See new production photos of Blood Brothers, as Bill Kenwright’s legendary, multi-award-winning musical continues its Autumn 2026 UK tour.
New production photos have been released for the Blood Brothers UK tour, led by Vivienne Carlyle as Mrs Johnstone, with Sean Jones and Joe Sleight as twins Mickey and Eddie.
The smash hit musical, written by acclaimed playwright Willy Russell, is touring venues across the UK, including Birmingham, Northampton, Sheffield and Manchester. It tells the story of twins separated at birth who are unknowingly reunited, only to meet a tragic fate. Blood Brothers has surpassed 10,000 performances in the West End and completed sell-out seasons across the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan, picking up four Best Musical awards in London and seven Tony nominations on Broadway.
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Photos: Blood Brothers on stage
What is Blood Brothers about?
Blood Brothers is a musical that 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. It features an acclaimed score, with songs including Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the hit song Tell Me It’s Not True.
Blood Brothers began life as a play staged at a Liverpool comprehensive school in 1981, before opening at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983 and going on to the West End and Broadway. It 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.
The much-loved musical was the winner of four Best Musical awards in London and was nominated for seven Tony Award on Broadway, and surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End – one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. Its writer, Russell, is also known for Educating Rita, remains one of Britain’s most enduring contemporary dramatists, and this tale of class, fate and family has lost none of its emotional power more than four decades on.
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