Willy Russell je britský dramatik, textár a skladateľ, ktorého diela sa často zaoberajú témami identity, ambícií a spoločenských obmedzení. Prostredníctvom svojich silných postáv, ktoré prekonávajú prekážky, Russell skúma ľudský potenciál pre zmenu a rast. Jeho hry a muzikály sa vyznačujú prenikavým pozorovaním bežného života a prenikavým humorom, čo im zabezpečuje trvalú príťažlivosť pre divákov po celom svete. Jeho tvorba často odráža jeho presvedčenie, že každý je schopný premeny, bez ohľadu na okolnosti.
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.
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.
"Inside Mrs Joe Bradshaw--42-year-old mother of two grown children--is the former Shirley Valentine longing to get out. Her hope and self-confidence badly shattered by school, marriage and life, she is reduced to talking to the kitchen wall whilst preparing her husband's evening meal--to be on the table as he opens the front door every night. As she sips a glass of wine she dreams of drinking in a country where the grape is grown. Her feminist friend offers her a holiday in Greece and, with great trepidation and a lot of forward planning, Shirley seized the opportunity and goes, to encounter a totally different lifestyle. Shirley, breaking out of the mould cast for her by society, is brilliantly shown with humour, warm sympathy and human insight by the author of Educating Rita and Blood brothers"--
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.
This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author.
The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. The television play Our Day Out asks what can a group of back-street kids from Liverpool expect from life beyond a rare day out?
The book explores the emergence of English literary criticism at the turn of the seventeenth century, highlighting the contributions of figures like Philip Sidney, George Puttenham, and Ben Jonson. It examines their complex relationship with the role of the critic, revealing their fears of misunderstanding and marginalization. Rather than merely adopting existing frameworks from Europe, these critics actively shaped their own practices in response to various social and intellectual influences, marking a significant moment in the evolution of critical discourse.
