Theatre: Fun revival of Russell’s pseudo-sibling saga
Fans of populist politics and popular entertainment will not fail to be moved
Blood Brothers
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin
Runs until April 8
Willy Russell’s musical Blood Brothers opens with a slow air of impending doom. As the Overture teases us with the themes of Russell’s synthesised rock-pop score, the Narrator (Dean Chisnell) introduces a plot worthy of ancient Greek tragedy, or indeed its contemporary counterpart, the soap opera.
Blood Brothers charts the fate of twin brothers who are separated at birth when their impoverished ...