Gong Hyo-jin and social stigma attached to people with mental health issues and other minorities. Gong then made her stage debut in the Willy Russell play "Educating Rita", which depicts the relationship during the course of a year between a young working class hairdresser and a middle-aged university lecturer (played by Jeon Moo-song). In 2015, she starred in "The Producers", a variety drama series written by Park Ji-eun who also wrote the hugely successful "My Love From the Star". Gong plays a "Music Bank" variety show producer who has been working in broadcasting for 10 years. The drama drew solid viewership ratings
Educating Rita relationships. The play borrows from the George Bernard Shaw play "Pygmalion", itself based upon archetypes from Greek myth. The play was adapted by Russell for a 1983 film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters, directed by Lewis Gilbert. The play was adapted by Russell for radio in 2009 – see "Educating Rita (radio play)". It starred Bill Nighy and Laura Dos Santos directed by Kirsty Williams, and was a 90-minute play broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Boxing Day 2009. From June–July 2001, the Williamstown Theatre Festival mounted a production of Educating Rita at the Nikos Stage starring Jacqueline McKenzie