Blood Brothers musical adds more tour dates for 2024 & 2025, Casting announced

Smash-hit West End musical Blood Brothers has gone on sale with more tour dates for 2024 and into 2025.

Produced by Bill Kenwright Ltd, the iconic British musical continues to tour extensively, with no signs of slowing down.

Written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell (Shirley Valentine), the UK tour kicks off again at Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre on 20 August 2024, before visiting Rhyl Pavilion Theatre, Blackpool Winter Gardens, Skegness Embassy Theatre, Weston Super-Mare Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh Playhouse, Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre, Inverness Eden Court Theatre, Glasgow King’s Theatre, Portsmouth King’s Theatre, Darlington Hippodrome, Manchester Palace Theatre, and Leeds Grand Theatre. See dates and booking here.

Also confirmed is casting for the new tour for the 2024 dates, with Vivienne Carlyle returning to the role of Mrs. Johnstone, and Sean Jones and Joe Sleight reprising their roles as Mickey and Eddie, with Gemma Brodrick as Linda.

The 2024 cast will also see the return of Sarah Jane Buckley as Mrs Lyons, Scott Anson as Narrator, Tim Churchill as Mr Lyons, Chloe Pole as Donna Marie, Alex Harland as Policeman/Teacher, Graeme Kinniburgh as Postman/Bus Conductor and Jess Smith as Brenda. Joining the production are James Ledsham as Sammy, Ben Mabberley as Perkins and Dominic Gore as Neighbour.

Blood Brothers - Vivienne Carlyle. Photo supplied by the producers — *Blood Brothers – Vivienne Carlyle. Photo supplied by the producers*

The most recent run of the tour finished up on 4 May 2024 at the Birmingham Hippodrome starring Niki Colwell Evans as Mrs Johnstone.

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 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.

Blood Brothers - UK Tour autumn 2024 - Casting

The show is directed by Bob Tomson and the late Bill Kenwright, with Musical Supervisor Matt Malone, Sound by Dan Samson, Set & Costume design by Andy Walmsley and Lighting by Nick Richings. The Resident Director is Tim Churchill.

In November 2024 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 2024.

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