{"product_id":"educating-rita-by-willy-russell-9781350200937","title":"Educating Rita","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne way of describing \u003ci\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/i\u003e would be to say that it is about the meaning of education. Another would be to say that it is about the meaning of life. A third, that it is a cross between \u003ci\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLucky Jim\u003c\/i\u003e. 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\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCommentary and notes by Katie Beswick, University of the Arts London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340772360428,"sku":"9781350200937","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19921653482668.jpg?v=1772168007","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/educating-rita-by-willy-russell-9781350200937","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}