Russell wrote Blood Brothers in 1981, and it was first performed as a musical in 1983. This was during the period that Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in power. There was very high unemployment during this time, particularly in industrial working-class areas in northern England, such as Liverpool - where Russell is from and where the play is set. Mickey and his family represent the working classes, who were badly affected by the economic downturn, whereas Edward and the Lyons family embody the middle classes, who thrived in the 1980s.
It felt like everything turned into slow motion after I tried to reach for that darn balloon. I remember I was having a good time listing to music drinking my Sprite that my mother gave me during our picnic outside today around 3:00 pm. Later on all of the sudden I start feeling nothing in my left arm. The ballon goes flying and I try to chase it and try
catching it when all of the sudden I feel my world is becoming slower in my eyes and my eyesight starts to get dark and that’s when I hit the floor straight to the puddle where I once felt the water drops on my feet.
It connects the viewpoints of you and the viewpoints of others. And wraps it in the arguments.
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