Well we've started our novel study in our class. Sadly, instead of reading from the great William Shakespeare for our drama, we're reading fromsome author called "Willy Russell" who sounds like Shakespeare's younger under-achieving 2nd cousin. This play has nothing that an actual play has in the theatre. This play only has two characters in the whole play, and only one scene in all of its two acts. Now, tell me if that doesn't sound just a little bit outof place. Educating Rita, to me, it's more like an attempt to get into the acting business, without actually doing any researchor actual work on it. There's hardly any character development, and there's not really any serious problems until midway through the play. I am writing this a little late, and have already read the play all the way through, so there's not really any reasonable way I can make any predictions. The fact that it takes place in Britain though makes the plot a little better, and actually gets me a little bit interested, because I love the British. As a matter of fact, the only way that this play could ever become interesting, whether in movie form or for live theatre would be if John Cleese was playing Frank ( the male main character in Educating Rita ). That comedian can make anything bearable. Whether you have read this play or not, the beginningof this particular play is a sheer warning that you should not read any further, and put the book down and leave. Sadly, I had no choice in my english class.