News: BILL KENWRIGHT’S MULTI AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION OF BLOOD BROTHERS COMES TO ORCHARD WEST
BILL KENWRIGHT’S
MULTI AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION OF
BLOOD
BROTHERS
COMES TO ORCHARD WEST
WITH FORMER
X-FACTOR FINALIST NIKI COLWELL EVANS
RETURNING AS THE
ICONIC MRS JOHNSTONE
Bill Kenwright's
legendary, award-winning production of the international smash hit musical, Blood
Brothers returns
to the stage for a 16-week tour from 28 July at Theatre Royal Windsor. The much-loved musical,
performed to sell-out houses on its recent UK tour and returns with gusto.
Niki Colwell
Evans continues in the iconic
role of Mrs Johnstone.
Niki Colwell Evans first rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the semi-final of series 4 of The X Factor UK mentored by Louis Walsh. After her debut solo single ‘Love Me No More’ in 2008, she went on to play the iconic role Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre between 2008-2009 and in 2010 where she received rave reviews from critics. Following on from this she performed in the pantomimes Cinderella as the Fairy Godmother at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (2009-2010) and in Kinky Boots as Trish (UK Tour 2018/21). She played the role of Paulette in the musical adaptation of Legally Blonde (UK Tour 2012) receiving high acclaim for her performance as Elle’s sassy confidante. Over the years, Niki has toured as a solo singer with pop stars such as Sonia, Lonnie Gordon, Big Fun and Yell. In 2016, she performed at the Queen’s 90th celebrations at Windsor Castle alongside Dame Helen Mirren, Damien Lewis, Andrea Boccelli, Katherine Jenkins, Gary Barlow, Kylie Minogue and many more.
Written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell, few musicals have been received with such acclaim as the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers. Considered 'one of the best musicals ever written' (Sunday Times), Bill Kenwright’s production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve that milestone. It has been affectionately christened the ‘Standing Ovation Musical’, as inevitably it “brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring its approval” (Daily Mail).
This epic tale of Liverpool life started as a play, performed
at a Liverpool comprehensive school in 1981, before
opening at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983. The musical has since triumphed across the
globe, completing sell out seasons in the US, Australia, Canada, New
Zealand and Japan, and scooping up four awards for Best Musical
in London and seven Tony Award nominations on Broadway.
The superb score includes A Bright
New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the
emotionally charged hit Tell Me It's Not True.
Blood Brothers tells the
captivating and moving tale of twins separated at birth, who grow
up on the opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet
again with tragic consequences.
When Mrs Johnstone, a young mother, is deserted
by her husband and left to her own devices to provide for seven hungry children
she takes a job as a housekeeper in order to make ends meet. It is not long
before her brittle world crashes around her when she discovers herself to be
pregnant yet again - this time with twins! In a moment of weakness and desperation, she enters a
secret pact with her employer which leads inexorably to the show's shattering
climax.
Willy Russell is undeniably one of this country's leading contemporary dramatists. His countless credits include Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine. Educating Rita, originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, enjoyed a two-year run in the West End and was made into a movie starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters. Shirley Valentine also made the move from stage to screen in an enormously popular film starring Pauline Collins and Tom Conti.
Wed 3 –
Sat 6 April
Booking
Link:
https://trafalgartickets.com/orchard-theatre-dartford/en-GB/event/musical/blood-brothers-tickets
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