Details

Musical melodrama set in Liverpool about twins separated at birth and the effects on their personalities as they grow up of 'nature' and 'nurture'. A poor family, already with kids, is blessed with twins, but they can't cope. The mother cleans at a 'posh' house where they are desperate to have kids but can't and a deal is struck which no-one must know about. Despite the efforts of the new family the boys paths cross time and time again as they grow and one becomes 'bad' while the other is 'good'. Eventually they clash with tragic consequences. The musical is un-usual in having a "narrator" who helps to move the plot along.

Cast/Performers

Lyn Paul (Mrs Johnstone), Craig Price (Narrator), Jay Roberts (Mickey), Craig Whitely (Eddie), Vanessa Clarke (Mrs Lyons), Debbie Eden (Linda), Stephen Pallister (Mr Lyons), Michael Southern (Sammy), Dan Byrne (PC / Teacher), Simon Turner (Perkins), Chloe Taylor (Donna Marie), Alex Harland (Bus Conductor), Anna Sambrook (Brenda), Michael Everest (Neighbour)

Creatives/Company

Author: Willy Russell
Producer: Bill Kenwright
Director(s): Bob Tomson, Bill Kenwright
Musical Director: Rod Edwards
Design: Marty Flood
Other(s): Iain McAvoy (company stage manager), Richard Kingcott (deputy stage manager), Ian Hawkins (assistant stage manager), Michelle MacMillan (wardrobe supervisior), Colin Newland (No 1 sound operator), Richard Bannister (No 2 Sound Operator)