Blood Brothers - Willy Russell Reviews

Blood Brothers was first writen as a school play. It is about two brothers (twins) seperated at birth, one given away to a woman called mre lyons and one kept by the byoligical mother mre johnstone. Mrs lyons is a very serious woman she wont let anyone get in her way if she wants something, she twisted and turned everything mrs ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brother?s ?Once is never enough? Author: Willy Russell; Director: Bob Tomson; Producer: Bill Kenwright Ltd; Cast includes: Lyn Paul (Mrs Johnston) Philip Stewart (Narrator) Stephen Palfreman (Mickey), Mark Hutchinson (Eddie), Sarah Hay (Mrs Lyons), Louise Clayton (Linda), Stephen Pallister (Mr ...  Read the complete review

Despite how many schools insist that pupils read plays, a play is not a written work, it is intended for performance. However, the factors involved in putting on a performance are many and varied and part of the magic of theatre is that no two shows will be identical. For this reason, although a review may give a good indication of the experience ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review