num_pages: 82
description: 'Educating Rita' portrays a working-class Liverpool woman's hunger for education. It premiered in London, in 1980 and won the Society for West End Theatres (SWET) award for Best Comedy of the Year. It was 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.
language: English
title: Educating Rita
titlecomplete: Educating Rita
genres: Read For School, 20th Century, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, Comedy, Classics, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 4298
publisher: Methuen Drama