Russell Plays: 1: Breezeblock Park; Our Day Out; Stags and Hens; Educating Rita

by Willy Russell

Breezeblock Park is set on a northern council estate and takes a look at the suffocating effect of possessions and possessiveness: "Trenchantly observed...hilarious, upsetting and somewhat seditious." (Variety); Our Day Out is about a school coach trip, an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up - "a Dickensian fairytale...I have rarely seen a show that combined such warmth and such bleakness."(The Times); Stags and Hens "takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413702200
• ISBN13: 9780413702203
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.4" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT DRAMA: Read it or weep!

I just read Educating Rita as a part of my SACE Stage 1. Not only was it funny and imagineative but full of drama and suspense, I COULDN'T OUT IT DOWN! This would have to be one of Russell's finest plays!

Who is educating who?

in my opinion, frank is educating rita, as well as rita is educating frank. Rita learns much about literature whereas Frank learns much about life.By the end of the story, rita is more mature and educated of course, and frank becomes more lively and informal.

Educating Rita

Educating Rita is a really funny play. It's humour is only subtle, but the inuendo between Frank and Rita the two main characters is quite obvious. I guess what makes it funny is seeing how these two very different people interact with each other. And Rita, well she's just hilarious...and rude!