sections of the story. Truthful, yet ominous at times. Also appears as Milkman 1, Gynaecologist, Bus Conductor, Milkman 2, Teacher, Rifle Range Man. Willy Russell’s career spans more than four decades; born in Liverpool in 1947, he left school at 15 and became a women’s hairdresser and part-time singer/songwriter performing on the local folk scene before returning to education and becoming a teacher.Blood Brothers sparkles on Broadway. Willy Russell has the gift for heartbreak... This musical's power to terrify, amuse and beguile gallops along... It is impossible to leave Blood Brothers unmoved. Even people who don't like musicals will love this work.” – Connecticut Post is a haunting rags-to-riches tragedy of our times. After a struggling mother surrenders one of her newborn twins to her