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"Without a doubt I would have to say that the Grand Theatre Academy
gave me the self confidence and belief that is essential for every
actor when they are starting out...without this I most certainly
would not have been able to realise my ambition
of being a professional actor."
Richard James-Neale
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The Grand Theatre Youth Academy presents the captivating play of twin boys, separated at birth, only to be re-united by a twist of fate and a mother’s
haunting secret.
Written by the legendary Willy Russell, Blood Brothers is
set in Liverpool, 1962. Mrs Johnstone and her family live in a poor part
of Liverpool, in stark contrast to Mr and Mrs Lyons who live a much more
comfortable life in the sophisticated end of town. Mrs Johnstone is
deserted by her husband and takes a job as a housekeeper to make ends
meet. But her fragile world
comes crashing down when she discovers she is
pregnant
again – with twins!
In a moment of desperation she enters a secret pact
with her
employer…
This powerful production is a revival of the original play and is
ideally suited for performance by Grand Theatre Academy
junior
members.
Blood Brothers was originally commissioned by Paul
Harman's Merseyside Young People's Theatre Company (at the Everyman
Theatre) for Secondary school children. It was first performed as a play
at Fazakerley Comprehensive, Liverpool in November 1981. Willy Russell
then spent the next year turning the play into a full-scale musical at
Liverpool Playhouse, revising the book, writing the lyrics and composing
all the music himself. He went on to become a multi-talented playwright,
musician and novelist, with the musical of Blood Brothers
in continuous production worldwide for over twenty years.
Tickets for Blood Brothers the play at the Lawrence House
Studio on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 March at 2pm &
8pm are priced at £6 and are on sale now from the
Grand
Theatre Box Office.
GRAND THEATRE BLACKPOOL
Call 01253 290190
or book online at www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Release date: 23 February 2007
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