Our day out - Willy Russell

... Our day out The play our day out, by Willy Russell was written during the 1970's. The play is set in Liverpool, which in the 1970's was not holding well economically, which had the population on a low morale. For example during this period of time Britain had become part of the European market, which left the docks in Liverpool desolated and no longer in use. This now left the city, which was once known throughout Europe for its great docks very deprived, and in recession with the coal industry also dying out and leaving the country yet more grief economically. The play is on the subject of a progress class (which is a class consisting of children with poor literate skills e.g. reading and writing etc). The class has a trip arranged to Conwy in Wales. On the way to their destination the audience are entertained in the midst of

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