{"product_id":"educating-rita-willy-russell-9781350200937","title":"Educating Rita","description":"\u003cp\u003e'One way of describing \u003ci\u003eEducating Rita \u003c\/i\u003ewould 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.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducating Rita \u003c\/i\u003eportrays 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommentary and notes by Katie Beswick, University of the Arts London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Willy Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135020093X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350200937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Willy Russell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071393820927,"sku":"9781350200937","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e59caf4-1aca-4b47-b850-430e7d5a7a19.jpg?v=1685435833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/educating-rita-willy-russell-9781350200937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}