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EDUCATING RITA - WILLY RUSSELL TASCHENBUCH

'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.

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