Final casting has been announced for hit West End musical Blood Brothers, which continues its UK tour in 2024
Already announced are the show’s stars, with Niki Colwell Evans playing Mrs Johnstone and Sean Jones playing Mickey Johnstone, plus Gemma Broderick as Linda, and Joe Sleight as Eddie.
The show will also feature Scott Anson as The Narrator, Timothy Lucas as Sammy, Josh Capper as Neighbour, Sarah Jane Buckley as Mrs Lyons, Tim Churchill as Mr Lyons, Jess Smith as Brenda, Graeme Kinniburgh as Postman / Bus Conductor, Chloe Pole as Donna Marie/ Miss Jones, Alex Harland as Policeman / Teacher, and Danny Knott as Perkins.
Written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine), the UK tour kicks off again tomorrow, 16 January 2024, at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking, and tour dates include Malvern, Newcastle, New Brighton, Shrewsbury, Southampton, Kings Lynn, Torquay, Billingham, Bath, Leicester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Blood Brothers started its life as a play performed at a Liverpool school in 1981, before opening at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983. The musical has since played around the world, including winning four awards for Best Musical in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway. The show played for more than 10,000 performances in the West End.
The show is directed by Bob Tomson and the late Bill Kenwright, with Musical Direction by Matt Malone, Sound by Dan Samson, Set & Costume design by Andy Walmsley and Lighting by Nick Richings.
In November at the Royal Variety Performance, former Blood Brothers star Melanie C performed “Tell Me It’s Not True” from the musical, as a tribute to the show’s producer Bill Kenwright, who died in October. The Royal Variety performance will air on ITV on 17 December.
The story tells the tale of twins separated at birth, who grow up on the opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences.
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