Willy Russell is een Britse dramaturg, tekstschrijver en componist wiens werken zich verdiepen in thema's als identiteit, ambitie en maatschappelijke beperkingen. Door zijn meeslepende personages die obstakels overwinnen, onderzoekt Russell het menselijk potentieel voor verandering en groei. Zijn toneelstukken en musicals worden gekenmerkt door scherpe observaties van het dagelijks leven en een scherpzinnige humor, wat zorgt voor hun blijvende aantrekkingskracht op publiek wereldwijd. Zijn schrijven belichaamt vaak zijn filosofie dat iedereen tot transformatie in staat is, ongeacht zijn omstandigheden.
A perennially popular collection of short stories, poems, legends, and myths from great works of literature that are especially appropriate for parents to read aloud to their children aged five to twelve. Line drawings.
One of a series of literature guides for GCSE students, this book focuses on Willie Russell's "Educating Rita". It aims to develop the skills and techniques required for coursework and exams, and also to encourage an exploratory reading of the text under discussion.
Superior council house dwellers Betty, Reeny, Vera and their men regard themselves as a close knit family team despite their concealed jealousies and occasional recriminations. When Betty's daughter Sandra announces she is pregnant and intends to live unmarried with her student lover, the news explodes like an atom bomb.4 women, 5 men
A collection of popular Willy Russell scripts, including Our Day Out, The Boy with the Transistor Radio, Terraces and I Read the News Today. Our Day Out centres on a chaotic school trip to Wales and highlights the depressing reality that, for the students from Mrs Kay's class, a rare school trip is as much as they can expect.
Set in the unglamorous restrooms of a shabby Liverpool club, the story unfolds on the eve of a wedding, capturing the comedic chaos and nerves of the occasion. Dave and Linda, each hosting separate parties, remain unaware of each other's presence, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings. The play highlights the absurdity of wedding preparations while exploring themes of love, anxiety, and the social dynamics at play in such a setting.
Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a northern town. Until, on the banks of the Rochdale Canal, the flytrapping craze begins and, for Raymond, nothing is ever quite so normal again.
Part of the "Modern plays" series aimed at the burgeoning readership of young theatregoers, this title and five others are reissued, representing the range and vitality of the list of 170 titles in print .
'One for the Road' is an almost farcical comedy about one dinner party too many, as Dennis loses patience with domesticity and makes a break for the freedom of the open road. As his anarchic streak reveals itself, what was supposed to be an impeccably middle-class dinner becomes a first-class row about middle age, affairs, and what's locked in the bureau. Russell's hilarious and sharply observed play was first performed at the Lyric Theatre, London in 1987.
This is a fast-moving, perceptive and entertaining work, which is funny yet ultimately tragic. It tells the tale of twin brothers, born into a large working-class family and the consequences of one of them being adopted by a neighbouring middle-class family.
