{"product_id":"9780713687569","title":"Educating Rita","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Willy Russell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/i\u003e, which portrays a working-class Liverpool woman's hunger for education, 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 Steve Lewis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A simply marvelous play, painfully funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social documentary;  a fairy-tale with a quizzical, half-happy ending.” —\u003ci\u003eSunday Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780713687569\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593306681550,"sku":"9780713687569","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_9dc44074-a6c8-4a11-bae3-f8d1271e4d73.jpg?v=1637785830","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780713687569","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}