Blood Brothers

I love being able to go to the theatre and watch live musicals and if I had to name one favourite it would have to be Blood Brothers which I have just seen for the fourth time - and it was every bit as good as the first! Sadly, it is so expensive to travel up to the West End so I like to keep a look out for what is on tour, especially if it is coming to the New Victoria Theatre in Woking, which is only about fifteen miles from where I live. This is where I have just watched Blood Brothers. In fact this is the third time I have seen the show at this theatre - only the first time was in London. It is also worth mentioning that Blood Brothers is now in its twenty ...  Read the complete review

I first saw the stage production of Blood Brothers in London on a school trip when I was 14 and was immediately hooked. Since then I have seen it another 5 times and am waiting for it to return to my area to see it again, it really is amazing! It was first staged in 1983 in Liverpool and is still going strong 20 years later being one of the most popular musicals around. Its book, lyrics and music are by Willy Russell. PLOT: The story is centred around a scouse family 'The Johnstones' a hard-up working class family. Mr & Mrs Johnstone 'breed like rabbits' until they have a substancial brood of kids before Mr Johnstone leaves for a younger woman leaving ...  Read the complete review

I love going to the theatre and when my friend invited me to see Blood Brothers i jumped at the chance, especially as i'd heard so many people going on about how good it was and after seeing it, i'd have to agree with what everyone else was saying. I love a show that gets you completely wrapped up in what is going on and draws you in and makes you want or need to know what is going to happen next, and Blood Brothers is definitely one of these shows in my opinion. It is a musical based on the Johnston family, namely the mother whose husband has left her and she is left raise a house full of children, including the twins she has just given birth to. ...  Read the complete review

I had heard mixed reviews of Blood Brothers and was unsure of what to expect. Some people seemed to think that Blood Brothers was the best show they had ever seen and others were disappointed. Being honest, one of the biggest reasons I decided to go and see this particular show was that the tickets were half price so we got two tickets for £22.50 each. The seats were fantastic, 8 rows back from the stage and in the centre next to the aisle so my husband could stretch his legs out. I will not give too much away about the storyline, but the show starts with the ending, and then goes back to the beginning. The storyline is based around Mrs Johnstone and her twin ...  Read the complete review

This musical is more like a play with some singing than a standard musical. That said, it is one of the best musicals out there with one of the most emotive songs from a show - Tell Me It's Not True. My husband felt the first 10 -15 mins were a little slow, but they are necessary to set up the story of a woman who has to make an awful choice. She is struggling to feed and clothe her growing family on her own as her husband has left her (for a woman who looks just like Marilyn Monroe), she has now just had twin sons and a rich employer who desperately wants a child and can offer him all the material possesions that she cannot provide. The choice she makes ...  Read the complete review