Educating Rita

by Willy Russell
May 2026

Rita, a young working-class hairdresser, wants more - from life, from learning and from herself. So she signs up to attend an Open University Literature course and meets Frank, a middle-aged, disillusioned lecturer. Her zest for life reinvigorates him and they both find unlikely inspiration in one another. A life-affirming and bittersweet comedy. This modern British classic is as relevant today as ever.