Willy Russell's Comedy EDUCATING RITA Coming to Everyman This March

A wisecracking, no-nonsense hairdresser from the working-class streets of Belfast, Rita is tired of her job, her prospects, her husband, and her life.

She wants to be the sort of woman who knows the difference between Shaw's Bridge and George Bernard Shaw, and so enrolls in an Open Learning course in English Literature where she meets her tutor Frank - a lecturer from North Down who teaches at Queen's - and begins her journey of self-discovery.

Frank has his problems too. Divorced, an alcoholic, and sick to the back teeth of the pretensions of academic life, Frank finds Rita's enthusiasm for learning and down-to-earth attitude refreshing. Frank and Rita make an unlikely pair, but could they really show each other a way to a better future?

Following its record-breaking run at the Lyric Theatre Belfast in 2016, this reimagined production of Willy Russell's award-winning comedy embarks on a tour of Ireland in 2017 with its original cast of Michael James Ford and Kerri Quinn. Don't miss this hilarious show the Everyman theatre, Cork, from Tuesday 28th March until Saturday 1st April.

Tickets €26, concession €23, and student tickets €9, are available from www.everymancork.com, or from the box office, phone 021 4501 673.

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