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
Willy Russell Valentine" and "Educating Rita" became successful feature films with Michael Caine, Julie Walters and Pauline Collins all winning Oscar nominations for their respective roles, as did Russell for his "Educating Rita" screenplay. Russell's other worldwide theatrical success has been "Blood Brothers", 'a Liverpudlian folk opera' about a pair of twins separated at birth and brought up in completely different environments. "Blood Brothers" won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 1983 and its 1987 revival saw over 10,000 consecutive performances during its 24-year West End run. Simultaneously, UK touring and international productions (including a two-year run on Broadway)