Character Profile Sheet – Mrs. Lyons

Mrs. Lyons employs Mrs. Johnstone to clean her large house. She craves a baby of her own, and when Mrs. Johnstone tells her that

she is pregnant with twins, Mrs. Lyons comes up with a drastic plan.

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Character Profile Sheet – Mrs. Johnstone.

Mrs. Johnstone is the mother of the two twins. She has had a difficult life and has several children to bring up after her husband left her. She starts work for Mrs. Lyons, and when she finds out that she is pregnant with the twins she makes a decision that will haunt her

forever…

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Character Profile Sheet – Mickey.

Mickey is the twin who was kept by Mrs Johnstone. He grows up on the estate and gets into trouble with the police quite often, but is a kind heated and sweet boy. He is best friends with Linda and they

get married later in the play. He is happy until the point in the play where he loses his job, then is forced to take drastic action…

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Character Profile Sheet – Edward (Eddie).

Eddie is the twin who was chosen by Mrs Lyons. He is brought up in a wealthy environment and eventually goes to university. He and

Mickey meet when they are seven years old, and from then on they become ‘Blood Brothers.’

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Character Profile Sheet – Linda.

Linda is friends with Mickey in the play. When they are teenagers she is always telling him she loves him and she becomes best friend

with Mickey and Eddie. Eventually they get married and she gets pregnant. She almost marries Eddie at one point.

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Character Profile Sheet – The Narrator

The narrator plays an extremely important role in the Play. He introduces the first scene to us and reappears at various points

throughout: he acts as a voice of warning to the audience of what trouble might be ahead..

Personal Qualities How he speaks – language he uses

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Mickey

(Mickey placed in a prison cell, stands quietly crying.)

“That’s why I take them. So I can be invisible.”

“You! Why didn’t you give me away?”

“I could have been him!”

(Mickey is unsteady and breathing awkwardly)

Edward

“Fantastic. When I get home I’ll look it up in the dictionary.”

(Edward laughs, grabbing Linda jokingly. Their smiles fade as they look at each other. Suddenly they kiss.)

“Mickey, I’m going away tomorrow…to University.”

Mrs Johnstone

“If my child was raised in a place like this one I wouldn’t have to worry where his next meal was coming from.”

“Only mine until the time comes round to pay the bill”

“Tell me it’s not true, say it’s just a story.”

The Narrator“Oh y’ know the devil’s got your number, He’s never far behind you…”

“Did you forget you’ve got some debts to pay, did you forget about the reckoning day?”

“A debt is a debt, and must be paid.”

“And do we blame superstition for what came to pass? Or could it be what we…have come to know as class?