“That’s what life is about isn’t it – we are all trying to make things better,” says Willy Russell at an exhibition on his life’s work at Kirkby Gallery in Knowsley.

Your Move sat down with the famous Merseyside playwright to look back on his career highlights and plans for the future in a wide-ranging interview.

When quizzed on the reason behind the longevity of his 1980 work, ‘Educating Rita’, Willy found it tough to pinpoint, saying: “ It’s so difficult. My take is only as valid as anybody else’s – who can say what it is?

“But I think one of the facts is that central to ‘Educating Rita’ is a woman who’s trying to make life better. I think that is something that chimes with us all. That’s what life is isn’t it? We are all trying to make things better.”

Willy Russell: Behind the Scenes runs until 23 January 2016 at Kirkby Gallery.

Click here to read the full interview now on Your Move.

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