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Essay Archive - Play It Again Rita
Play It Again Rita
The play Educating Rita by Willy Russell gained great popularity
especially during the early eighties. There has also been a movie made
from it starring Julie Walters and the more famous Michael Caine. As so
often the case, the movie was more elaborate with additional scenes, some
of which were spoken of or retold by the actors in the play. The movie
also included several actors while the play only featured two, Frank and
Rita.
After having read the play and seen the movie I am struck by a number
of differences. Seemingly subtle, many small details have a great impact
on ho....
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