A Great Play (Blood Brothers - Willy Russell)

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Product:	Blood Brothers - Willy Russell
Date:	17/05/01 (111 review reads)
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Advantages: the music is brilliant, very moving, well written

Disadvantages: none

I studied this play for my Drama GCSE, and I also saw it performed in London. It’s a good book to read, but it’s much more rewarding to see it at the theatre. The musical score is also incredible.

The play is set in Liverpool, and the two central characters are Mickey Johnstone and Eddie Lyons, two twins who are separated at birth, one of whom stays with his real, impoverished family, while the other is sent to live with a rich family. The two families make an agreement that there will be no disclosure of the relationship between the two boys, but they meet and develop into best friends.

Eddie later becomes rich and powerful, while Mickey loses his job at Eddie's father's factory. One of the most powerful moments in the play comes as Mickey shouts, "Oh, Mom. Why couldn't you have given me away instead?"

The play has an extremely moving ending, but I won’t give that away here! I strongly recommend this play; it’s definitely worth seeing.

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