- Running time 2 hours 45 minutes (including interval)
Blood Brothers - Tour Dates
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Bill Kenwright‘s legendary production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers is performing to sell-out houses and standing ovations on its current UK & Ireland tour.
Winner of four Best Musical awards in London and nominated for seven Tony Award on Broadway, Bill Kenwright’s original production of Blood Brothers surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone.
Written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine), few musicals have been received with such acclaim as the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers. Considered “one of the best musicals ever written” (Sunday Times), it has been affectionately christened the ‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval” (Daily Mail).
Blood Brothers originally opened at the Albery Theatre (now the Noel Coward Theatre) on 27 August 1988, closing on 16 November 1991 and moving to the Phoenix Theatre, where it ran from 21 November 1991 to 10 November 2012.
This much-loved musical features an acclaimed score, with songs including Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the hit song Tell Me It’s Not True.
The Blood Brothers UK Tour continues through 2026 and into 2027 – see below for tour dates.
Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins separated at birth, who grow up on the opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences.
When Mrs Johnstone, a young mother, is deserted by her husband and left to her own devices to provide for seven hungry children she takes a job as a housekeeper in order to make ends meet. It is not long before her brittle world crashes around her when she discovers herself to be pregnant yet again – this time with twins! In a moment of weakness and desperation, she enters a secret pact with her employer which leads inexorably to the show’s shattering climax.
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Who is in the cast of Blood Brothers?
Starring Vivienne Carlyle* as Mrs Johnstone, Sean Jones as Mickey and Joe Sleight as Eddie, with Gemma Brodrick as Linda and Laura Harrison as Mrs Lyons. Richard Munday** and Kristofer Harding** share the role of the Narrator
Also stars Michael Gillett as Sammy, Tim Churchill as Mr Lyons, Francesca Benton-Stace as Donna Marie/Miss Jones, Latesha Karisa as Brenda, Dominic Gore as Neighbour, Alex Harland as Policeman/Teacher, and Graeme Kinniburgh as Postman/Bus Conductor
* Rebecca Storm as Mrs Johnstone in Derry and Dublin
** Richard Munday appears at Bromley, Crewe, Coventry, Guilford, Brighton, Bournemouth and High Wycombe. Kristofer Harding appears at Derry, Dublin, Sunderland, Wellingborough, Hull, Bradford, Hertford, Richmond and Lichfield.
Who are the creative team of Blood Brothers?
Written by Willy Russell
Directed by Bob Tomson & Bill Kenwright
Resident Director Tim Churchill, Musical Supervisor Matt Malone, Sound Design Dan Samson, Set & Costume Design Andy Walmsley, Lighting Design Nick Richings











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