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Willy Russell - Wikipedia. William Russell (born 23 August 1946) is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out . Early life. Russell was born in Whiston, Lancashire (which is now Merseyside ).
Willy Russell is an English dramatist, lyricist and composer. His best known works are Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Our Day Out. The Wrong Boy, Willy Russell's first novel, was published in 2000 and in 2003 his debut solo album Hoovering The Moon was released.
Willy Russell is a Liverpool-born writer of drama, fiction and songs, best known for his plays Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine. He has a distinctive style of humour, social commentary and optimism, and his work often explores the themes of class, identity and transformation.
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About Willy Russell. Willy Russell’s career spans more than five decades; born in Liverpool in 1947, he left school at 15, became a women’s hairdresser and a part-time singer/songwriter performing on the local folk scene, before returning to education and becoming a teacher.
playwright, novelist, lyricist, and composer, born in Whiston, near Liverpool. His playwriting took off when John, Paul, George, Ringo … and Bert (1974) transferred to the West End.
A concise biography of Willy Russell plus historical and literary context for Blood Brothers.
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Learn about the career and influences of Willy Russell, the playwright behind Blood Brothers and Educating Rita. He shares his views on education and getting started in the theatre industry.
