Educating Rita

Superb, humorous and deeply moving. A truly great play.
Daily Telegraph
Why see Educating Rita?
Following a hugely successful run in 2010 both here and in the West End, we are delighted to announce that Educating Rita will play at the Chocolate Factory for 3 weeks only, prior to a UK tour. Matthew Kelly and Claire Sweeney star in Willy Russell’s modern classic, directed by Tamara Harvey.
Rita, a young, brash hairdresser, has recently discovered a passion for English literature and enrols with the Open University. Her fresh, unschooled reaction to the classics challenges the attitudes of the University and her lecturer Frank who begins to question his own understanding of his work and himself.
Key Information
Run Time
1 hour 40 minutes with no intermission.
Dates
Finished 12 May 2012
Cast
Tim Pigott-Smith as Frank
Laura Dos Santos as Rita
Laura Dos Santos as Rita
Creative
Author: Willy Russell
Director: Jeremy Sams
Designer: Peter McKintosh
Producer: Menier Chocolate Factory
Director: Jeremy Sams
Designer: Peter McKintosh
Producer: Menier Chocolate Factory
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