A Liverpudlian West Side Story, Blood Brothers is the story of twin
brothers separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep
them both. One of them is given away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow
up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable
quarrel unleashes a blood-bath.
Blood Brothers was first performed at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1983
and subsequently transferred to the Lyric Theatre, London. It was
revived in the West End in 1988 for a long-running production and opened
on Broadway in 1993.