A Liverpudlian West Side Story: twin brothers are separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. She gives one of them away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath. 'Willy Russell is less concerned with political tub-thumping than with weaving a close-knit story about the working of fate and destiny ... it carries one along with it in almost unreserved enjoyment" GuardianOne of the longest-running and most successful ever West End musicals, Blood Brothers premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse in January 1983.…mehr
A Liverpudlian West Side Story: twin brothers are separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. She gives one of them away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath. 'Willy Russell is less concerned with political tub-thumping than with weaving a close-knit story about the working of fate and destiny ... it carries one along with it in almost unreserved enjoyment" GuardianOne of the longest-running and most successful ever West End musicals, Blood Brothers premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse in January 1983.
One of the most-produced writers of his time, Willy Russell (b. Whiston, Liverpool, 23 Aug. 1947) is a playwright and songwriter. He has written a large number of highly successful plays and musicals for stage and TV including John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert (1974), Breezeblock Park (1975), One for the Road (1976),Our Day Out (television 1977; stage musical version 1983), Stags and Hens (1978; filmed as Dancin' thru the Dark, 1990), Educating Rita (1979), Blood Brothers(1981; musical version 1983), and Shirley Valentine (1986). His novel, The Wrong Boy, was published to great acclaim in 2000.
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Chronology Commentary Socio-political landscape: Britain under Margaret Thatcher Themes: class and identity family nature v nurture superstition v materialism economic hardship (including strikes debt unemployment cuts to the arts) fate Characters: Mrs Johnston Eddie Mickey Linda Mrs Lyons Dramatic devices: twins as framing device monologue the play as musical & rise of the mega-musical Design: lighting sounds costume set props Similar works (kitchen sink drama working-class originated theatre& TV) Willy Russell: other works Production history including first performance of the play in a classroom and Blood Brothers productions across the world (eg. South African production 2013) PLAYTEXT Notes to the play
Chronology Commentary Socio-political landscape: Britain under Margaret Thatcher Themes: class and identity family nature v nurture superstition v materialism economic hardship (including strikes debt unemployment cuts to the arts) fate Characters: Mrs Johnston Eddie Mickey Linda Mrs Lyons Dramatic devices: twins as framing device monologue the play as musical & rise of the mega-musical Design: lighting sounds costume set props Similar works (kitchen sink drama working-class originated theatre& TV) Willy Russell: other works Production history including first performance of the play in a classroom and Blood Brothers productions across the world (eg. South African production 2013) PLAYTEXT Notes to the play
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