Blood Brothers
Louise Gold
starred as Mrs Johnstone at The Newbury Watermill, 5 August - 6 September 1986
Cast
Mrs Johnstone - Louise Gold
Mickey - Peter Leeper
Eddie - Christopher Villiers
Sammy - Aidan Hamilton
Linda - Kathryn Dimery
Mrs Lyons - Lesley Rooney
Mr Lyons - Peter Sutherland
Narrator - Jeff Pirie
Policeman, Doctor etc - Steve Botcher
Production Team
Author - Willy Russell
Original Production – 11 April 1983, Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London, with Barbara Dixon as Mrs Johnstone
The Orchestra - Anthony Ingle and Christopher Hobbs
Director - Ceri Sherlock
Musical Director - Anthony Ingle
Designer - Simon Banham
Lighting - John A Williams
Ms Gold's
understudy for the role of Mrs Johnstone was Elizabeth Power, who played
the part on at least one occasion when Ms Gold was indisposed.
Peter
Sutherland went on to become a
standby in Noel/Cole: Let’s Do It.
Louise Gold and Peter Sutherland may also have gone on
to appear together in Comedy Tonight
Critics Comments
“In Cerl Sherlock’s compelling production Louise Gold
does well as Mum.” Roy Martin, THE READING EVENING POST, 16 August 1986.
