Educating Rita by Russell, Willy

Educating Rita (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350200937)

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Format: Paperback
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Educating Rita by Russell, Willy

Educating Rita

$14.95
Educating Rita by Russell, Willy

Educating Rita

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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'One way of describing Educating Rita would be to say that it was about the meaning of education ... Another would be to say that it was about the meaning of life. A third, that it is a cross between Pygmailion and Lucky Jim. A fourth, that it is simply a marvellous play, painfully funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social documentary; a fairy-tale with a quizzical, half-happy ending.' Sunday Times

This new student edition includes an introduction covering the play's context; chronology; dramatic devices; critical reception; production history; and key themes such as class and identity, popular culture and education.

Educating Rita portrays a working-class Liverpool woman's hunger for education. It premiered at the RSC Warehouse, London, in 1980 and won the SWET award for Best Comedy of the Year. It was subsequently made into a highly successful film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters and won the 1983 BAFTA award for Best Film.

Commentary and notes by Katie Beswick, University of the Arts London.

Author: Willy Russell
ISBN-10: 135020093X
ISBN-13: 9781350200937
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2023
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
By Willy Russell
By Willy Russell
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One of the most-produced writers of his time, Willy Russell (b. Whiston, Liverpool, 23 Aug. 1947) is a playwright and songwriter. He has written a large number of highly successful plays and musicals for stage and TV including John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert (1974), Breezeblock Park (1975), One for the Road (1976), Our Day Out (television 1977; stage musical version 1983), Stags and Hens (1978; filmed as Dancin' thru the Dark, 1990), Educating Rita (1979), Blood Brothers(1981; musical version 1983), and Shirley Valentine (1986). His novel, The Wrong Boy, was published to great acclaim in 2000.

Katie Beswick is a writer and works as Programme Director Acting and Performance at University of the Arts, London. She writes about theatre, performance, art, class and culture.

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