

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Educating Rita
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 01 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Mon, 01 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: 📚 Educating Rita

By Willy Russell
Directed by John Nelson

A witty, moving, and life-affirming play, Educating Rita is one of the most beloved British dramas of modern theatre.

Set in a university office, the story follows Rita, a spirited and outspoken working-class hairdresser hungry for change, and Frank, a disillusioned academic who has lost his passion for teaching—and perhaps for life itself.

What begins as a straightforward Open University tutoring relationship soon develops into something far deeper. As Rita’s confidence grows and her worldview expands, Frank is forced to confront his own limitations, regrets, and fading sense of purpose.

Both humorous and deeply poignant, Educating Rita explores themes of class, education, identity, and transformation—asking what it really means to grow, to change, and to find your place in the world.

Famously adapted for film starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters (both receiving Academy Award nominations), this timeless story continues to resonate with audiences today.

🎭 Cast &amp; Creative Team

We are delighted to present the cast for our June 2026 production:

Rita – Rachel Cooper
Frank – Ed Cairns

Stage Manager – George Halse
Costume &amp; Props – Deb Pearson &amp; Wendy Gomm
Technical – Nathan Wakefield
Prompt – Claire Ford

🎟️ Tickets go on sale 1st June 2026.

Be sure to secure your seats early for this intimate and much-loved classic.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/exeter/educating-rita/200029856126332
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Art, Theatre, Entertainment, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029856126332?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=exeter-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Exeter
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Salterton Playhouse, ex9 6bs Budleigh Salterton, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 50.62979
- **long**: -3.33061
- **full address**: The Salterton Playhouse, ex9 6bs Budleigh Salterton, United Kingdom, Exeter, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Salterton Drama Club (https://allevents.in/org/the-salterton-drama-club/19674226)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 01 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Salterton Playhouse, ex9 6bs Budleigh Salterton, United Kingdom, Exeter, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Salterton Drama Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Workshops, Art, Theatre, Entertainment, performances
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Educating Rita ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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