Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita

Written by: Willy Russell

Produced by: David Babani for Chocolate Factory Productions & Sonia Friedman Productions, Tanya Link, Bob Bartner and Bob Boyett

Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine starred Meera Syal in “London’s Best Comic Performance” (Time Out), as the Liverpudlian housewife who rediscovers her zest for life following a trip to Greece – and a chance encounter with the local Casanova…

Educating Rita
Educating Rita starred Tim Pigott-Smith as university professor Frank, and newcomer Laura Dos Santos as the brash young hairdresser who discovers a passion for English literature, in a production that was ‘Superb, humorous and deeply moving. A truly great play.’ (Daily Telegraph)