A Liverpudlian West Side Story: twin brothers are separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. She gives one of them away to wealthy Mrs Lyons and they grow up as friends in ignorance of their fraternity until the inevitable quarrel unleashes a blood-bath. Willy Russell is less concerned with political tub-thumping than with weaving a close-knit story about the working of fate and destiny ... it carries one along with it in almost unreserved enjoyment" GuardianOne of the longest-running and most successful ever West End musicals; Blood Brothers premiered at the Liverpool Playhouse in January 1983.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Must for Theatre Practitioners; Students; Scholars and EducatorsBy Constance AlexanderNaomi Wallace; a native of Prospect; Ky.; has been tagged "An American Exile in America." While her plays routinely inspire critical acclaim; they are staged more frequently in England rather than America. This anthology brings together a diverse collection of voices regarding Wallaces works that will be of interest to -- and use by -- theatre practitioners; students; and educators. The individual essays are penned by scholars; activists; historians; and theatre artists in the U.S.; Canada; Britain; and the Middle East. They address the paradox of Wallaces writings; which are; according to the NYTimes; "not only political but often imbued with an almost otherworldly sexuality.""The Theatre of Naomi Wallace: Embodied Dialogues" breaks new ground in analyzing and assessing Wallaces works. The anthology is a comprehensive sourcebook for information and insights.