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'Russell plays don't date, any more than Jane Austin novels- Rita is a universal figure: any of us in a time of transition, increasingly uncomfortable in our old world but, as yet, unproven in the new.' Libby Purves, The Times, 28.07.10 'Willy Russell is a dramatistof exceptional warmth and humanity.' Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 28.07.10 'Russell, too easily dismissed as a slavish populist, her seems a cherishably perceptive observer of the vagaries of social class and sexual politics.' Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard, 28.07.10
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Educating Rita, about a working-class Liverpool girl's hunger for education, 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 Educating Rita premiered at the RSC Warehouse, London, in June 1980. Voted Best Comedy of 1980, it was subsequently made into a highly successful film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a great admirer of Willy Russels work in general but this has to be his best play of all time. Educating Rita consists of only two characters throughout, Frank and Rita. We follow through the life of the characters from somewhat comic moments to the utter tragic. Willy Russel has a fantastic grasp on the society of the time and prooves that knowledge can be a strong tool. Knowing everthing does not make your life better but having the ability to decide for yourself "with confidence and knowledge" enables you to control your fate in someway no matter how small.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Educating Rita is about a Liverpudlian woman and about her drive to get an education that she didn't take seriously before. This new aspiration to recieve the education she needs to pass an exam to make it into the Open University causes tension between her relationships and starts up a new friendship. I enjoyed this book as it is witty and full of humour, yet it holds a valuable meaning that becomes clearer and clearer within the book.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found a very short excerpt of this screenplay in an old GCSE exam paper, at a writing class I was attending, and there were tears of laughter streaming down my face.
Pure gold. Five stars. No problem.
Pure gold. Five stars. No problem.
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Not what I ordered!
I ordered this book for my English Literature AS Level class - this was the copy of the book we were asked to get by the teacher, so obviously I did so. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alice
quick delivery
was impressed with the delivery, arrived very quickly. Book was in a bit of a worse condition than i expected it to be though
Published on 28 April 2010 by mandimelons
Truly an Education!
I bought this book as I chose to do a monologue taken from this for a drama assessment. I was already familiar with the original script and, of course, the Michael Caine/Julie... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2009 by Honey_bun
AS level book is shockingly an alright read!!
The only reason this play doesn't get 4/5 stars is because this was my drama text in my AS level english literature course. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2001
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