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BLOOD BROTHERS’ 30th ANNIVERSARY TOUR SET TO WOW AUDIENCES IN CARDIFF WITH LYN PAUL WHO REPRISES HER ROLE AS ‘THE DEFINITIVE MRS JOHNSTONE’ |
2017 marks 30 years since Bill Kenwright’s production of the international smash hit musical Blood Brothers first toured the UK, and the show’s 10th visit to Cardiff’s New Theatre where nearly 70,000 people will have seen by the time the show ends to another standing ovation on Saturday 30 September.Written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell, it’s hailed as one of the best musicals of all time having triumphed across the globe, scooping no fewer than four awards for best musical in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway. Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving story of twin boys separated at birth, only to be reunited by a twist of fate and a mother’s haunting secret. No stranger to Blood Brothers, Lyn Paul reprises the iconic role of the mum, Mrs Johnstone, one she first played in 1997 and again in the final West End performances at the Phoenix Theatre in 2012. Lyn rose to fame in the early 1970s as a member of the New Seekers. She was the featured vocalist on their 1972 Eurovision Song Contest entry, Beg, Steal or Borrow, in which they came second and lead vocalist on the 1974 number-one hit You Won’t Find Another Fool Like Me. Among the group’s other works, they recorded the song I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing, adapted from an advertising jingle for Coca-Cola, which sold over 20 million copies and still remains one of the 100 best-selling singles in the UK. She has also starred in the UK tour of Cabaret in 2013 as Fraulein Schneider, in Boy George’s musical Taboo and in Footloose - the Musical. Musical theatre regular Dean Chisnall returns to the role of the Narrator. He has performed in a number of musicals including Shrek the Musical (West End and UK tour), Love Never Dies, Never Forget, Evita and The Woman in White. Sean Jones reprises his role as Mickey, a role he has performed in the West End, including as part of the final cast at the Phoenix Theatre in 2012 alongside Lyn Paul, and on tour. The memorable score includes A Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True. A sensational cast, incredible show stopping music, remarkable staging and five star performances makes Blood Brothers an enthralling night of entertainment. The incredible Blood Brothers runs at Cardiff’s New Theatre from Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 September 2017. For full details and to book tickets, please visit newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the Box Office on 029 2087 8889. |
| New Theatre Cardiff web site: http://www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk/ |
| Dylan Tozer e-mail: Dylan.Tozer@cardiff.gov.uk |
Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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