Blood Brothers by Willy Russell. Drama coursework
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On the 27th of June, we travelled down to the Phoenix Theatre in London, the play we saw is called Blood Brothers and is written by Willy Russell. The play is set in Liverpool and was written in the 1980's. The 1980's was known as Thatchers Britain. It was a time where unemployment was high and robbery, lies and deceit were all quite common. The play reflects all these things and also shows the barrier between the different "classes" of people or "ratings" as we could call them. Issues There were quite a few issues that...
her leading her to be a contributor in her, or should we say Mrs Johnstones son's death.
her leading her to be a contributor in her, or should we say Mrs Johnstones son's death.
In the end I found this play to be extremely enjoyable, the story line although containing big coincidental meetings lies untarnished. From start to finish it had me gripped and although this was the second time I had seen this play, I still wanted, like with the first time, that it would not end in tragedy. Then again, sometimes the better stories are the ones which endings are sad, the ones that leave a deeper imprint on your memories.
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