Robert O'Niell (Or Con O'Niell, his stage name) is hands down the best Mickey Blood Brothers has ever had. He won an Olivier award for it and was truly deserving- he was born to play Mickey Johnstone!! I've never seen any other actor (including Sean Jones who everyone raves about) perform the 'I wish I was our Sammy' monologue anywhere near as good, and can pull of the hormonal teenager and depressed adult Mickey just as amazingly!!
Holly Newton Couldn't agree more. I've been doing this play in Drama and everytime I get the part as Mickey I always try to play it like Con O Neil does.
'YOUR A F- OFF!' At my school, if someone shouts that, the entire crowd dies laughing. Also that is the best Mickey ever, haven't you noticed that he can't hold in the laughter of his own actions? Hahahahaha!
I like how Con O’Neil (Mickey) can play all the different ages perfectly like how at the age of 7 when Eddie and Mickey meet he is a childish little kid and then when he is a depressed adult. He is the best actor that I know c
James Dawson I'm afraid not. Too early I think, though it's possible to pick up the soundtrack, if you're lucky. All I can find is a clip of Barbara Dickson (the original Mrs Johnstone) singing Easy Terms onstage. There are several clips of this, mostly from TV shows, but the one with her in a brown overcoat and pram is actually from the show. I worked front-of-house in the Lyric Theatre with this show and recognise the stage set. It had transferred from Liverpool with a mostly unknown cast and, even in the first couple of months, became a surprisingly successful hit. Bear in mind that this was Lloyd Webber's heyday and he had several shows on the West End at that time. It was an amazing time to be working in the West End. :)
There is no better cast I've seen for this play. I adore this play, it renders emotions like nothing I've ever seen. The contrast made by the quick switches between comedy and tension and suspense. Beautiful.
Best blood brothers cast -- Sean Jones (Met him) -- Mickey Mark Hutchingson -- Eddie Kristofer Harding -- Narrator Maureen Nolan -- Mrs Jonhstone Tracey Spencer -- Mrs Lyons Danielle Corlass -- Linda Daniel Taylor -- Sammy Tim Churchill -- Mr Lyons
I had to go see this for GCSE drama, back in 2000 when it was on at the Phoenix in London. My mum and I both loved it so much we kept going back again and again. I was really bummed when I found out it had ended without me hearing about it. If I could have I would have gone one last time. Unfortunately the stage tour is nowhere near me this year.
the thing is he is scouse mickey is and im scouse but i live in Telford so it is easy for me to do the accent the thing is about this act its really interesting.
haven't done for English but i am studying for drama, i went to the blood brothers musical in guild hall. It was truly outstanding, for sure one of my top best productions ever.
If you like the actor Con you should watch him in Dancin thru the dark......it's an adaptation of the stage play stags and hens.....very versatile actor
Amelia Jay that's not Craig in this version. He did it in Liverpool back in 2008 and this performance is 1998 and a London production. Also Craig played Eddie Lyons x
doing the mickey linda bit's for gcse drama. when your teacher says it's a bit lovy dovy and your crush says, 'do you wanna go with me?' too good to be true.
They are so good, half way through I forgot they were Adults! the way the actors are staged tio have the kids normaly on the floor or lower when adults are around is very well done, and the actors captured the perfect vision of a child in that era! BRAVO!
im doing blood brothers for drama i think if you watch the original cast the first video then you get more of the realisation of what it was like set where it was.
I think everyone who does GCSE drama does this phenomenal play!
And GCSE eng,ish
Photos of geoff kisby of tewkesbury gloucester
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Right here I'm doing this scene on Monday using this for inspiration
I love it
Got my final exam on wednesday and im playing edward this seen is amazing
My drama teacher made us watch this as homework.
bruh i have to do a gcse question with it, not even gonna do drama gcse
Ayame Tsukika easy homework
Same here
My drama teacher made us watch it in our drama lesson
Same, I’m watching it now for work
We’re in lockdown and I’ve been sent this from me drama teacher bit confused tbh
Bhahahah same bro
same id rather just google it
Same here
same
Same
Robert O'Niell (Or Con O'Niell, his stage name) is hands down the best Mickey Blood Brothers has ever had. He won an Olivier award for it and was truly deserving- he was born to play Mickey Johnstone!! I've never seen any other actor (including Sean Jones who everyone raves about) perform the 'I wish I was our Sammy' monologue anywhere near as good, and can pull of the hormonal teenager and depressed adult Mickey just as amazingly!!
No, it's definitely Con O'Niell
Holly Newton No, it's me!!!!
Holly Newton Couldn't agree more. I've been doing this play in Drama and everytime I get the part as Mickey I always try to play it like Con O Neil does.
I disagree. Sean Jones does it for me
I'd have to say Sean Jones is probably about joined first with con O'Neil
'YOUR A F- OFF!'
At my school, if someone shouts that, the entire crowd dies laughing.
Also that is the best Mickey ever, haven't you noticed that he can't hold in the laughter of his own actions? Hahahahaha!
i agree!
We were reading the play in class, and some kid got permission to say that. He took the opportunity to scream it at the top of his lungs. Good times.
When some kid swears: BRUH
Shush
I like how Con O’Neil (Mickey) can play all the different ages perfectly like how at the age of 7 when Eddie and Mickey meet he is a childish little kid and then when he is a depressed adult. He is the best actor that I know c
This is the best version of this I have ever seen. I have no words the actors are just amazing and the voices and accents just outstanding
+Jodie Giffen They're not too bad but I still prefer the original 1983 West End cast.
+Kerensa Birch is it on UA-cam
James Dawson
I'm afraid not. Too early I think, though it's possible to pick up the soundtrack, if you're lucky.
All I can find is a clip of Barbara Dickson (the original Mrs Johnstone) singing Easy Terms onstage. There are several clips of this, mostly from TV shows, but the one with her in a brown overcoat and pram is actually from the show. I worked front-of-house in the Lyric Theatre with this show and recognise the stage set.
It had transferred from Liverpool with a mostly unknown cast and, even in the first couple of months, became a surprisingly successful hit. Bear in mind that this was Lloyd Webber's heyday and he had several shows on the West End at that time.
It was an amazing time to be working in the West End. :)
+Kerensa Birch I've never saw it before so I wouldn't be able to compare them:)
Jodie Giffen
It's such a great show, it doesn't really matter.
11:43 is the best thing ever
+pcybacon omg how the hell did i find another army on this video comment section..
we're truly everywhere.
+태태김 HOW DID U CAME HERE THO LMAO
+pcybacon I gotta watch this for my English lesson HAHA
i'm guessing you live in england right? lmao
yes, yes guessing you are too?^^
"I will always defend my brotheeeeeeeeeeer" 😂😂
There is no better cast I've seen for this play. I adore this play, it renders emotions like nothing I've ever seen. The contrast made by the quick switches between comedy and tension and suspense. Beautiful.
We're doing this for gcse in English anyone else
iDelirious03 the yr 9s are doing it for drama gcse and the playground song is sooooooo good
@@dumbbixch4887 YEAR NINE IM YEAR 8 OH GOD NO
yeah
here
Yup
I would have LOVED to have done this for English. Be grateful y'all have an interesting script; An Inspector Calls is dire.
inspector calls was great:) it hasn't going any humour in it though- bit bleak.
Izzy It's easy to write about and has a solid political message but as an actual piece it inspires absolutely no interest in me
Neru Akita I think that was the same for most people :) don't worry.
Izzy haha i'm not but thank you :)
Inspector calls is sooooo boring.
I've somehow arrived here from our flag means death and HOLY MOLY Con is such a talented actor, he can play such wildly different characters
This was the original and the best version of Blood Brothers. What a shame it wasn't filmed and made available as a dvd.
RIP Robert Locke (Eddie) Great actor ❤
simplyimy-jpeg what happened
@@effyfletcher584 he had an illness that inflamed the brain and died in 1992 age 34
Did not realise Robert locke Eddie had died he was the best Eddie in blood brothers
Eddie: "You know the most smashing things!". Oh come on... How cute was that? :P
I went to see this last night,I cried my eyes out at the end. It’s the best musical I’ve ever seen😭❤️
Best blood brothers cast --
Sean Jones (Met him) -- Mickey
Mark Hutchingson -- Eddie
Kristofer Harding -- Narrator
Maureen Nolan -- Mrs Jonhstone
Tracey Spencer -- Mrs Lyons
Danielle Corlass -- Linda
Daniel Taylor -- Sammy
Tim Churchill -- Mr Lyons
Georgia the Gamer Sean Jones still plays Mickey almost 30 years later
No I prefer this cast
@@cameronfullard3479 so hes 60?
@@arcanebrainrot9891 nearly *20 sorry 😬😬
This performance couldn't have been more perfect
we are being forced to watch this at home as homework by our drama teachers button ⬇️
I will always defend my broooottttthhhhheeerrrrrr
And stand by him!
I miss this drama! I remember we went to London to watch this when I was year 10 :D I enjoyed it!
I finished school but I still watch this cos it’s amazing
I love the actor for Eddie!
who is it?
@@emilyghee7453 Robert Locke
Violin 2006 thank u
Mark Hutchinson seen him in this show he is amazing
I am Edward! Play is tomorrow and I have not learnt my lines! Watching this vid for inspiration
I love these two! We were only told to watch this for our drama play and now im watching it every day
if i got a penny for every time i had to watch a 480p video with canned laughter from 2011, i would be trillionaire
I had to go see this for GCSE drama, back in 2000 when it was on at the Phoenix in London. My mum and I both loved it so much we kept going back again and again. I was really bummed when I found out it had ended without me hearing about it. If I could have I would have gone one last time. Unfortunately the stage tour is nowhere near me this year.
My son and his best friend have just performed this bit for their drama exam, it was fantastic
7:30 Ohhh shhhhiiiiit here comes slender!
Love this musical. Saw it at the Phoenix a few years ago and am just waiting for it to come back to my home town of Newcastle to see it again.
God, mrs lyons is so delightfully insane!
I'm doing this for my GCSE drama at the moment! Love the play so far! 😂😄
i love how they completely throw themselves across the stage! Escpecially Mickey (:
Watched this with drama class in school and watched twice as an adult. A masterpiece
I have no idea how many times I have had to watch this play my school is making us watch it like 5 times every time you have drama!
So great to see these recordings. Thank you MrPoochsmooch.
This video is older than me but here I am, watching it so I can answer questions for homework 😢
I move all the time so I have to learn this every time I go to a different school and I swear it gets better every time I watch it
I'm learning this in drama right now and I love it
just finished watching the whole show con is so incredible as mickey ive come back to see him being hillarious after how it ends
I'm watching this thinking why did we change from this amazing piece of funny theatre into the dullness of An Inspector Calls.
I have watched many different versions of this play and the actor who plays Mickey in this production is the best Mickey I’ve seen out of all of them
Con O Neill!! He’s a great actor, I’m only watching this for him knowing who he is now. I didn’t know years ago in class though 😅
Im legit learning this for English....
And now......
I LOVE THIS!!!
Edward: tOuCh mICKEy's sHOUldEr
Mickey: *flies to space*
literally siblings.
i knew it.
Mickey and Eddie are fantastic!!!!
Watching this again for a Drama assessment, i have to play Mikey its so hard to do the accent
the thing is he is scouse mickey is and im scouse but i live in Telford so it is easy for me to do the accent the thing is about this act its really interesting.
You’re not the only one!
Mycroft Holmes you lose marks for not attempting a scouse accent, but it you don't get it right you get more marks then if you don't try at all.
Sameeee
i play eddie
haven't done for English but i am studying for drama, i went to the blood brothers musical in guild hall. It was truly outstanding, for sure one of my top best productions ever.
I went to see it too, it was amazing!
I've just auditioned as Mickley today for the school show and we had to watch it and no one could stop laughing
"The F weeeeeerd" haha im really glad we're doing this for our gcse exam :D
watching this over and over for my GCSE tomorrow. Still doesn't get old!
I love this play! I went to york to see it and i thought it was the best play i have ever seen!
Watched this in English, teacher made us analyse the whole thing, absolute torture, but it’s a great performance.
The stunt by 3:08 is that hard to make, or can you still make, it look wild without hurting yourself?
It’s probably a fake knife
LoL
u alive ?
They would’ve practiced it enough times so that it probs doesn’t hurt that much
Love this scene! I'm playing Linda soon, and kids game is going to be amazing fun :)
Key quotation from this scene: "YOUR A FUCKOFF!"
6:03
Oh my god I literally died 😂😂
Who plays Mickey in this.I need to find out, he's amazing!
+Megan Green Con O'Neill - he won a Laurence Olivier award in 1988 for "Best Actor in a Musical", and he was nominated for a Tony award as well.
ScottieGirl20 oh okay, that's great thanks!
If you like the actor Con you should watch him in Dancin thru the dark......it's an adaptation of the stage play stags and hens.....very versatile actor
Megan Green he's called Craig whitely, he's my drama teacher
Amelia Jay that's not Craig in this version. He did it in Liverpool back in 2008 and this performance is 1998 and a London production. Also Craig played Eddie Lyons x
I’ve got 2 practice Mickey’s first lines 4 my school play ( GCSE Drama)
Its 15 minutes long and I'm dying. It's a good play, but I'm dying. I have to watch this for homeworkkkkkkk wish me luck.
Remember seeing this play as a kid in 2011 :) great- and it's a coincidence...but I have a twin called Eddie too.
im doing this for year8 drama 😂😂amazing!! I'm Eddie
same :DDD
Holly-May Harvey Same Im mickey
love the guy playing Eddie.
I played Mrs Lyons for my GCSE Drama exam. Love this musical.
Hello Person From Ashcroft.
Good thing about drama, you can swear as much as you want :3
TomPlaysVideoGames Yep ;)
Or English
Who else is here is quarantine watching this for gcse😂
We have to memorise this for school
love love this musical!!!!! I played Linda at school!
doing the mickey linda bit's for gcse drama. when your teacher says it's a bit lovy dovy and your crush says, 'do you wanna go with me?' too good to be true.
I looked this up due to MatPat's old videos and I have to admit I have no regrets :D
U should see this years Blood Brother its amazing
They are so good, half way through I forgot they were Adults! the way the actors are staged tio have the kids normaly on the floor or lower when adults are around is very well done, and the actors captured the perfect vision of a child in that era! BRAVO!
my favorite one !!! doing it for drama shouting im p*****Ed off
xD
i get to do that part as well lol
my favourite bit telling eddies mum shes a f***K off
im eddie lol :)
Yeah I get to do that to 😜
We had to learn this in the drama hall at school and we watched this lmao
Raise ur hand if your watching for drama 🙋♂️
Doing workshop with two people who played mickey and eddie together on the west end :3 SUPER HAPPY! They preformed this scene to us...it was awesome!
Just brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏
I WILL ALWAYS DEFEND MY BROTHAaAaAaAaARrRrRrRrR!!!!!!!!
I'd love to play Eddie in my GCSE Drama exam. He's such a cute character,
Hello there! I'm currently studying this play, Y10 Drama
When I saw this they dropped all the sweets on the floor 😂😂😂
I WILL ALWAYS DEFENNDD MEH BRUUTHAAA
I will always defend my bruuuthhaaa.
Sammy: Unnggghhhhhhh! 😂
I have to do this in drama :)
My beautiful beautiful son
**erupts into madness**
FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS x Does anyone know who is playing the part of Mrs Johnstone in this performance ? Thankyou all
Maureen Nolan
Btw this Eddie is Robert Locke not mark Hutchinson, RIP Robert Locke he was the best but I love con so much x
Such a dramatic moment then comes the spit
"YOU A FUKOFF!"
LMAO
this is the tenth time ive watched this
i´ve seen it on 3.march 2011 the first time it was awesome
that's like the only reason people watch this
this is honestly my favourite play!
Pov: ur drama teacher showed u this
Saw this in Toronto back in the 90's with David Cassidy. The accent and accent was spot on. David was a great singer but a better actor.
why does my drama teacher torture me like this
Loving it I’m doing it for gcse I’m watching videos for inspiration
When you gotta analysis every word they say 👁💧👄💧👁
im doing blood brothers for drama i think if you watch the original cast the first video then you get more of the realisation of what it was like set where it was.
my drama teacher sent me this for lockdown im terrified
Love Con O'Neill