Plot Flashcards
what happens in the opening?
Narrator introduces mrs j and the play, song ‘Marilyn Monroe’
when is the opening set?
late 1950s
what happens in the late 60s?
Act 1
Mrs J is having twins
Idea of giving baby to Mrs L - babies born, one given to Mrs L
Mrs L sacks Mrs J and lies about the fate of twins
what happens in the late 60s?
Act 1
Mrs J tells M not to play up the hill
Ed and M meet
Mrs J meets Ed after 7 years; go away and never come back
Mrs L learns Ed met M - swears, hit
Ed meets Linda
Air guns and policeman
Ed tells Mrs J of move. She gives locket. Ed give M gun
New home in countryside
The Johnstones move to Skelmersdale
how old are the boys in the late 60s?
7
what happens in the Mid 70s?
Act 2
M dances, Sammy burns school down
Mrs L teaches Ed to dance - goes to boarding school
The Bus Incident
Ed, M, and Linda are suspended
Mrs L finds the locket
Mickey and Linda go for a walk
Mickey and Ed meet, Mrs J meets Ed - cinema
Mrs J won’t move - Mrs L tries to kill her
Ed meets Linda after 7 years - policeman
how old are the boys in the mid 70s?
14
what happens in the late 70s?
Act 2
Summer holidays 15-18 - happy
Ed tells Linda he’s going to uni
Ed encourages M to ask Linda out
Mickey tells Mrs J Linda is pregnant - they live with her
Mr L makes redundancies; M loses job
Ed home for xmas, falls out with M
Robbery - M in jail, antidepressants
how old are the boys in the late 70s?
18-19
what happens in the early 80s?
Act 2
4 years later
Linda refuses to give tablets to M -he’s addicted
Linda and Ed meet, kiss
M tries not to take pills
Mrs L shows M, Ed and Linda hand in hand
M gets gun and runs through town. Mrs J tells Linda M has gun.
M and Ed learn they are bros. Both shot
how old are the boys in the early 80s?
22-23ish - adults
what period is it Ed and M meet?
late 60s
what period is it when Ed tells Mrs J of move. She gives locket. Ed give M gun?
late 60s
what period is it when The Johnstones move to Skelmersdale?
late 60s
what period is it when M dances, Sammy burns school down?
mid 70s
