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''[[Blood Brothers]]'' is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell.

==The original text==

A story about twins who were separated at birth, the one raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.

Originally developed as a school play, the musical was first produced in 1983, going on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988. The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End, finally closing in November 2012. It has toured internationally, on Broadway and elsewhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)#South_African_adaptation

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.  Directed by Kramer with a cast that included [[Dean Balie]], [[Ephraim Gordon]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Marlo Minnaar]], [[Andréa Frankson]], [[Shadley Schroeder]], [[Junaid Booysen]], [[Sue Pyler]], [[Alistair Izobell]], [[Lynelle Kenned]],  and [[Monique Rockman]]. Video design was by [[Matthew Kalil]] and [[Paul Kalil]], lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]] and sound design by [[The Red Hot Waves]].
+: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.  Directed by Kramer with a cast that included [[Dean Balie]], [[Ephraim Gordon]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Marlo Minnaar]], [[Andréa Frankson]], [[Shadley Schroeder]], [[Junaid Booysen]], [[Sue Pyler]], [[Alistair Izobell]], [[Lynelle Kenned]],  and [[Monique Rockman]]. Co-produced by [[Daniel Galloway]] and [[Renaye Kramer]], with musical supervision by [[Alistair Izobell]], video design by [[Matthew Kalil]] and [[Paul Kalil]], lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], sound effects by [[James Webb]] and sound design by [[The Red Hot Waves]].
 The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] on 12 February.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.  Directed by Kramer with a cast that included [[Dean Balie]], [[Ephraim Gordon]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Marlo Minnaar]], [[Andrea Frankson]], [[Shadley Schroeder]], [[Junaid Booysen]], [[Sue Pyler]] and [[Monique Rockman]]. Video design was by [[Matthew Kalil]] and [[Paul Kalil]], lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]] and sound design by [[The Red Hot Waves]].
+: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.  Directed by Kramer with a cast that included [[Dean Balie]], [[Ephraim Gordon]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Marlo Minnaar]], [[Andréa Frankson]], [[Shadley Schroeder]], [[Junaid Booysen]], [[Sue Pyler]], [[Alistair Izobell]], [[Lynelle Kenned]],  and [[Monique Rockman]]. Video design was by [[Matthew Kalil]] and [[Paul Kalil]], lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]] and sound design by [[The Red Hot Waves]].
 The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] on 12 February.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.
+: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.  Directed by Kramer with a cast that included [[Dean Balie]], [[Ephraim Gordon]], [[Carlo Daniels]], [[Marlo Minnaar]], [[Andrea Frankson]], [[Shadley Schroeder]], [[Junaid Booysen]], [[Sue Pyler]] and [[Monique Rockman]]. Video design was by [[Matthew Kalil]] and [[Paul Kalil]], lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]] and sound design by [[The Red Hot Waves]].
-The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] from early February.
+The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] on 12 February.
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 Originally developed as a school play, the musical was first produced in 1983, going on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988. The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End, finally closing in November 2012. It has toured internationally, on Broadway and elsewhere.
 A South African adaptation of the original was done by [[David Kramer]] in 2012, setting it in [[District Six]] in Cape Town.
+== Performance history in South Africa ==
 : The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the  [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.
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 The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] from early February.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)#South_African_adaptation

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−	~~2012~~: The Kramer version opened in Cape Town~~, directed by~~ [[~~David Kramer~~]] ~~with~~	+	2013: The Kramer version, produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Eric Abraham]] for [[Theatre on the Bay]] and [[The Fugard Theatre]], opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]], Cape Town in September, transferring to the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in Johannesburg in November.
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		+	2014 The Toerien/Abraham production returned to Cape Town to play at [[The Fugard Theatre]] from early February.


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	Originally developed as a school play, the musical was first produced in 1983, going on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988. The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End, finally closing in November 2012. It has toured internationally, on Broadway and elsewhere.		Originally developed as a school play, the musical was first produced in 1983, going on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988. The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End, finally closing in November 2012. It has toured internationally, on Broadway and elsewhere.

		+	A South African adaptation of the original was done by [[David Kramer]] in 2012, setting it in [[District Six]] in Cape Town.

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		+	2012: The Kramer version opened in Cape Town, directed by [[David Kramer]] with


	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)#South_African_adaptation		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)#South_African_adaptation