Blood Brothers Theatre Breaks in London
Blood Brothers was at the Phoenix Theatre, London
London Theatre Breaks for Blood Brothers comes to an end!
One of the West End’s best loved and longest running musicals, Blood Brothers, has closed.
Coming in 2013: Once Theatre Breaks – theatre and hotel packages for the new musical that won 8 Tonys on Broadway in 2012
OVER 10,000 WEST END PERFORMANCES
Bill Kenwright’s production of Willy Russell’s Liverpool tale of the Johnstone twins, who are separated at birth and later reunited by a twist of fate, will have played over 10,000 performances in London, making it the third longest running musical ever to play the West End.
Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers is a tale of twins, separated at birth, who grow up as friends one rich, one poor: without knowing their family background. Told with gentleness, darkness and joy it is at one time hilarious at the next heartbreaking.
Few musicals have received such acclaim as Blood Brothers: scooping four awards for best musical and enjoying standing ovations at almost every performance over the past 12 years. Although its greatest strength is its Englishness it was nominated for 7 Tony awards.
A remarkable adult cast play the group of children who we watch grow, learn, love and fight.
“Devasting. A masterpiece. If you haven’t seen it, go. If you have, go again!” – News of the World. “The greatest musical of the decade” – International Herald Tribune.
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Show File
Title: Blood Brothers
Genre: Musical – Show Songs: Blood Brothers Playlist
Theatre: Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, WC2H OJP, London
Performance Times: Blood Brothers is no longer showing in London
Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Rd on the Northern Line and Central Line
Nearest London Hotels
The Phoenix Theatre is on Charing Cross Road. The 3 star St Giles is an excellent base for any London theatre break as it is just off Oxford Street, but it is also just a few minutes walk from the theatre. Do beware that there is a fair amount of road works going on around there (beginning of 2012) and whilst it doesn’t effect pedestrians too much it does make the usual simple stroll a little more challenging!
That is the only 3 star of note. The four star options include the Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Road and Bloomsbury Street Hotels and the Bloomsbury Street is another hotel that has benefited from Olympic fever (when hotel owners become desparate to make their hotel the best it possibly can!) as it is now looking absolutely gorgeous!
There are alos a whole bunch of 4 star hotels just along the road around the British Museum… the standout choice for me being the Montagues on the Gardens (even though it is a little more expenise!
For a five star option I would go for the Courthouse along Oxford Street, just near Carnaby Street.
Looking further afield the Northern Line and Central Line give easy access to the hotels in the City, Bayswater, around Euston (handy if you have come from the North West) and the Southbank and Waterloo – handy if you have come from the south!
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Here's my review of Blood Brothers which I saw in September 2011. I have always wanted to see the show and I thoroughly enjoyed it, the cast were brilliant the songs were catchy and the atmosphere was great as well. I went recently in my hometown to see it again but after seeing the musical version in London it was totally disappointing as there was no music to it. The one in London with the music was miles better.
Would see it again and again
My husband and I went to see - and enjoy - Blood Brothers a few years ago for the first time and of course we had to see it again. It is so well performed and holds your attention from the very beginning when you hear the story being told by a narrator with a great Liverpool accent. It's a real "down to earth" type musical with great songs which we play in the car on long journeys and enthusiastically join in. Thanks for Blood Brothers Willy.
BLOOD-B BRILLIANT!
Great show really emotional and well done. The setting was great and the characters were really believable. I would defiantly go and see this again.
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Blood Brothers is another of my personal favourite shows still running in London’s West End. Written by Willy Russell – one of Britain’s greatest living playwrights – the story ranks alongside any of those from the many musicals taken from great literature, but with a script as equally good as the story-line.
OK, this is all a bit high-minded when all you want is good evening’s entertainment and to come out whistling a tune or two and it delivers on this front too! The cast are wonderful and the denoument heart-stopping
Proper theatre and a proper good time – a proper London theatre break!
admin
4 August 2011 at 15:44
Please be advised that Marti Pellow will be indisposed from Blood Brothers for all performances for the period Tuesday 31.01.12 to Saturday 11.02.12 inclusively.
Marti Pellows understudy, Craig Price, will play the part of Narrator for this period.
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16 January 2012 at 17:49
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