Educating Rita
Author(s):
Willy Russell
Company:
Barn Theatre
Rita is a bright-eyed, 26-year-old, working-class hairdresser who dreams of breaking free from her mundane and routine life. She signs up to attend an Open University course in Literature and meets Frank, a middle-aged, disillusioned academic, disappointed writer and somewhat professional drinker.
Even Frank describes himself as “an appalling teacher”, but her sheer zest for life reinvigorates him, and a journey of rediscovery for both of them begins.