Willy Russell course of Russell’s career and is a comprehensive representation of his work to date. It also illustrates Willy Russell’s collaborative works, both written and musical. In 1969, Russell married Annie Seagroatt; the couple have a son, Rob, and two daughters, Rachel and Ruth . Willy Russell William Russell (born 23 August 1947) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are "Educating Rita", "Shirley Valentine", "Blood Brothers" and "Our Day Out". Russell was born in Whiston in Lancashire. On leaving school, aged 15, he became a ladies' hairdresser eventually running his own salon until the age of
The Brothers (Shirley play) offers his patrimony to his older brother—who refuses it. The supposedly dead Don Ramyres suddenly re-appears, to announce that he's merely been testing his sons; and he blesses the marriages of both young men. As is usually the case with Caroline era plays, "The Brothers" shows links and commonalities with various earlier works; Forsythe cites Webster's "The Devil's Law Case," Jonson's "The Staple of News", the Beaumont/Fletcher play "The Maid's Tragedy," and "The London Prodigal", among others. The Brothers (Shirley play) The Brothers is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley. First published in 1653, "The