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1. www.litcharts.com › characters › mrs-johnstoneMrs. Johnstone Character Analysis in Blood Brothers - LitCharts

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   Mrs. Johnstone Character Analysis. The biological mother of Mickey and Edward (as well as a horde of other children, including Sammy and Donna Marie), Mrs. Johnstone is a deeply superstitious woman who is forever scrambling to get by, but has a good heart and a strong sense of right and wrong.

2. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › guidesCharacters - AQA Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers - BBC

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   Mrs Johnstone starts the play with seven children and is pregnant with her eighth. When she finds out that she is having twins, she panics, which Mrs Lyons takes advantage of.

3. senecalearning.com › 3/4/1-mrs-johnstoneMrs Johnstone - English Lit: AQA GCSE Blood Brothers - Seneca

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   Mrs. Johnstone is also described, on several occasions, as looking much older than she actually is. This suggests that her hard life has taken its toll on her physical appearance: “She is aged thirty but looks more like fifty” (Act One).

4. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › guidesCharacters - AQA Blood Brothers - Characters overview - BBC

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   The main characters in Blood Brothers are Mickey Johnstone and Edward Lyons, and their mothers, Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons. Learn about the complicated and difficult lives they lead.

5. www.on-magazine.co.uk › arts › arts-interviewsThe ultimate Mrs Johnstone Lyn Paul on Willy Russell's 'Blood ...

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   • “Perfectly Written”
   • “Give It A Go”
   • “Struggles”
   • “Proud Moment”
   • “Enjoy It”
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   You played the role of Mrs Johnstone from 1997 right up until 2000, then revised it in 2008 and then again in 2012 for the final two weeks of its West End run – fair to say it’s your ultimate role? Oh absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt! Mrs J is just me. Everything that she’s going through I feel, the way Willy Russellhas written it is so easy...

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   So it was a chance letter that changed your life? Oh yes, absolutely. I didn’t know Bill although I knew Carl Wayne. He was the Narrator at that point. He came to see me in a cabaret show I was in down the road from the Phoenix Theatre and he told me “you know, you should go and audition for Mrs Johnstone”. I didn’t even know Blood Brothers. So I a...

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   While Blood Brothers is what you’re synonymous with, you also toured with Cabaret for Bill – how did you get involved with that? I got an email from him which said he’d like to put you up for Fräulein Schneider, how would you feel about it? I wrote back and said I would love it, he sent me the script and the parts he wanted me to do, asked me to co...

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   A lot of people will also know you as a member of the New Seekers and singing that well-known, world-famous song ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’. Can you clear up my confusion over it – did you record it for Coca-Cola or after the ad came out? We recorded the advert first for Coca-Cola. Then everybody said: “Wow, that’s a fantastic song.” Alt...

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   Blood Brothers is a very moving show, have you come across any fans that have told you how much it has touched their lives and stayed with them? I got a letter once from a woman who had a son who was in jail. She said she sat watching it and it was the only time she’d ever seen anybody portray on stage a jail sequence that is exactly as it is. And ...

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   So you can boast a pop career, a musical theatre career and you’ve done television too! What have been your highlights so far? Obviously there are so many, I’ve had a very charmed career. And although I’ve had lots of bad times, I’ve had some incredible highs too. But Blood Brothers has to be the highlight. Not necessarily because of the show, but ...

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6. studyrocket.co.uk › bloodbrothers › mrs-johnstoneMrs Johnstone – GCSE English Literature AQA Revision – Study ...

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   By having her tell us that she looks older than her years, we accept that the actor is older than Mrs Johnstone at the start of the play. This brings us to the point at which the action of the play begins. She has got seven children by now and is nearing the end of another pregnancy.

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   How old is Mrs Johnstone?

   • Mrs. Johnstone is also described, on several occasions, as looking much older than she actually is. This suggests that her hard life has taken its toll on her physical appearance: “She is aged thirty but looks more like fifty” (Act One). Happy-go-lucky?

   Mrs Johnstone - English Lit: AQA GCSE Blood Brothers - Seneca

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   How does Mrs Johnstone describe her life?

   • Learn about the complicated and difficult lives they lead. Mrs Johnstone is a warm and caring mother, despite the struggles she faces supporting her eight children alone. At the start of the play, she describes how difficult her life has been.

   Characters - AQA Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers - BBC

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   How many children does Mrs Johnstone have?

   • When she first met her husband, he would take her out dancing, but as she had more children, he thought she was too fat and eventually left her for another woman. Mrs Johnstone starts the play with seven children and is pregnant with her eighth. When she finds out that she is having twins, she panics, which Mrs Lyons takes advantage of.

   Characters - AQA Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers - BBC

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   How does Mrs Johnstone feel about her children?

   • Although Mrs Johnstone is very loving, she does not have control over her children and they cause a lot of trouble. When the family receives a letter from the council telling them that they are being rehoused in the countryside, she is very excited that they can have a new start.

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   Why does Mrs Johnstone not allow Mrs Lyons to manipulate her?

   • After having a fresh start, Mrs Johnstone gains confidence in herself and does not allow Mrs Lyons to manipulate her in the same way that she is able to at the start of the play. Revise and learn about the characters in Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers (AQA).

   Characters - AQA Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers - BBC

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   Is Mrs Johnstone your ultimate role?

   • You played the role of Mrs Johnstone from 1997 right up until 2000, then revised it in 2008 and then again in 2012 for the final two weeks of its West End run – fair to say it’s your ultimate role? Oh absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt! Mrs J is just me.

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8. senecalearning.com › en-GB › revision-notesOverview: Introduction to Mrs Johnstone & Lyons - Seneca

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   Mrs Johnstone is 30 years old at the start of the play, “but looks more like fifty”, and she sings a song about her good-for-nothing husband, telling the story of their failed marriage.