Willy Russell is one of the most successful British playwrights in the world. He has written many hit shows for the stage, radio and television, including "One for the Road", "Our Day Out" and "Stags and Hens". Two of his stage plays, "Educating Rita" and "Shirley Valentine", have been made into award-winning films. His most recent hit, the musical "Blood Brothers", featured lyrics and music written by Willy Russell himself. Yet there has always been a consistent focus at the heart of his writing that of his home city of Liverpool and the ordinary working-class people living there. This title looks at his life, including his social background and aspects of his daily life, and examines the ways in which his work has reflected and shaped social and cultural changes. It features panels including quotations and background information and a timeline of key events and significant works.

 

This book is part of a book series called Creative Lives .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Shaun McCarthy is a professional playwright for stage and radio. His recent plays have been produced by Bristol Old Vic, Ustinov Studio Bath Theatre Royal and the Katie Read Company, and by BBC Radio 4. He teaches writing for performance at Oxford and Bristol universities. He has written many education titles, including study guides to Shakespeare and modern dramatists, creative writing programmes and literary biographies.