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Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell and was produced by Bill Kenwright until his death in 2023. The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.
Byatt attended St Julie's Catholic High School in Liverpool, [3] and trained at the Chiltern School of Dance and Drama in West Derby, Liverpool. [3] [4] Her first stage appearance was in 1990 in the musical Blood Brothers in London's West End, playing "a sparky, tomboyish Linda". [5]
Andrew Schofield (born 12 October 1958) is an English actor best known for starring as the Narrator in Willy Russell’s original production of the musical Blood Brothers in 1983, [1] and playing Johnny Rotten in Alex Cox's 1986 film Sid and Nancy.
In 1989, he starred as Mickey in the West End hit musical Blood Brothers. In 1990, he played Johann Strauss in the international mini-series, The Strauss Dynasty. [5] In 1993, he created, co-produced and starred in the award-winning BBC drama The Hanging Gale. He portrayed the character of Sean Reynolds in Emmerdale from 1999 to 2002. [6]
Kenwright was born in Liverpool and attended Booker Avenue County Primary School, [1] and then Liverpool Institute High School for Boys [2] (predecessor to LIPA) from 1957 to 1964. He was treasurer of the Christian Union at school. [3] Kenwright was a judge in the 2007 BBC One television series Any Dream Will Do. [4]
It premiered at the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, [6] and then transferred to the Lyric Theatre in the West End in 1974. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Alongside further stage works, One for the Road (1976) [ 9 ] and Stags and Hens (1978), Russell was a screenwriter with television films, Death of A Young Young Man (1975, BBC1), [ 10 ] Daughters of Albion (1979 ...
O'Neill began his acting career at Liverpool's Everyman Youth Theatre. [3]He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1988 for his performance in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, [4] and was nominated for Broadway's 1993 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Blood Brothers.
Interviewed for Fern Britton Meets in 2017, Dickson discussed her conversion to Catholicism while living in Richmond during her 30s, and the crisis that she had suffered while appearing in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers 2004 Liverpool stage production.