Blood Brothers is the by far the best and most moving performance I have ever seen! I've been to see it two times already as I am doing it for my GCSE English Literature and wanted to improve my knowledge by going to see it. I honestly didn't expect it to be that good but it proved me wrong- it was absolutely fantastic! I could watch it a million times and still be moved by it. The range of characters and scenes is excellent, I love the fact that you catch a glimpse of the end at the start of the play! Willy Russell is so incredibly talented to have written something this excellent that adopts both humour and sadness. Russell has nailed it, I would definitely recommend to anyone that they see it, you may not like musicals- I don't but this is different, the variety of scenes makes one thing that it is not just a musical but also a play! Excellent, going to see it again in the near future! 'BEST PLAY EVER, WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!!'

Blood Brothers is a classic. There, I said it. The storyline is imaginative and well executed (it's spilt well in terms of the age gap in the story). You feel an instant warmth and empathy towards the characters and has quality well written music, laughs and emotion in equal high qaulity measure. To those commenting on the swearing showing a lack of imagination in script writing...I wonder if you have ever visited the area in question. For me it represented an authenticity. Yes a times it was gratuatous...but then that is what kids do. Swear for affect and reaction. I found it rather refreshing how an adult character is used to play the child. The use of the narrator is spot on and the socio economic under current that flows through the story to the end is a poignant reminder of how two very similar paths can end up skewed into almost total opposites due to a class system that almost designs itself for the less fortunate to fail. Cracking show, seen it no less than 8 times now. Keep up the good work.

I decided to treat my girlfriend to this as she is a big musical lover. We sat through the 1st half which was painful to me as the story was lame, the acting was poor and Marti Pellow was hard to understand. I found seeing grown up men dressed as kids very disturbing and uncomfortable. The little tiny shorts they wore was just as bad as their singing. After sitting through the 1st half we came to the intermission which was the best bit. My girlfriend and I then went to get some fresh air I was half expecting her to tell me how much she was enjoying it but was shocked to hear she wanted to leave too! Dont waste your money please!

I heard Blood Brothers is coming to an end after 24 years! I've never seen it yet friends who have say it's really good. I treated myself on Thursday 8 Nov 2012 and traveled from Liverpool to the Phoenix Theatre in the west end to see it, and it was well worth it! The story was very good and the actors did it justice. Many times I had tears in my eyes. During the quiet emotional moments, even the majority of the audience, who seemed to be English Lit students, were completely silent. If you haven't seen this and would like a good show to see, you have to catch it before it ends. Unlike many shows where each song is followed by applause, this runs almost all the way through without that, with only a couple of exceptions were applause comes naturally - as does laughter. This is a great show and very well performed by the cast.

This show was easily the worst I have even seen. The use of swear words was gratuitous and shows a basic lack of any effort to convey the required message with a deeper grasp of the english language. In addition, it was disgusting to see actors actually spitting on stage, again this was gratuitous and not really necessary to convey the scene to the audience. Finally, if you thought "Mamma Mia" was the most efficient use of a simple, single set, then it has nothing on the lack of imagination used here. The actors however, did the most they could given the limited artistic direction afforded here. Give this show a miss, and definately do not take any children under the age of 16.

Such a great musical.Maureen Nolan as Mrs Johnstone was brilliant (All the Nolan sisters do a brilliant Mrs J ). Martin Pellow was excellent as the narrator and very good supporting cast. Opera House,Manchester is the ideal size to get the best from this moving story. Enjoyed it at the Empire,Liverpool but this was better. Great night out

Well, well, well... from the thrushes of Romulus & Remus, the West End has brought to us a thrilling tale of twins unceremoniously separated at birth, catapulted into classes apart to grow up unaware of their fraternal bond. Comical satire throughout, the characters poetically evolve into adulthood facing life's challenges adjacent to a superfluous attention to the struggles of northern British life. Remarkable individual performances I was honoured to bestow, this theatrical magnificence in a league to Marilyn Monroe.

I thought Blood Brothers was excellent. It was my 40th birthday and when we arrived at the theatre and saw the big poster of Marti Pellow I was so excited, having not realised that he or anyone particularly famous was in it so I felt like it was an extra birthday bonus! The show was brilliant. Very moving in places and funny in places. The acting and singing were superb from all the cast - especially the mother and the two brothers.

seen the original 20yrs ago - which was very good -- now this is comical -- no grit, no great passion, no from the belly songs. Not the actors fault - just a rubbish script. Childish with swearing.