Blood Brothers Research Task

As part of your assignment states, you must produce a portfolio

which documents your research and exploration of the play.
Your log book will contain rehearsal notes and evidence of how
you develop your character, however, you must demonstrate
an understanding of the play as a whole and the context in
which it is set. This can be presented in any medium but must
include reference to the following points:

• Some clear research on the playwright Willy Russell

• An understanding of what life was like during the selected
time period (1980). Who was running the country? What
problems was the country facing? How was society dealing
with this and what were the repercussions?
• A plot of the play
• An evaluation of the live performance (please refer to the
guidance sheet given to you to write this essay)
• An understanding of the themes which are explored in the
play with direct examples from the performance itself,
including:

 Social Class
 Superstition
 Morality
 Relationships
 Friendship
 Crime
 Love
 Surrogacy
  Education

The submission date for this is WEDNESDAY 16TH DECEMBER

Failure to submit coursework on time could incur a percentage

decrease from your overall mark and will generate intervention
classes in your own time.

Miss Wood