our day out

... Our Day Out It's the mid 1970's: Britain is in economic recession, working practices are changing, many businesses are closing and numerous big employers are forced to shut down- including Liverpool's main industry- the docks... Against this background of huge unemployment Willy Russell chronicles a school outing to Conwy castle with the school "progress class". The play is set many years ago; so subsequently not a lot of technology was around, and to teach was a difficult prospect. The play in my opinion is very realistic; due to the fact that most of Russell's plays and characters are based on situations which are drawn from real life experiences (mainly his). Although the stories are generally humorous, there is usually a hidden agenda as the characters tend to crave freedom from a deprived background. The play is partly a celebration for the life of teenagers in the 70's. Nevertheless by the end it

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