Tally's Blood

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  • Tally's Blood

    • Background

      Tally’s Blood reflects aspects of the author’s own experiences and social, cultural and political contexts relating to Glasgow and the Italian immigrant experience in Scotland.

    • Plot

      Tally’s Blood explores the experiences of Italian immigrants in Scotland. By the end of the play the central protagonist, Rosinella, overcomes her prejudiced attitudes towards Scottish people.

    • Characters

      The characters in Tally’s Blood experience life in wartime Scotland and Italy. The main characters in the play are Rosinella, Massimo, Lucia, Hughie, Bridget and Franco.

    • Themes

      The central themes of Tally’s Blood are war, love and nationalism.

    • Setting

      Tally’s Blood is set in both Scotland and Italy before, during and after World War Two.

    • Style and technique

      Tally's Blood has a chronological 'filmic' structure. Anne Marie di Mambro uses dialect, Italian language and humour to create naturalistic characters to explore the play's themes.

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