Blood Brothers Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I am a big fan of musical theatre and earlier this year my huband and I went to London for the weekend, he is not a theatre lover and has never seen a musical, so i booked us a hotel and ticket deal. I chose to see blood brothers as i hadnt seen it myself. So we arrived at the Pheonix theatre which is a lovely theatre and got outselfs ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers, first developed by Willy Russell in 1981 within school workshops, was revamped by Bill Kenwright in 1987 and returned to the West End the following year. It was the first West End revival to be nominated for the Best Musical Revival Olivier Award within two years of winning the Original Best Musical production. It transferred from ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers was one of the first musical theatre productions I saw and I was determined not to like it. The reason for this was because my younger sister had seen it before me and had raved about how great it was. Naturally, in the laws that govern brother-sister relationships, this meant I had to dislike it. Blood Brothers is a very ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers is a musical showing in the West End of London at the Phoenix Theatre on the Charing Cross Road. It is easily reached by tube, the closest stops being either Leicester Square or Tottenham Court Road. I visited the theatre on a Tuesday night, and the performance way exceeded my expectations. I never anticipated something ...  Read the complete review

I'll be honest, Blood Brothers was not what I expected and that really threw me off for the whole thing and reduced my enjoyment! After speaking to various people beforehand about it, I got the impression that it was a more serious affair than it was. I was expecting to go in and see something more like Les Miserables rather than ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers is one of my favourite musicals. I first saw it three years ago and I've seen it twice since then and listen to the CD constantly. If you only like happy endings, then this probably isn't for you, but it will make you think, laugh and cry. Wonderful! LOCATION AND COST: Blood Brothers' home is the Phoenix ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers, the Society of West End Theatres has awarded a play written by Willy Russell and directed by Bob Thomson ‘The greatest musical of the decade.’ After seeing Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre, I must agree that it is one of the most streamlined performances I have seen in the past. The play ...  Read the complete review

Having wanted to see this show for over ten years and never got the chance till this year. I was really looking forward to my visit to the theatre and hoping to see a good show. I was not disappointed. This show brings home the true meaning of life in the run down area of Liverpool. The songs stay in your mind, especially ...  Read the complete review

I first saw Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers' back in 1995. I went to London to visit my sister who had just moved to London a couple of months before. I have to say that I had not even heard of this musical until that time. She picked it because some decent tickets were available on the Saturday night, having tried the bigger shows ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers first appeared on the West End stage in 1983. After transferring from its original home of Liverpool it opened at The Lyric, Shaftesbury Avenue but within six months vanished. Theatre producer Bill Kenwright mourned the show’s demise and set about planning its return. After building a successful reputation in rep all over the ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brothers opens with those words, spoken in the Liverpool twang of the mysterious narrator of the play, played by Keith Burns. It kept me enthralled throughout, which has to be something of an achievement as I am a very fidgety person who can't concentrate well! My sister said she would take me to a musical in the west end for my ...  Read the complete review

My first trip to the theatre was certainly one to remember. Bernadette Nolan played Mrs. Johnstone, in this Liverpool set gritty Willy Russell musical. She plays a Mother who to save the rest of her Family from being taken into care, agrees to give One of her new born twin son's to the well off Women (Mrs. Lyons) she cleans for, who can ...  Read the complete review

The last time I saw this show was 10 years ago. I thought How about seeing the show again after all this time? Blood Brothers has been running at the Pheniox Theatre since its launch 13 years ago. I got tickets at £20 for a front row seat (A row). The story is basd in Liverpool and is about a poor mother who has twins, she is so ...  Read the complete review

We didn’t plan on going to see this show. We were in London for the day and that was the show offering the best tickets for the cheapest price. I was a bit uneasy about going to see it, as I was not too sure what it was about and whether it would be my scene. I couldn’t have been more wrong as I enjoyed every minute of it. ...  Read the complete review

This great musical just goes to show that Andrew Lylod Webber and tim rice, are not the only ones that can write great musicals. This musical has everything - spine chilling sadness, many feelings lots of homour. This musical has been brought into the ninetines with some very catchy songs with some wild guitars! We follow the ...  Read the complete review