{"product_id":"educating-rita-9780713687569","title":"Educating Rita","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Willy Russell | Steve Lewis | Steve Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommentary and notes by Steve Lewis.","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47609776963735,"sku":"9780713687569","price":1563.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780713687569.webp?v=1775060235","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/educating-rita-9780713687569","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}