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Educating Rita is Willy Russell’s classic two-character play about a working-class Liverpool hairdresser, Rita, who seeks self-improvement through an Open University English literature course, challenging her cynical, alcoholic tutor, Frank, and ultimately transforming both their lives as they navigate class, culture, and the true meaning of education. The play explores themes of identity, social mobility, and the limitations of formal learning versus lived experience, all within Frank’s cluttered study, as Rita’s transformation makes her a “freak” in both her old and new worlds, questioning if she’s lost herself along the way.
