Drama Blood Brothers

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What are the Key Themes in Blood Brothers?
Social Class, Nature vs. Nurture, Education, Fate and Destiny, Growing Up
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How is Social Class a Key Theme?
The contrast between two different social classes. The leading charcters can be seen as social stereotypes. Shows the Unfairness that it results in
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How is Nature vs. Nurture a Key Theme?
Shown through Mickey and Eddie. Their lives turn out differently from the different upbringings and social class. Objects Thatcher who claimed that everyone who worked hard would be successful.
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Why is Education a Key Theme?
Wealth brings different educational opportunities which leads to different lifestyles
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Why is Fate and Destiny a Key Theme?
Russel is asking us to consider whether there really is such a thing as Fate or Destiny or whether life pans out because of natural reasons.
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Why is Growing Up a Key Theme?
The different experience of growing up that ends the friendship between Mickey and Eddie. The pressures of growing up in different backgrounds are shown to bring problems later on.
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When was Willy Russell born?
1947 in a Working Class
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What is the aim of Blood Brothers?
To show us the unfairness there was in the Working Class. The failure to succeed in life is not because of lack of ability but lack of opportunity.
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When was Blood Brothers written?
Between 196's and 1980's
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What happened in the 1970's?
Recession and Unemployement was becoming a major issue
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What happened with the divide between Working and Middle Class?
It enlargened. Working Class families found it hard to to afford basics. Middle Class were unaffected by the Industrial Decline
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When did Margeret Thatcher become Prime Minister?
1979. She made the decision to shut down Britain's Traditional Industries which increased depression and crime rates
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What are some examples of Social Context?
Education, Housing, New Towna
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What are some examples of Cultural Context?
Pop Culture, Film and Television, Marylin Monroe
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What Genre is Blood Brothers?
Musical Tragedy
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What Style is Blood Brothers?
Naturalistic and Abstract
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Who is Mrs Johnstone?
A single mother who stuggles to provide for her many children. She is loving and optimistic but makes some irresponsible decisions due to her impressionable and superstitious nature
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Who is Mrs Lyons?
A wealthy but unhappy character.Her need for a child causes her to manipulative. Once she becomes a mother she struggles to bond with Edward and hides it by being over protective and insecure. Her paranoia pregressively drives her mad
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Who is Mickey Johnstone?
The twin Mrs J keeps. He is naughty but also sensitive and loving. In adulthood he works hard at his job so after losing it and being arrested he sinks into depression
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Who is Edward Lyons?
The twin Mrs L keeps. Has a privileged upbringingand is very polite. He rebels against his mothers strictness but still does what is expected of him. Can be naive and proves he isn't loyal to Mickey
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Who is Linda?
As a young girl is strong, confident and open with feelings. As she grows up, falls into gender stereotypes
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Who is Sammy?
Role model for Mickey. Naughty child and as he gets older he gets worse. Uses influence over Mickey to get him in trouble but shows no loyalty when things get worse
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What is the Proscenium Arch?
Where the audience sits in front of stage
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What are the Positives of Proscenium Arch?
Gives audience a good view because performers only need to focus on one spot, Allows a backdrop, Allows sides
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What is the In-The-Round?
Where the acting area is surrounded on all sides by seating
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What are the Positives of In-The-Round?
Allows actors to be in close proximity which creates a stronger and more natural relationship between audiemce and actors
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What are the Negatives of In-The-Round?
Actors can face their backs to large sections of the Audience, No backdrop, No sides
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What is the Thrust?
Stage is rectangle and audince face stage from each 3 sides
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What are the Positives of the Thrust?
Closer connection to audience whilst still maintaining a backdrop
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What are the Negatives of the Thrust?
Actors can face their backs to large sections of the audience
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What does Semiotic mean?
Symbols thar can be contained with the design elements
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What are the example of Semiotics?
Lighting, Sound, Costume, Props
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What is the lighting Gobo?
A thin metal plate with specific shapes cut out to produce a design which can then be projected by a spotlight
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What is the lighting Backlit?
Light coming from upstage, behind scenery or actors, to sculpt and seperate them from the background
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What is the lighting Blackout?
The act or turning off or fading out stage lighting
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What is the lighting Gel?
The coloured filters placed in front of theatre lights to colour the beam
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What is the lighting Flood?
A lantern that produces a broad spread of light across the stage
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What is the lighting Spotlight?
A lantern projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person
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What is the lighting Cross fade?
Bringing another lighting state up to completely replace the current lighting state
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