Blood Brothers Plot Summary

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  • Created by: erp2002
  • Created on: 25-10-16 20:09
  • Mrs Johnstone, a struggling single mother of seven, finds out that she is pregnant with twins. Her employer, Mrs Lyons persuades Mrs Johnstone to give her one of her babies.
  • Mrs Lyons takes Edward and brings him up as her own, convincing her husband this is true. Mrs Johnstone goes back to work but fusses over Edward, leading to Mrs Lyons firing her.
  • Aged seven, Mickey and Edward meet and become best friends, along with Mickey's neighbour Linda. The three get into trouble with the police when they begin to throw stones at windows.
  • Scared of Edward becoming close to his biologoical family, Mrs Lyons convinces her husband to move the family to the country side. Soon afterwards, the Johnstones (and Linda's family) are rehoused by the council.
  • As teenagers, Mickey and Edward meet again and they rekindle their friendship. Linda and the boys remain close throughout their teenage years before Edward goes off to university.
  • After marrying a pregnant Linda, Mickey loses his factory job. Unemployed, Mickey is invloved in a crime with one of his brothers, Sammy, and both are sent to prison. 
  • Mickey becomes depressed and takes pills to help him cope, which he continues to take after being released.
  • After Mickey comes out of prison and starts a new job, Edward and Linda start a light romance. Mickey finds out and is furious so he finds Sammy's gun and goes to find Edward at his workplace, the town hall.
  • Mrs Johnstone follows Mickey and tells him infront of Edward that they are twins. The police also arrive.
  • Mickey waves the gun around and it accidentally goes off, killing Edward. The police shoot Mickey. The twins both lie dead.

Act One - More Detailed

The play moves forward in time and we meet Mickey at the age of seven. He looks up to his older brother Sammy, and plays games on the street with his neighbours, involving pretent guns. Mrs Johnstone tells Mickey he is not allowed to play near the big houses nearby. While he is sulking, Edward arrives outside the Johnstones' home and the boys start talking. They quickly become friends and find that they share the same birthday. Unaware that they are really related, Mickey and…

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