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*mystical* | 15:40 Sun 12th Jun 2005 | Arts & Literature
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Has anyone got any information on a play written by Willy Russell called Bloodbrothers? Its set in Liverpool about twins seperated at birth and they die at the end.

I need to do some research on it but cant seem to find any info on it on the web.

Thanx peeps!!

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Its a musical and is propably still on somewhere in London
If you google Blood Brothers you will find out plenty about it.  Was on the The Phoenix Theatre in London.  Dont know dates.
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i've already tried!! thanx anyway....

i need to know some backgroun information about the play like when was it written... was it based on actual history and how could i compare these to worlds of collision in my essay. i havent thought of a title yet for it but my main topics are:

superstition

social class

irony

does anyone know where i can get hold of past essays or information/ topic trackings associated with them

Please help

Much appreciated

xx

Your questions sound interesting. Try writing to the author, Willy Russell at

c/o The Stage Door, Phoenix Theatre,
Charing Cross Road,
London,
WC2H 0JP

Enclose an SAE. I'm sure he'll reply if not too busy.



 

If you have connections with a university, you may be able to consult a database of past phd thesis. You may find something relevant there. Try asking the librarian.
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Thanx peeps for your answers, i wouldnt mind writing to the author but it has to be in by the end of this month so...

I have asked some friends that go to college and uni but they could not get hold of any useful resources for me.

I think this is the worst essay topic EVER!! lol

Any more ideas.... :s

Thanx

x

yes, googling for blood brothers+russell brings up 33,000 results. Life's too short for me to read them all, but are you sure there's nothing in there you could use? Already I see from one review that the issue of class is dealt with 'with all the subtlety of a Hyde Park orator'...
A great musical I saw a couple of years ago at the Phoenix Theatre in London. Well worth going to see if you're going to be writing about it. I'm pretty sure it's still on :

http://www2.ticketmaster.co.uk/cgi/asp_events/****.asp?e vent_id=12003982E5A6AA10
try here instead :

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/artist/879054/

Is AB censoring ***?
Could it be that you were googling for "Bloodbrothers" rather than "Blood Brothers" (two words)?
Try this for a start. Or this Education Pack.
This is a brilliant play - would recommend it to anyone.

if you buy the play there is information in the beginning. Have you actually seen it? It is still on at Phoenix Theatre in London - and you can get a programme with lots of info.

We do it for Drama GCSE at school - is this what you are doing?

Blood Brothers was written in the 1970s and deals with issues at the time eg unemployment/poverty and the differences between working and middle classes. The theme of superstition runs throughout - the narrator acts like a conscience reminding the characters of their bad luck. hth

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Thanx every1 for ur answers, miss_chase, i'm doing the play for an english essay. you have all been very helpful

thanx again

xx

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