SMASH hit musical Blood Brothers arrives at Swindon's Wyvern Theatre next Monday as part of a 30th anniversary UK tour of the Bill Kenwright production, with Lyn Paul reprising the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone.

Blood Brothers, written by award-winning playwright Willy Russell, tells the captivating and moving story of twin boys separated at birth, only to be reunited by a twist of fate and a mother’s haunting secret.

When Mrs Johnstone, a young mother, is deserted by her husband and left to her own devices to provide for seven hungry children she takes a job as a housekeeper in order to make ends meet.

It is not long before her brittle world crashes around her when she discovers herself to be pregnant yet again – this time with twins.

In a moment of weakness and desperation, she enters a secret pact with her employer which leads to the show’s shattering climax.

This epic tale of Liverpool life started as a play, opening in Liverpool in 1983, and ran in London’s West End for 24 years.

Lyn Paul played Mrs Johnstone in the final West End performances at the Phoenix Theatre in 2012 and rose to fame in the early 1970s as a member of the New Seekers.

The cast for Blood Brothers includes Sarah Jane Buckley, Dean Chisnall, Mark Hutchinson, Sean Jones, Adam Search, Danielle Corlass, Tim Churchill, Graham Martin, Laura Harrison, Alison Crawford, Graeme Kinniburgh, Henry Regan and Josh Capper.

The memorable score includes A Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.

  •  Blood Brothers is at The Wyvern Theatre in Swindon from Monday, February 20- Saturday, February 26. Box Office 01793 524 481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk