Educating Rita

Educating Rita, Willy Russell’s intimate comedy with big ideas and an even bigger heart, is a gem of British theatre. Inspired by Russell’s own experiences of returning to education, this multi-award-winning comedy comes to Radcliffe on Trent for the first time.

Brash, straight-talking hairdresser Rita is determined to change her life. She wants to know everything and she thinks the Open University might just be the answer. World-weary, alcohol-fuelled lecturer Frank is a failed poet, a self-acknowledged appalling teacher of appalling students. In fact, he’s just about given up. In need of extra cash, he agrees to tutor Rita, totally unaware of the whirlwind that’s about to enter his world…

The unlikely pair form a life-changing bond as Rita starts to find herself and Frank finds a whole new lease of life. Touching, life-affirming and very funny, Educating Rita is a comic masterpiece from one of our best-loved writers.