Editing Educating Rita (section)

==Revivals==
In 1987, [[Laurie Metcalf]] starred as Rita in a production Off-Broadway at the [[Westside Theatre]] produced by the Steppenwolf Theater Company.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/08/theater/stage-educating-rita-with-laurie-metcalf.html New York Times Metcalf] accessed 2-13-20122</ref>

From June to July 2001, the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]] mounted a production of Educating Rita at the Nikos Stage starring [[Jacqueline McKenzie]] as Rita and [[Edward Herrmann]] as Frank. The production was directed by [[Bruce Paltrow]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wtfestival.org/main-events/educating-rita/|title=Educating Rita {{!}} Williamstown Theatre Festival|website=wtfestival.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref> and was critically acclaimed with critics touting McKenzie's performance as "wonderfully beguiling and irrepressible...one of the best performances of the year".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iberkshires.com/story/15506/WTF-after-50-years-a-personal-recollection.html|title=WTF after 50 years: a personal recollection|access-date=2018-02-13}}</ref>

From 26 March to 8 May 2010, as part of the Willy Russell season at the [[Menier Chocolate Factory]], Laura Dos Santos reprised her radio performance on stage as Rita alongside [[Larry Lamb]] as Frank. This was the production's first London West End revival. This production transferred to the [[Trafalgar Studios]] in London's West End from 8 July to 30 October 2010, produced by [[Sonia Friedman]]. Laura Dos Santos reprised her radio and Menier Chocolate Factory performance as Rita, and Frank was played by renowned actor [[Tim Pigott-Smith]]. Like the Willy Russell season at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the production ran in [[repertory]] alongside ''[[Shirley Valentine]]'' starring [[Meera Syal]]. A UK tour played in 2012, starring [[Claire Sweeney]] and [[Matthew Kelly]] as Rita and Frank respectively.

A 35th anniversary production was staged at [[Liverpool Playhouse]] from 6 February to 7 March 2015, starring Leanne Best as Rita and [[Con O'Neill (actor)|Con O'Neill]] as Frank, directed by Gemma Bodinetz.  The same year the Chichester Festival staged a production with Lenny Henry and Lashana Lynch as Frank and Rita.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2015/jun/24/lenny-henry-educating-rita-minerva-chichester|title=Lenny Henry fluffing his lines makes us warm to him even more|date=Jun 24, 2015|website=the Guardian|accessdate=Sep 1, 2021}}</ref>