Blood Brothers (Play Version)

The Fullarton Theare Company have excelled here. The play version of Blood Brothers follows the same line as the musical version. I have seen the musical and was blown away by it . The emotional rollercoaster is carried on by this company in the play version.

I was more than impressed by the pure professionalism of the actors who all excelled whether as a main principal or one of the minor characters.  Colin Crawford as the Narrator set the scene with his somewhat menacing demeanor and his Liverpool accent was sustained throughout the show. He kept the audience spellbound with his unobtrusive but poignant interjections.  Mrs Johnstone played by Sarah McKnight was excellent. Her rendition of "Marilyn Munroe" at the beginning of the show was heartfelt and we sympathised with her family situation and the issues she had to deal with particularly when trying to support and protect her family.  The portrayal of Mrs Lyons by Liz Black was a masterpiece. Her transition from the snobby lady to the neurotic suspicious shadow of her former self was haunting.   Brian McArthur and David McMiken as the twins Mickey and Eddie respectively were a super foil to each other and to watch them grow from the street urchin and coddled little rich boy to their eventual demise was excellent. It must be difficult being an adult to pretend to be a child and to grow up in the space of a couple of hours. This just showed the amount of hard work and effort put in by all of the cast to make this performance a lasting memory.   Linda played by Megan McLeary was also super. Her portrayal as "one of the boys" in her childhood to a mature attractive woman who is the object of desire of the boys was very sympathetically played and gave the audience the conviction of her playful yet protective attitude towards the twins. 

Colin Wilson played The Milkman, Consultant and The Policeman and was very good in these roles. The other members of the cast who played the additinal roles also showed that they had worked hard in rehearsal to bring off the wonderful production.

The set was simple and the lighting appropriate for the locations. I cannot fault this production in any way and thank The Fullarton for a most entertaining evening.

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