Willy Russell’s Intention by the End of the Play :: Educating Rita Plays Willy Russell Essays

Willy Russells Intention by the End of the Play downslope BrothersThe stage production of Blood Brothers helps to emphasise the socialdifference betwixt Mickey and Edward. There are two main sets used,one for Mrs. Johnstones polarity and street and one which is the inside(a)of Mrs. Lyons house. Mrs. Johnstones house is a poorer set there aresmashed windows and graffiti written on the walls. The houses aresmall close together render houses built out of red brick. There islack of colour in this set Willy Russell is trying to show thegloominess, coldness and impoverishment of their area with this set. Whereas,Mrs. Lyons house is gaudy and bright. There is a bookshelf whichshows that they are privileged enough to have books and that thisfamily is refined and educated. There is a carpet that is rolled outevery time that the Lyons house is on stage. This shows comfort,softness and warmth as does the fireplace in the Lyons house. This isa contrast between the Johnstons house where the y have broken windowswhich shows coolness and discomfort. This shows the difference betweentwo classes in a Thatcherite Britain at the time to the audience.At the Johnstones house the lighting is always dim, not well lit, toshow the gloominess and poverty in their lives. However the lightingin the Lyons house is always very bright. This is to show to theaudience that the life of the Lyons is brighter than the Johnstones.In parts of the escape (especially I found when the narrator wasspeaking) the lighting was red and black I think Willy Russellsintention here is to show that there is death in the play andsymbolises the bloodshed. Sometimes one person would have thespotlight on just them so the background is black. This picks out thisone person so all our economic aid is focused on this person and thedarkness in the background is very gloomy like a dark hole tosymbolise the emptiness that allow be in some of their lives because ofthe deaths at the end.There is a unisonal theme to suggest the same idea or place theme. Likethe music that is played at the Johnstones house. When this song comeson it is to show the poverty of the Johnstons. The song that Iremember the most is the game when Mickey, Sammy and their friends areall children and they are blastoff each other. The words of the songare very childish and its just a game. However when they become olderthis game becomes reality and a lot more serious and its not so