{"product_id":"9781472536433","title":"Educating Rita","description":"'One way of describing \u003ci\u003eEducating Rita \u003c\/i\u003ewould be to say that it was about the meaning of education ... Another would be to say that it was about the meaning of life. A third, that it is a cross between Pygmailion and Lucky Jim. A fourth, that it is simply a marvellous play, painfully funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social documentary; a fairy-tale with a quizzical, half-happy ending.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducating Rita\u003c\/i\u003e, which portrays a working-class Liverpool woman's hunger for education, premiered at the RSC Warehouse, London, in 1980 and won the SWET award for Best Comedy of the Year. It was subsequently made into a highly successful film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters and won the 1983 BAFTA award for Best Film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommentary and notes by Steve Lewis.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141717377264,"sku":"9781472536433","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472536433_p0.jpg?v=1763598168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472536433","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}