Educating Rita reprised her radio and Menier Chocolate Factory performance as Rita, and Frank was played by renowned actor Tim Pigott-Smith. Like the Willy Russell season at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the production ran in repertory alongside "Shirley Valentine" starring Meera Syal. A UK tour played in 2012, starring Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly as Rita and Frank respectively. A 35th anniversary production was staged at Liverpool Playhouse from 6 February to 7 March 2015, starring Leanne Best as Rita and Con O'Neill as Frank, directed by Gemma Bodinetz. The same year the Chichester Festival staged a production with Lenny Henry and
Blood Brothers (1995 album) fifth solo album, "Wasp". To date, "Blood Brothers" was the fifth time Shaun released new material on an album. David Cassidy (Shaun's half-brother), however, had released solo albums throughout the 1990s, and "Blood Brothers" represented his first musical-theatre album. Following "Blood Brothers", David (unlike Shaun) continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre throughout the 1990s, including the Las Vegas shows "EFX" and "At The Copa". Petula Clark also continued to perform as a headliner of musical theatre, including an extensive tour of the musical "Sunset Boulevard". Blood Brothers (1995 album) Blood Brothers: The International Recording is a 1995