Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell. The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.

The different environments take the twins to opposite ends of the social spectrum, one becoming a councillor, and the other unemployed and in prison. They both fall in love with the same girl, causing a rift in their friendship and leading to the tragic death of both brothers. Russell says that his work was based on a one-act play that he read as a child “about two babies switched at birth … it became the seed for Blood Brothers.”

Blood Brothers Backing Tracks – Bright New Day …  Council Chambers… Easy Terms…  Gypsies In The Woods…  I’m Not Saying A Word…  July 18th…  Kids Game…  Lazy Sunday Afternoon…  Light Romance…  Marilyn Monroe…  My Child…  One Day In October…  Overture…  Secrets…  Shoes Upon The Table…  Summer Sequence…  Take A Letter Miss Jones…  Tell Me It’s Not True…  That Guy…  The Robbery…