Educating Rita

This production of Willy Russell's timeless two-hander about a jaded tutor whose life is turned around by an unorthodox news student named Rita has had a busy summer: it and stars Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson were one of the first things back on a UK stage this year, after performing a memorable summer season at Cornwall’s stunning outdoor Minack Theatre. Now it’s taking a lengthy, slightly ad-hoc tour around the UK, the centrepiece of which is this two-week stand at the Rose Theatre Kingston.