Educating Rita

Opened: July 20, 2021

Educating Rita - UK Tour Tickets, News, Info & More

The critically acclaimed 40th anniversary production of Willy Russell’s EDUCATING RITA, starring Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson as Frank and Rita and directed by Max Roberts, will tour again in 2021, opening at the Mayflower Theatre Southampton on 9 February 2021. Audiences will be socially distanced. EDUCATING RITA tells the story of married hairdresser Rita, who enrols on an Open University course to expand her horizons, and her encounters with university tutor Frank. Frank is a frustrated poet, brilliant academic and dedicated drinker, who is less than enthusiastic about teaching Rita. However, Frank soon finds that his passion for literature is reignited by Rita, whose technical ability for the subject is limited by her lack of education, but whose enthusiasm Frank finds refreshing. The two soon realise how much they have to learn from each other. The tour is produced by David Pugh and is a Theatre by the Lake production.

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Tracie Bennett Will Portray Tallulah Bankhead In Industry Readings Of THE CODE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2023


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by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023


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Nancy Redman's A SEANCE WITH MOM to Return to Chain Studio Theatre Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 29, 2023


Eighteen séances in April, May and June did not do the trick, so award-winning actress/playwright/comedian Nancy Redman will join forces with iconic director Austin Pendleton for 18 more sessions of 'A  Séance With Mom' from August 21 to September 3 at Chain Studio Theatre.

A SEANCE WITH MOM Returns Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2023


 Eighteen séances in April, May and June did not do the trick, so award-winning actress/playwright/comedian Nancy Redman will join forces with iconic director Austin Pendleton for 18 more sessions of 'A Séance With Mom' from August 21 to September 3 at Chain Studio Theatre.

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2023


Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed dates for the upcoming world premiere of The Refuge Plays by Nathan Alan Davis, directed by Patricia McGregor, in association with New York Theatre Workshop.

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by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2023


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2023


Steppenwolf Theatre Company will conclude its 47th season with Harold Pinter’s celebrated masterwork No Man’s Land directed by Les Waters. Learn how to purchase tickets!

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 13, 2023


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by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2023


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023


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by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2022


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by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2022


Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the 2022/23 Season today. With six Steppenwolf Membership Series productions and two SYA productions, the 47th season is the storied company’s first full season in its expanded home—welcoming audiences back to experience the next chapter of Steppenwolf’s bold, visceral and muscular work.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for SEAGULL at Steppenwolf
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022


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by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2022


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by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2022


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by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2021


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2021


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by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2021


JMK Award Winner Diane Page directs Scarlett Brookes (Frieda), Richard Sutton (Detective Sergeant du Preez) and Shaq Taylor (Errol).

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2021


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2021


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