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Apr 21, 2023 · Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes. Intervals: 20 minutes. No matter how many times you see Willy Russell’s classic musical Blood Brothers, it still packs an emotional punch.
- “Urban Violence”
- “Do It Yourself!”
- “I Didn’T Realise How Long It Would Take”
- “Massive Changes”
- “Loved by People Who Hate Musicals”
- “No Better Experience”
How did you get the idea of the story? I was walking along one day; I lifted my right foot and by the time I put my foot down I had the story. Sometimes that happens, but very very very rarely. Thinking back, when I was at my first secondary school when I was eleven, I do remember somehow being involved in some class that was looking at a play. And...
When did you take the leap to compose the whole of Blood Brothers yourself? I was frightened of doing it for years. I had the entire story – I would often be on the point of going to sleep and I would think of another idea, so the story was building over many years. At first I just thought that I wouldn’t be taken seriously if I was the composer, s...
I knew it was my job to hook the most disinterested, antipathetic little buggers sitting at the back. The ones like me all those years ago! Most schools are great, but sometimes you’d go to one where the staff don’t give a toss. The show was coming up to 70 minutes so they just had that time off. They’d just point you in the direction of the hall a...
And even after that you made more changes? We opened at the Playhouse in Liverpool and I saw that there was a swathe of the second act that really needed to be redone. We were playing to packed houses for three months or so. Our normal practice was to open a show and then start working on it, start to cut down and restructure. That’s the wonderful ...
How many countries has Blood Brothers been seen in now? Presumably it gets translated into the various languages? Mostly, but certain things don’t. It’s hilarious in Kyoto hearing them speaking in Japanese and suddenly hearing ‘roast beef’! There are also pirate versions playing in countries that don’t sign up to the Berne Convention. Probably the ...
What do you think is the secret of the show’s enduring success? People do see it more than once. One of the reasons is that it is a musical with a strong book. It has got a tale to tell. This might indict it as not being a real musical, but if all the electricity fails in the theatre and you can’t light the show or amplify it, you can still do the ...
Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell and produced by Bill Kenwright. The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.
Well worth the price of admission and a must-watch for musical lovers everywhere. Blood Brothers is at the Palace Theatre until Saturday 26th February 2022. Tickets are available here.
Willy Russell and Bill Kenwright speak to Elaine Peake about Blood Brothers. Blood Brothers - Previous Tour Cast : Sean Jones, Maureen Nolan and Simon Willmont. EP: How did you come up with the idea of writing a full-scale musical?
Mar 1, 2023 · If it’s a story you haven’t heard, then I urge you to book a ticket for the Blood Brothers tour. It is playing at Bromley’s Churchill Theatre until Saturday 4th March and then continues to tour during 2023.
Information on Blood Brothers the musical that ran for 24 years at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End from 1991 - 2012, written by Willy Russell.
