Yesterday it was across to Hull to join Mark Babych and the cast of 'Educting Rita' in their rehearsal room at Hull Truck Theatre.

Simon Armstrong and Taj Atwal play Rita and Frank and I spent a happy hour their whilst they ran scenes and polished what promises to be a terrific production.

From their website:

"Rita is a twenty-something Liverpudlian hairdresser with a hunger for knowledge. Frank is her Open University tutor, a cynical failed poet who hides the whisky behind the Dickens. Captivated by her honest and enthusiastic approach to Chekhov, Eliot and Lawrence, Frank finds his love of teaching returning, until Rita’s newfound independence leads her away from him and into cultural limbo.

A British theatre classic, this hilarious comedy about the clash of two sections of society is as relevant today as when it was originally commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1980. The play won the Society of West End Theatres award for Best Comedy and Best Play and the film version, starring Julie Walters and Michael Caine, was Oscar-nominated and won three BAFTAs."