Educating Rita
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780713687569 (0713687568)
Publish date: September 3rd 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
bookshelves: published-1980, play-dramatisation, autumn-2011, radio-4x, books-about-books-and-book-shops, britain-england, skoolzy-stuff Recommended for: Brazilliant, Caring, Wandaful, AmHayesIng et al Read from October 06 to 09, 2011 ** spoiler alert ** Who's to turn down a re-visit now that R4...
Who's to turn down a re-visit now that R4x is airing this on Saturday morning!?The sparky and touching tale of a working-class student and her alcohol-fuelled tutor. Stars Laura Dos Santos and Bill Nighy. BILL NIGHY. BILL NIGHYHave I told you that I love Bill Nighy
I really did not like this play, and now that I have read Pygmalion, the play upon which this play must have been based, I dislike it even more. However, it does not run like Pygmalion: there is no bet and the play does not end unpleasantly for Rita. However, like Pygmalion, it is a play about educa...
One of the best plays I've read.
It's always sad when a young working class woman wants an education more than anything, and has to get it from a privileged drunken dude, who will learn from her manic pixie dream girl charm. Sad for a real such young woman, but a great role for an actress to show range.
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