Moving musical’s standing ovation
Performance intown House scores highly
One of theatre’s bestknown and most-loved productions has completed another spectacular weeklong run at Hamilton Town House.
The multi-award winning Blood Brothers was performed from Monday to Saturday, November 19 to 24, at the Cadzow Street venue and it did not disappoint theatregoers.
Willy Russell’s legendary musical tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences, all set in Liverpool.
The incredible score included Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally-charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.
This is my third time seeing this production (my second at the Town House) but I can firmly say this was my favourite.
Opening to a packed audience on Monday night, the small stage was cleverly set to give maximum effect.
The cast who performed on Monday evening gave it their all and had the audience engrossed from the moment they took their seats.
However it was Oliviernominated actress Linzi Hateley – star of Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Misérables and Chicago – who, for the show and gave a performance.
Her singing voice is absolutely right for her character’s songs.
She sang with both laughter and tears in her voice, and at times her vocals were held well above any of the others.
And she gave a powerful and convincing performance that moved the audience to tears during me, stole stand-out the last few scenes.
Blood Brothers was fantastic, but what made this performance so great was the intimacy of the venue at the Town House.
It brought everything to life and the action was even brought into the audience at one point, which was not expected.
There was laughter and tears, and a well-deserved standing ovation.