West End Girls

      When you go to New York some people say that going to see a show on Broadway is a must. Being in London is kind of the same thing. The section of London with all of the theaters is called the West End. The theaters are packed every night. While I was there I went to the Phoenix Theater. Here I saw the play Blood Brothers. I was not sure what to expect when I went to the theater. Whenever I go to see a play, or an orchestra concert I usually become bored in the beginning. When the play started I was a little surprised that I was thoroughly enjoying the show. If you have not seen Blood Brothers, you should definitely see it. It is about love, loyalty, and betrayal.    
       This play is about two brothers who were separated at birth. One of the brothers stays with their birth mother, who is not very wealthy. The other one goes with a family who is wealthy. They knew each other growing up, but never knew that they were brothers. No matter how many times they separate, fate kept bringing them back together. In the beginning of the play, the mother who adopted one of the brothers made the mother who gave birth to both of them promise they would never tell them they are brothers. The mother who adopted one of the brothers said that if they were told, the brothers would die that day. 
     When they are older, the one who was not so wealthy married someone they both loved. He was in desperate need of money, so he goes along with his other brother's plan to rob a bank. Sadly, they are caught and they go to jail. When he is released from jail, he becomes depressed and does not know what to do with his life. His wife and mother both try to help him, but neither are successful. Unfortunately his wife begins to have an affair with his wealthy brother. The wealthy mother is vindictive and evil. She took the depressed man and exposed him to the affair between his wealthy brother and his wife. He becomes extremely angry with his wealthy brother. He was so angry that he found his brother and brought a gun. This was the last straw, he spiraled out of control. In hopes of saving both of their lives, the poor mother came and told them that they are brothers. Instead, of this saving their lives, the depressed brother shot himself. Police heard the gun shot and shot their gun because they  thought their was danger. This bullet hits the wealthy brother, and they both die. 
      The gun shots sounded so real I thought someone was actually using a gun. Although this play had a very tragic ending, the actors put on an excellent show and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I was thrilled that I was able to spend one of my nights in the West End seeing such an amazing play.