One way of describing Educating Rita would be to say that it was about the meaning of education ... Another would be to say that it was about the meaning of life. A third; that it is a cross between Pygmailion and Lucky Jim. A fourth; that it is simply a marvellous play; painfully funny and passionately serious; a hilarious social documentary; a fairy-tale with a quizzical; half-happy ending. Sunday TimesEducating Rita; which portrays a working-class Liverpool womans hunger for education; premiered at the RSC Warehouse; London; in 1980 and won the SWET award for Best Comedy of the Year. It was subsequently made into a highly successful film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters and won the 1983 BAFTA award for Best Film.Commentary and notes by Steve Lewis.
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