Blood Brothers GCSE Student Edition

by Willy Russell, Ros Merkin (Introduction)

Overview

Written specifically for GCSE students by academics in the field, the Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions provide in-depth explanatory material alongside the play texts frequently studied at Key Stage 4.

Whether for use in the classroom or independent study, these editions offer a fully comprehensive and lightly glossed play text with accompanying notes specifically directed towards readers of this age, which unravel essential topics and challenge all students to delve further into literary analysis.

A well established modern classic, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers tells the story of Mickey and Eddie, twins separated at birth who grow up to lead very opposite lives, but which constantly and inevitably intersect.

In addition to some on-page explanatory notes and the play text, this edition contains sub-headed analyses of themes, characters, context and dramatic devices, as well as background information on the playwright.

The Methuen Drama GCSE Student Editions never lose sight of their readership, and offer students the confidence to engage with the material, explore their own interpretations, and improve their understanding of the works.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474229944
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/21/2016
Series:	GCSE Student Guides
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	384 KB

About the Author

One of the most-produced writers of his time, Willy Russell is a playwright and songwriter. He has written a large number of highly successful plays and musicals for stage and TV, and his novel, The Wrong Boy, was published to great acclaim in 2000.

Ros Merkin is Reader in Drama at Liverpool John Moores University.
One of the most-produced writers of his time, Willy Russell (b. Whiston, Liverpool, 23 Aug. 1947) is a playwright and songwriter. He has written a large number of highly successful plays and musicals for stage and TV including John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert (1974), Breezeblock Park (1975), One for the Road (1976),Our Day Out (television 1977; stage musical version 1983), Stags and Hens (1978; filmed as Dancin' thru the Dark, 1990), Educating Rita (1979), Blood Brothers(1981; musical version 1983), and Shirley Valentine (1986). His novel, The Wrong Boy, was published to great acclaim in 2000.
Ros Merkin is Reader in Drama at Liverpool John Moores University. She has written and edited books and articles on local and regional theatre including Liverpool Playhouse at 100: A Theatre and its City (Liverpool University Press, November 2011);The Glory of the Garden: English Regional Theatre Since 1984 (co-edited with Kate Dorney; Cambridge Scholars Press; 2010); Liverpool's Third Cathedral: the Liverpool Everyman Theatre In the Words of Those Who Were, and Are, There (Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust, 2004); and "Liverpool" in The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History (David Wiles and Christine Dymkowski, CUP, 2012).