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I have an affinity with Willy Russell as he was born in the same hospital as me In Whiston !!! I also saw one of his earlier plays about the Beatles (John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert) in The... more

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    oldchem

    4 Stars Our Day Out."Play your cards right, and I might take for a ride" 11/06/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Full of humour and pathos

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You may need Northern humour to appreciate it

    I have an affinity with Willy Russell as he was born in the same hospital as me In Whiston !!! I also saw one of his earlier plays about the Beatles (John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert) in The Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. It is hard to say which of his plays he is best known for - personally I would say 'Blood Brothers' but others may go for 'Educating Rita' or 'Shirley Valentine'. It is very hard to choose as all his work is full of his wonderful 'scouse' wit. Russell's works so far have been :- *Keep Your Eyes Down on the road (play 1971) *Sam O'Shanker (Play 1972, musical 1973) *Blind ... more
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    elchee

    3 Stars Spend a day in watching Our Day Out 09/05/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Entertaining to watch, good characters, short length, lots of music

    Disadvantages Disadvantages lots of music, unbelievable plot, far-fetched activities

    Not exactly the most well known or well written of plays, Our Day Out still manages to provide plenty of fun for the family (?). Based in a 70s Liverpool, a group of difficult school kids are taken on a rather interesting school trip. With the likes of Reilly and Digga(the class bullies) on the trip, nothing is going to be simple, and the Liverpudlians live up to their stereotypical nature and manage to nick most of the sweets from a sweet shop, and then round it all up by nicking the animals from the zoo. A bit far-fetched, methinks. Anyway, a romance threatens to blossom between a teacher ... more

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Type Play
Title Our Day Out
Author Willy Russell
ISBN 0435233017
EAN 9780435233013

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