REVISION SHEETS
Blood Brothers
8 character revision sheets. View each sheet online or download its printable PDF.
8 sheets
Mickey Johnstone
Mickey’s changing body and voice make unequal opportunity visible over time. His adult distress grows within unemployment, imprisonment and damaged relationships.
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Edward Lyons
Edward’s generosity can coexist with limited understanding. His different upbringing gives him resources Mickey cannot access and shapes what each considers a solvable problem.
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Mrs Johnstone
Mrs Johnstone’s decision emerges from poverty and unequal bargaining power. The musical gives emotional force to both her constrained choices and her enduring attachment.
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Mrs Lyons
Mrs Lyons tries to secure love through possession and secrecy. Material privilege cannot produce the emotional security she seeks.
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Linda
Linda’s life reveals the effects of class and the twins’ unequal opportunities beyond the brothers themselves. She has needs and choices that exceed a rivalry between men.
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The Narrator
The Narrator makes disaster feel inevitable while the drama reveals social conditions that can be questioned. Tension between fate and class is central to the musical.
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Sammy Johnstone
Sammy connects early intimidation to adult criminal violence. His influence gives the idea of a role model a darker form than Edward’s friendship.
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Mr Lyons
Mr Lyons helps represent the resources and assumptions surrounding Edward’s upbringing. His limited presence makes the division between financial authority and daily care visible.
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