Our Day Out
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- Author：Willy Russell
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Summary
Mrs Kay's 'Progress Class' are unleashed for a day's coach trip to Conway Castle in Wales - in an exuberant celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up and being footloose， fourteen and free from school。 This edition contains the music for the play。
Reviews
Victoria Jane
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When Mrs Kay takes her ‘Progress Class’ out on a day trip， the kids are unleashed and chaos ensues！ I am teaching this to my Year Seven class when I start my new job in two weeks and I really enjoyed reading the script in preparation！ It has a lot to say about class， social structure and the dreams of young people and I’m excited to see what my pupils make of it！
Gracethereader
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I had to read this in Year 8 and really enjoyed。 This is really funny and a great way to show what life was like in Liverpool in the 1980s。 It also deals with education。 Would recommend。 Give it a 4。5/5 。😀
Tori Taylor
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I don’t know whether I love this play so much because it holds so many happy memories for me but I think it’s a truly incredible and poignant view on the classism present in 1980s Liverpool and the rut that the impoverished youth were trapped in。 An absolutely stellar piece of writing。
Ryan O'Pray
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Kitchen sink realism with appropriately-tuned bathos。 A disaffected remedial class are taken away from school on a reward trip。 Entertaining ensuing chaos is intertwined with the conflicting pedagogy of two supervising teachers。 Stock characters like the new teachers and Head Teacher are fitted well into the narrative， as are auxiliaries such as the shop and zoo keepers。 There’s not much to find fault with， because even if it could be criticised for having too many characters or being too short， Kitchen sink realism with appropriately-tuned bathos。 A disaffected remedial class are taken away from school on a reward trip。 Entertaining ensuing chaos is intertwined with the conflicting pedagogy of two supervising teachers。 Stock characters like the new teachers and Head Teacher are fitted well into the narrative， as are auxiliaries such as the shop and zoo keepers。 There’s not much to find fault with， because even if it could be criticised for having too many characters or being too short， it has a knack for allowing balanced discussion amongst a wide range of characters and themes。 。。。more
Debbie
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Never read this with a young group of people who haven’t loved it。
rabia the stupid idiot
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I read this in school for class。 It was good but I preferred Educating rita
Melanie
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This is just a classic; so funny and easily readable。Recommended to all。
Andrew Johnston
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Quite funny。 I like the way it is writtenIn scouse， and there’s a mention of Everton too。
Jan Ashley
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We read this with the year 8s in school over the last two weeks and then we watched the film。 They loved it and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it again。 It's still funny and kicked off a lot of interesting conversations about the differences and similarities between 1970s secondary school culture and schools now。 We read this with the year 8s in school over the last two weeks and then we watched the film。 They loved it and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it again。 It's still funny and kicked off a lot of interesting conversations about the differences and similarities between 1970s secondary school culture and schools now。 。。。more
Rokiisun
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Our day out was another one of those plays I first read when I was half my age as a teenager as part of school work。 It’s one of those plays which stood out a lot for me because a lot of the main characters were anywhere between a year to a couple of years younger than myself when I first read the play。 Now reading it as an adult it fills me with nostalgia and longing for 2004 back reading good plays like these。 Set in the 1970s in Liverpool。 The play focuses on children who are in a remedial cl Our day out was another one of those plays I first read when I was half my age as a teenager as part of school work。 It’s one of those plays which stood out a lot for me because a lot of the main characters were anywhere between a year to a couple of years younger than myself when I first read the play。 Now reading it as an adult it fills me with nostalgia and longing for 2004 back reading good plays like these。 Set in the 1970s in Liverpool。 The play focuses on children who are in a remedial class （extra learning support for help reading and writing） going on a school field trip to Conway castle in Wales。 The children are from an area where most families are struggling with money and most of the children probably haven’t seen a castle before or even left their hometown。They are accompanied by Miss Kay， the remedial class teacher， two other young classroom assistants/teachers and the headmaster has sent the vice principle of the school Mr。 Briggs who doesn’t seem to like children very much and goes on the trip to make sure it’s more educational than fun。There are a few points in the novel where Mr。 Briggs is tested and a few parts where some home truths are spilled by the other teachers and pupils。 It’s essentially a play that focuses on the development of a few key characters whilst giving us an idea of how life in Liverpool was like in the late 1970s。I believe that the play has since been modernised by the writer in later editions where the trip to Conway castle is replaced with Alton towers and includes songs， but I would have to read and do a separate review on that one once I can get myself a copy in the future。I recommend this play for younger readers who are studying drama， acting or needing a good play to read for English class but would also recommend it to us young adults too for nostalgia。 。。。more
Rachel
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Pretty lacklustre。
Abhishek Pillai
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It was a great play and good translation into a book。 It was tough to read for the reason that it was originally a play。
Zenny
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It’s full of comedy and laughs
Sarah
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Themes are interesting and still relevant， but very dated in some of its social attitudes now
-Amelia-
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This play was just boring really。 I didn't like any of the characters and I felt like the whole thing was just a bit。。。 meh。 I will give the playwright credit for his clever use of themes and smart ending。 Apart from that I didn't see much in this play。 This play was just boring really。 I didn't like any of the characters and I felt like the whole thing was just a bit。。。 meh。 I will give the playwright credit for his clever use of themes and smart ending。 Apart from that I didn't see much in this play。 。。。more
Lauren
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Studying with Year 7。 They love it！
Fiona
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I remember studying this for GCSE English Lit。 I must admit I wasn't that keen on the story of a secondary schools trip to the coast。 It was dated in the late 80s but the characters （children from an underwhelming background） struck a chord with a class of teenagers in a Sheffield still in shock from the loss of jobs in both the steel and coal industry。 Having said that most of the lads just wanted to play the part of the shop keeper so they could say the immortal line "Thieving b&$%£*ds"， which I remember studying this for GCSE English Lit。 I must admit I wasn't that keen on the story of a secondary schools trip to the coast。 It was dated in the late 80s but the characters （children from an underwhelming background） struck a chord with a class of teenagers in a Sheffield still in shock from the loss of jobs in both the steel and coal industry。 Having said that most of the lads just wanted to play the part of the shop keeper so they could say the immortal line "Thieving b&$%£*ds"， which to be honest is the only line I recollect clearly from the entire play。As a side note， the play we read did not have any musical numbers in it but I can't find the version we studied on this site。 。。。more
Sarah
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Read this with my Entry Level students。 It's a a good story that has a social commentary on the education system that's still incredibly relevant today， considering it was written in the 1970s。 My kids are English language learners， and although the slang was tough for them， they really enjoyed the bad behavior of the students。 Win win！ Read this with my Entry Level students。 It's a a good story that has a social commentary on the education system that's still incredibly relevant today， considering it was written in the 1970s。 My kids are English language learners， and although the slang was tough for them， they really enjoyed the bad behavior of the students。 Win win！ 。。。more
esterb
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Willy Russell has written a play with subtle humor and good insight in the human manners and interactions。 I’m not a big fan of players bursting into song in the middle of a conversation， but apart from that， the play is worth a read。
Pippa
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Interesting format， punctuated with songs。 Original， and fun。 Maybe I should rate it higher。。。 but something about it seems a bit unrealistic。 Having experienced burglary I can't take such a light-hearted view of the kids' stealing！ Interesting format， punctuated with songs。 Original， and fun。 Maybe I should rate it higher。。。 but something about it seems a bit unrealistic。 Having experienced burglary I can't take such a light-hearted view of the kids' stealing！ 。。。more
James
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Humorous and heartbreaking， surprisingly good literature from a strange topic。
Gail Thompson
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Very entertaining。 I laughed a lot。 Working in education made this even funnier。 It is very dated and there is no way we cold do any of this nowadays， but as I was at school through the 80's this was nice and retro for me。 The play is very 70's but I was able to relate。 I recommend it to people for a good laugh。 Very entertaining。 I laughed a lot。 Working in education made this even funnier。 It is very dated and there is no way we cold do any of this nowadays， but as I was at school through the 80's this was nice and retro for me。 The play is very 70's but I was able to relate。 I recommend it to people for a good laugh。 。。。more
Rachel
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I was introduced to this book through observing a KS3 lesson on the play version。 I ordered a copy of the play with the drama notes in the back only to realise when it arrived that it was the musical version。 They seem very different。 Apart from the obvious fact that one contains songs， character names have been changed and the dialogue is more modern。 Not completely up to date - a reference to "nokias" and "vodafones" would probably be amended now to "samsungs" and "iphones" but it wasn't too b I was introduced to this book through observing a KS3 lesson on the play version。 I ordered a copy of the play with the drama notes in the back only to realise when it arrived that it was the musical version。 They seem very different。 Apart from the obvious fact that one contains songs， character names have been changed and the dialogue is more modern。 Not completely up to date - a reference to "nokias" and "vodafones" would probably be amended now to "samsungs" and "iphones" but it wasn't too bad a transition。 I have yet to read the entire original play to make a full comparison but there were a few points here where I genuinely laughed and others where I shook my head and thought that there is no way this would ever happen。 It was enjoyable though。 It tackles issues and is accessible。 The scheme of work at the end is well designed and useful。 。。。more
Bethany Mcgregor
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I must say I didn't enjoy it at all。 I studied this in my English class and I thought it was a waste of time！ Very disappointed due to my love for plays and I had very high expectations for the book AND MOVIE！ Both just as bad as each other。 I must say I didn't enjoy it at all。 I studied this in my English class and I thought it was a waste of time！ Very disappointed due to my love for plays and I had very high expectations for the book AND MOVIE！ Both just as bad as each other。 。。。more
K。 Carters
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I had to get through this for my KS3 teaching -I have a big pile of plays to read for next term and so I'm going to be posting a lot of them currently！ I read this in one go and it was enjoyable。 I liked the "nothing changes" finale and I can think of some methods of teaching it next term already。。。However， in my mind it's up against "Face" and "Ostrich Boys" and so it's up against tough competition。 I found it quite dated too。 The notion of their being no factories to work in when you finish sc I had to get through this for my KS3 teaching -I have a big pile of plays to read for next term and so I'm going to be posting a lot of them currently！ I read this in one go and it was enjoyable。 I liked the "nothing changes" finale and I can think of some methods of teaching it next term already。。。However， in my mind it's up against "Face" and "Ostrich Boys" and so it's up against tough competition。 I found it quite dated too。 The notion of their being no factories to work in when you finish school isn't as frightening -it's the norm！ Likewise the analogy and picture it crafts isn't that striking -in reality most of my classes are sadly like this。 It's just a shame it dates so badly and a lot of the humour and irony is lost。It is a fairly inspitational piece and not without merits， only I feel there's stronger and more modern pieces that are available to Year 9 drama teachers。。。 。。。more
Faatimah
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This book was really touching and I could relate to a lot of problems that reflected in the book。 I enjoyed it and it was well written。
Danielle Green
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I remember doing this play in high school， the story is well told and easy to follow at all times
Anna
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Never seen this performed although I have watched the bbc dramatisation of it。 A fun read， great for use in class， however it is dated so it needs to be prefaced for a modern teen audience。
Bethany
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Read this in third year English class， i was the driver。 Thought that the school trip was realistic。 The characters were good too as everyone in the main roles had parts of them in the characters they were playing。
Taysseer
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Meh。 I wasn't impressed。 Meh。 I wasn't impressed。 。。。more
Reference
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