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Educating Rita
Stage comedy by Willy Russell
For the film adaptation, see Educating Rita (film).
Educating Rita | |
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Samuel French acting edition cover | |
Written by | Willy Russell |
Date premiered | June 1980 |
Place premiered | Donmar Warehouse London |
Original language | English |
Subject | Pygmalion-style drama about a hairdresser's literary quest. |
Genre | Comedy |
Educating Rita is a stage comedy by British playwright Willy Russell.
It is a play for two actors set entirely in the office of an Open University tutor.
Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Educating Rita premièred at The Warehouse, London, in June 1980 starring Julie Walters and Mark Kingston.
The play was directed by Mike Ockrent.
Plot summary
The plays follows the relationship between a 26-year-old Liverpudlianworking class hairdresser and Frank, a middle-aged university lecturer, during the course of a year.[1] In the play Frank has no surname, but when the film was m