With the ability to send shivers down the spine, the opening bars of Blood Brothers’ chilling overture sets the mood for what is to come just as much, if not more, than any words the ever-present and sadly, on this occasion, ineffectual Narrator may speak.
The sense of unease Willy Russell’s evocative score creates creeps from the pit and into the auditorium from the off, but then with two bodies lying centre stage from the moments the lights come up, Russell’s iconic piece of musical theatre has never been known for its laughs, although there are a few.
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