Blood Brothers

Willy Russell's celebrated play about class differences and growing up in Liverpool remains as fresh and engaging to 21st-century learners as it was with its original theatre audiences in the 1980s.

You’ll find a range of different resource types for GCSE English Literature students including PowerPoints, printable teaching resources, flexible templates and writing frames.

Explore stage directions, key events and monologues, and the playwright’s use of dramatic irony with students. Encourage learners to consider the historical context of the play, or look in detail at Willy Russell’s characterisation of main characters like Mickey, Edward Lyons, Linda, Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons.

For a complete scheme of learning, try our popular key stage 4 Blood Brothers teaching pack, which includes 23 lessons plus engaging classroom worksheets and exam-style questions for AQA and Edexcel.