{"product_id":"9781350200937","title":"Educating Rita","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilly Russell | Katie Beswick | Jenny Stevens | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommentary and notes by Katie Beswick, University of the Arts London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most-produced writers of his time, \u003cb\u003eWilly Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eJohn, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eBreezeblock Park \u003c\/i\u003e(1975), \u003ci\u003eOne for the Road\u003c\/i\u003e (1976),\u003ci\u003eOur Day Out \u003c\/i\u003e(television 1977; stage musical version 1983), \u003ci\u003eStags and Hens\u003c\/i\u003e (1978; filmed as \u003ci\u003eDancin' thru the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, 1990), \u003ci\u003eEducating Rita \u003c\/i\u003e(1979), \u003ci\u003eBlood Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e(1981; musical version 1983), and \u003ci\u003eShirley Valentine \u003c\/i\u003e(1986). His novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to great acclaim in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie Beswick is a writer and academic working at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is interested in arts and culture and their intersections with issues of class.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 June 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350200937\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378187010188,"sku":"9781350200937","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_aae7406d-04a3-424c-8eb9-712f4469697f.jpg?v=1783907959","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350200937","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}