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Overview
This is the non-musical play version of the hugely successful musical (which is currently being performed professionally, and is thus not available for performance). Newly reissued by Oxford University Press in their Oxford Playscripts series. It tells of twin brothers and what happens when their mother decides to have one of them adopted. Their contrasting upbringing and the hand fate deals them is fast-moving, perceptive and ultimately tragic. This original version is simple to stage, rewarding to act, and is ideal for a large mixed cast.
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Cautions
- Gun Shots
- Mild Adult Themes
Details
- Genre: Theatre for Young Audiences
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible)
- Target Audience: Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Authors
Willy Russell
Willy Russell’s career spans more than four decades; born in Liverpool in 1947, he left school at 15 and became a women’s hairdresser and part-time singer/songwriter performing on the local folk scene before returning to education and becoming a teacher.
Whilst at St Katharine ...