Two fantastic plays written by Liverpool’s Willy Russell are to be revived by the Menier Chocolate Factory. They will run in repertory from 26th March to 8th May and theatre tickets are already on sale. The shows promise to sell out and don’t be surprised if at least one of the shows gets a transfer to London’s West End theatre.

‘Shirley Valentine’ will star Meera Syal. Meera first came to prominence in the hit sketch comedy show ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ and has also starred in ‘The Kumars at No 42’ and ‘Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee’. Her last appearance on stage in ‘Rafta Rafta’ at the National Theatre in London prompted great reviews for the show, but some reservations about her stagecraft.

‘Educating Rita’ will co-star Larry Lamb and Laura Dos Santos. Lamb’s profile has never been higher, having starred in two of the biggest shows on television over Christmas. He was the loveable dad Mick in ‘Gavin and Stacey’ and the scheming Archie Mitchell in ‘Eastenders’. His previous stage work includes ‘Five Wives of Maurice Pinder’ at the National Theatre and ‘Fool for Love’ in the West End.

Laura Dos Santos’ previous work includes ‘Look Back in Anger’ at the Jermyn Street Theatre and ‘In Your Hands’ at the New End.

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‘Blood Brothers’ has been in the West End for over twenty years and yet the public’s appetite for theatre tickets for this show seems undiminished.

The show originally opened in the West End on the 27th August 1988. Its first home was the Albery Theatre but it moved to its current home, the Phoenix Theatre in November 1991. The booking period for the show has just been extended for a further eight months so that it is now possible to book for this show through to the 31st of July 2010.

The show was written by Willy Russell who is perhaps best known for his plays such as ‘Stags and Hens’ and ‘Our Day Out’. Perhaps his best known pieces are two that were made into hit films, ‘Educating Rita’ and ‘Shirley Valentine’.

‘Blood Brothers’ tells the story, based in Liverpool, of two twins, separated at birth, who grow up in very different worlds. They are of course reunited by a twist of fate and the discovery of their mother’s secret. Amongst the show’s best loved numbers are ‘Bright New Day’, ‘Tell Me It’s Not True’ and ‘Marilyn Monroe’.

The show has won many awards and was voted the most popular British Musical of all time by the New York Times. The Sunday Times described the show as “Exhilarating. One of the best musicals ever written.”

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