Blood Brothers
In this coursework I will be looking at the play Blood Brothers and exploring the themes that exist within the play, such as, social class, inequality, gun crime and the most crucial theme yet, superstition. Blood Brothers came to screens in 1983, it was written by a man name Willy Russell whom spent the whole of 1982 turning the small scale production of Blood Brothers into a full scale musical. Blood Brothers is a very theatrical production and so, to help me with my coursework, my drama class and I was able to go and see the play live in the Phoenix Theatre on the 30th October 2007. This was a wonderful experience as I was shown the differences between the perception of rich and poor and the main themes of the play became much clearer. For instance, I discovered that the most vital theme of this play was superstition and the use of props and setting such as the poor houses being situated on the left hand side of the stage and the rich houses amongst the right uprooted the fact that status was also explored widely. The story of Blood Brothers is about a poor woman who gives birth to twins and to help her financially gives one of them to a wealthy and manipulative woman; Mrs Lyons gives Ms Johnston money as redundancy pay and then manipulates the situation; she threatens her of the twins dying if they ever find out about their relations with one another. Through this, Ms
Blood Brothers
AQA Drama Part 1 assessment: Blood Brothers My practical work in September to December was for my acting option. It was a scripted piece of work based on the play Blood Brothers. There are various themes in Blood Brothers, a clash of class, romance, jealousy, and betrayal. My contribution to the performance was as a seven-year-old child. I played Edward. Edward is a very reserved character. He is well spoken and polite and is very surprised and shocked at many things Mickey (his friend) does. He comes from a wealthy background and so is used to having everything he needs. He enjoys helping other people out. When acting as Edward I needed to have a very good posture. Holding myself well, this showed a contrast between Edwards's upper class and Mickey's lower class. I also needed to speak well, pronouncing my words clearly. This again showed a clear contrast between Mickey and Edward's class. To help me in my work I looked for information on the Internet and books I looked at pictures of young boys in the 1950's, this helped me choose my costume. I also listened to the Blood Brothers sound track, and watched a professional performance of Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre. I also read a play called Blue remembered Hills by Dennis Potter. The most useful material I looked at was the production of Blood Brothers at the Phoenix theatre. This is because it helped me with many
Blood Brothers Coursework
Blood Brothers Coursework Blood Brothers is a story of a pair of twins who are separated at birth. They are brought up in totally different ways and this is shown through the characters register, body language and reactions to each other. They story is told by various methods such as the use of an interventionist narrator & soliloquy in the form of songs by the characters. The themes of the play were very obvious, such as class, innocence, superstition & family love. These themes were developed by movement, speech and mime. For example the theme of superstition was developed from the start when Mrs Lyons put the new shoes on the table and Mrs Johnstone reminded her about the saying "New shoes on the table are bad luck". It was then later developed by Mrs Lyons by her saying "Come on or the bogey man will get you". This makes the theme of superstition more effective because the script makes more than one reference to it. Also this themes back up the theme of innocence with the children because Edward believed it and so this also helped the theme develop. Another big theme in the play was class. This was clearly shown from the start because of Mrs Johnstone working for Mrs Lyons. Then when the boys grew up and were seven, it was shown by the clothes they were wearing and the way in which they spoke (register). Then once they were old and at secondary school it was shown by
Blood Brothers Evaluation
Gary Thompson Wednesday 2nd April 2009 Blood Brothers Evaluation On 27th March, I saw a performance of Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in London. After already reading the book, I didn't think I would enjoy the play very much. I found the story boring and didn't have much interest in it until nearer the end. The Drama Medium The Use of Costume In the play, costume was used to illustrate the age and class of the characters. For example, when Mickey and Eddie were children of seven, they both wore clothes that didn't fit and their outfits obviously stated their families' budgets. Mickey wore what looked like Sammy's old, baggy clothes and Eddie wore an un-creased, tight uniform. I think this helped to show the audience the boys' situation immediately and bring them to terms with how different social classes treat their children. The Use of Sound/Music In the play, music was used to demonstrate the certain state of mind that character was in. For example, when Mickey is playing outside his house, the music is very childlike and harmless. But when Mickey is older and his mind is not stable, the music quickly changes tempo and always sounds jumpy and sudden. I think this helped to express how the character might have been feeling that couldn't have been expressed through facial expressions or body language. At times, the music was so loud that it drowned the
blood brothers evaluation
GCSE Drama Paper 1- Unit 2 Live theatre review The play that we went to see was called "Blood Brothers". The date of the performance was 4th February 2008, at the Phoenix Theatre. The play was about two families. One was a working class family and the other was a middle class family. The mother of the working class family had twins and gave one of them to the other family. The play looked at the contrast in the way the two boys were brought up and the issue of social class in Britain in 1960. The main themes of the play were; superstition and socio-economic status. In the narrators opening passage he tells us what happens in the play. That gives the audience a chance to make judgements on the characters we have been told about and it creates an aspect of tension whilst waiting for the other characters to be introduced. The narrator says that the twins who were separated at birth come to meet and in the end they die. The play was structured well. The opening of the play really grabbed the audience's attention when we saw Eddie and Mickey dead on the floor. It created tension in the audience because we did not know who was dead or how it had happened. The actors and lighting were able to show a big divide in the socio- economic status. When Mrs Johnstone was crying for her sons the audience felt empathy towards her however when the Lyons' came on the stage the actors
Blood Brothers response
Drama Response - Blood Brothers Our ext for this term was a play called "Blood Brothers" written by Willy Russell and set in Liverpool. I knew the story beforehand and so had an overview of the story and characters. Before we started to read the script we did a rainstorm about Blood Brothers to put together what we knew. After reading the script through in class I realised there was a lot about the show that I don't know, my first impression was that the play was very true to the modern day society in terms of class and the judgement of character and the stereotypical perceptions of people. I though Willy Russell managed to write a really good story which had a good story line but showed some down to earth truths about society and the families of that era. My favourite part of the script was the kid's game; I liked it immediately by just the words because I felt it really portrayed the immaturity and energy of young and carefree children. This is shown when Linda makes up the excuse of the bullet being 'stopped by the bin lid'; this highlights the quick thinking excuse that children are able to come up with to avoid losing a game. In my opinion Willy Russell is a great writer because he is able to convey a lot of depth and meaning to the words he writes without making them blindingly obvious. Overall I find "Blood Brothers" a great script because the plot is deep and tense
In this essay I will be looking at the film opening of Blade.
Practical Production Research By Ajay Clare In this essay I will be looking at the film opening of Blade. I have chosen Blade because it relates to the project I am doing because it is a horror movie. Blade is adapted from the comic strip, Wesley Snipes stars as Blade, a half-man, half-vampire who avenges his mother's death. I will now analyse the opening scenes of Blade - 'Club Blood' and 'The Daywalker' to give me ideas on how I can use similar techniques in my film. The scene is set in a nightclub. The set is dark, and 'bursts' of high key strobe lighting are used to create the atmosphere of the nightclub. A lot of fast cuts are used to establish the scene. There is fast paced diegetic music played in the background in form of the music from the nightclub, which helps emulate our suspense. The way these first few shots have been filmed give the effect of 'depth' and claustrophobia because the dancers are all about and above the camera. The camera then draws our attention to a girl dancing who is dressed in all white, while everyone else in dressed in dark coloured clothing. Whilst this girl is dancing, the speed of the clip is doubled and there are quick fades to white and then back to the girl. This tells the audience that this girl is an important character, and may even play an important role latter part of the film. The camera then cuts to a medium
Four Brothers
Four Brothers They Came Back To Bury Their Mother And Her Killers . . . From the director of "Boyz N the Hood" and "Baby Boy" and the producer of the new hit movie "Hustle and Flow" comes "Four Brothers". Truly Refreshing Four Brothers is the new John Singleton flick which is based on mid 70's action productions such as: "The Dukes of Hazzard", "Starsky & Hutch, and "Kojak". It is a typical action movie containing strong language and at least one gun blazing every five minutes ... Thank God for action thrillers as this one is truly refreshing. It may not be as slick as Singleton's remake of "Shaft" but it's probably a better movie on the whole, in fact there is nothing particularly special about the movie and that's what makes the movie so good. "Four Brothers" begins with a pensioner (Fionnula Flanagan) getting gunned down during a convenience store hold-up in her repulsive Detroit neighbourhood. It turns out Evelyn Mercer was a social worker with a history of adopting worst-case delinquents no one else would touch; now these multiracial siblings are hell bent on revenge for their "mom's death". Brothers in Arms Bobby Mercer (Mark Wahlberg) is the oldest and effectively the leader of the four brothers, Bobby comes back to town with a whole lot of history, Angel Mercer (Model / Rapper / Tyrese Gibson) is ex-Army and ex-prison. Jeremiah Mercer (Andre Benjamin, a.k.a.
Blood Brothers Play Review
Blood Brothers Play Review - Evaluation Task 2 In this review I am going to be discussing a performance of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers that I saw at the Phoenix theatre in London on 30th June 2006. I will begin by introducing the play, discussing its form and content. I will then examine the acting style. Next I will evaluate how the scientific elements including Costume, Set, Props and Lighting helped to enhance the production. I will then discuss the performance, which most impressed me. I will conclude by evaluating how much this production has taught me about theatre and how it has influenced me as a drama student. The plot involves the tale of twins, Mickey and Eddie, separated at birth. The play starts with the ending of the two twins dead, a technique used by Brecht. From the point it is all a sort of flashback as to how this happed. It starts with the twins biological mother, a pregnant Mrs Johnston who has just had her husband walk out on her on their seven children, she is struggling to make ends meet as things are and with another on the way she doesn't know how she's going to survive. She is of working class and has a cleaning job for the rich, upper class Mrs Lyons. When Mrs Lyons, who can't have children of her own finds out that Mrs Johnston is having twins, she lures the vulnerable Mrs Johnston into giving away one of them. She does this by making up
I have been studying the play Blue Remembered Hills, by Dennis Potter. I will compare it with both Bugsy Malone and Blood Brothers, with reference to their period, the people and community, and the style used in the plays.
Helen Clavering 10HS GCSE Drama Essay I have been studying the play Blue Remembered Hills, by Dennis Potter. I will compare it with both Bugsy Malone and Blood Brothers, with reference to their period, the people and community, and the style used in the plays. Blue Remembered Hills was set in West Country in the 1940's, the end of the Second World War, but first shown in 1979. It is about a single day in seven children's lives, and shows how varied their emotions and reactions can be. This contrasts with Blood Brothers, which follows the twins through their entire lives. This is meant to be from the late 60's to 80's. Bugsy Malone is again different as it is about a few weeks in the lives of gangsters in 20's America. Bugsy Malone is actually about adults, but intended to be played by children, the opposite of BRH. I think that in both plays the idea is to emphasize the oddities of the characters, not to detract from the personalities. Children generally do not make such good actors as adults, which is why Bugsy Malone is difficult to direct. I think this is also what gave Potter the idea of using adults, to almost caricature the wasted energy and whole mindset of children on magnified bodies. The actors really have to emphasize body language in the part they are playing, as I found out when playing Audrey from BRH. I interpret Audrey as aggressive, plain and