On the 3rd of February 2022, the actors, film students and makeup artists went to see a performance of Blood Brother's at Darlington Hippodrome theatre. Here is my review of the performance.
THE PLOT:
'Blood Brother's' is a play written by a Liverpudlian playwrite, Willy Russel. Set in 1960's Liverpool, this play tells the story of two fraternal twin brothers, Michael and Edward who are separated at birth. They both go on to live very different lives, in two completely separate environments.
Michael, also known as Mickey, is brought up by his biological mother Mrs Johnstone. Mrs Johnstone is a single mother, and struggling financially, hence why she had to give Edward up. She is also raising seven other children, and they live in a poor part of Liverpool. However, Edward's life is very different. Edward (or Eddie) is raised as an only child, to Mrs and Mr Lyons. They live near by in a wealthy area of Liverpool.
Mrs Lyons was unable to have her biological children; though she was happy to adopt a child Mr Lyons refuses. While Mrs Johnstone is working as a cleaner for Mrs Lyons, she persuades her to give up one of her children.
For many years, Mickey and Eddie did not meet- until one fateful day when both boys were seven years old. Immediately, they became best friends- or 'blood brother's'. Despite the fact they have to go behind their mother's backs to remain friends, their strong bond continued through childhood and teenage years when they moved away. Regardless of their strong bond, the difference in their upbringing tears their friendship apart which spirals and eventually leads to their tragic deaths.
CONTEXT:
This play was written during a time of vast changes in society and politics too. The show impacts the audience as it demonstrates the immense and detrimental ramifications that social inequity has on people, and especially children and their behaviour.
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