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Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell and produced by Bill Kenwright. The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.
William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out. Early life. Russell was born in Whiston, Lancashire (which is now Merseyside).
Blood Brothers, a musical by Liverpudlian playwright Willy Russell, revolves around twin boys (Mickey and Edward) who are separated at birth and brought up in completely different...
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How did you get the idea of the story? I was walking along one day; I lifted my right foot and by the time I put my foot down I had the story. Sometimes that happens, but very very very rarely. Thinking back, when I was at my first secondary school when I was eleven, I do remember somehow being involved in some class that was looking at a play. And...
When did you take the leap to compose the whole of Blood Brothers yourself? I was frightened of doing it for years. I had the entire story – I would often be on the point of going to sleep and I would think of another idea, so the story was building over many years. At first I just thought that I wouldn’t be taken seriously if I was the composer, s...
I knew it was my job to hook the most disinterested, antipathetic little buggers sitting at the back. The ones like me all those years ago! Most schools are great, but sometimes you’d go to one where the staff don’t give a toss. The show was coming up to 70 minutes so they just had that time off. They’d just point you in the direction of the hall a...
And even after that you made more changes? We opened at the Playhouse in Liverpool and I saw that there was a swathe of the second act that really needed to be redone. We were playing to packed houses for three months or so. Our normal practice was to open a show and then start working on it, start to cut down and restructure. That’s the wonderful ...
How many countries has Blood Brothers been seen in now? Presumably it gets translated into the various languages? Mostly, but certain things don’t. It’s hilarious in Kyoto hearing them speaking in Japanese and suddenly hearing ‘roast beef’! There are also pirate versions playing in countries that don’t sign up to the Berne Convention. Probably the ...
What do you think is the secret of the show’s enduring success? People do see it more than once. One of the reasons is that it is a musical with a strong book. It has got a tale to tell. This might indict it as not being a real musical, but if all the electricity fails in the theatre and you can’t light the show or amplify it, you can still do the ...
British dramatist Willy Russell wrote Blood Brothers, including the story, music, and lyrics. He originally wrote it as a short play for a small touring company that performed it for schools in 1981. Russell subsequently expanded it into a full-length musical.
A socially-conscious and relevant work about class, social stratification, and poverty, Blood Brothers was written in 1983, four years after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came into power in the UK. A notoriously hardline conservative, Thatcher took office during a time of economic stagnation and high unemployment.
Jan 24, 2022 · Blood Brothers was written by playwright Willy Russell. The play is divided into two acts (with songs throughout) and was first performed in 1983. Willy Russell grew up in Liverpool in a working-class family.
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