oin us this Autumn for our new Made at Curve production of the Olivier Award-winning Best Comedy, EDUCATING RITA.

Written by Willy Russell, the legendary playwright behind titles including BLOOD BROTHERS, SHIRLEY VALENTINE and OUR DAY OUT, this iconic comic-drama is both “painfully funny and passionately serious” (The Sunday Times).

Bright-eyed twenty-something Susan ‘Rita’ White dreams of making more of her life. Armed with an interest in literature and unwavering determination she enrols in the Open University, forming an unlikely friendship with disillusioned and dishevelled Frank – her self-proclaimed “appalling teacher”. Through their weekly tutorials, they challenge each other into a life-changing journey of self-discovery.

Directed by Cara Nolan (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, PRIDE & PREJUDICE) with Alexandra Mardell (CORONATION STREET, ITV, SMOGGIE QUEENS, BBC) as our Rita and Dominic Mafham (VIGIL, BBC, KILLING EVE, BBC) as Frank, this “comic, heartfelt and enduring” (The Guardian) play will leave you uplifted and encouraged to find your own path to fulfilment.