BLOOD BROTHERS

by Willy Russell

A woman expecting twins agrees to give one  of them away to a woman who cannot have  children. Now superstition has it that twins  separated at birth must never find out who they  are or they will die, but then that is just an old  wives' tale. However,  the different social  backgrounds the boys grow up in and their  feelings for the same girl bring about a very twisted development towards  the final reckoning...

DUET's performance was Willy Russell's PLAY, not  his musical version that you may have heard of. 


Performances were from February 5 (Tuesday) to February 8 (Friday), 2008, commencing 7.30 pm every night.at SG-Aula as usual, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg-Neudorf

A chorus starts the play...

Two narrators take us through it.

"Babies...can't stop having them."

Little Edward with his new father.

Once Eddie has met Mickey, the two....

... friends become blood brothers.

Mickey's brother Sammy has weird play ideas...

... and some play ideas backfire.

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BLOOD BROTHERS

von Willy Russell

Mrs. Johnstone, alleinerziehende 7fache Mutter und schon wieder schwanger mit Zwillingen, lässt sich überreden, nach der Geburt eins der Babys der reichen, aber kinderlosen Mrs Lyons zu überlassen. Die Zwillinge dürfen sich niemals als Brüder kennenlernen, sonst droht ihnen angeblich Unheil. In ihren unterschiedlichen Familien wachsen die beiden sehr verschieden auf. Im Alter von 7 Jahren lernt Mickey seinen Bruder Edward zufällig und unwissentlich kennen. Mrs Lyons bewegt daraufhin ihren Mann zum Umzug, doch die Jungen begegnen einander trotzdem bald wieder, und immer wieder verzahnen sich ihre Schicksale, bis sich eines Tages die Wahrheit nicht mehr verheimlichen lässt.... 

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"... Just a prank, really!"

A goodbye prezzie - the family will be  moving away.

You'll forget him.

Sammy causing an incident on the bus

A teacher wants the locket.

Eddie, that's not me!.

Mother, don't YOU have secrets?

Mickey and Linda

Say, "Linda, I love you".

Happy days!.

"Linda, will you go out with me?"

Mickey is sacked.

And he has to take the blame for Sammy!

Mother comes to see him in prison.

"You and Eddie Lyons."

"Friends, wasn't it?"

Police come in.

"He's your brother!"

Now both are dead.

Mourners chorus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated January 10, 2024