ity ▁hospital . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Gar th , ▁was ▁a ▁nuclear ▁phys ic ist ▁born ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Elizabeth ▁George , ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁social ▁worker , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁compreh ensive ▁school ▁throughout ▁Reb e cca ▁George ’ s ▁child hood . ▁Later , ▁she ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁She ▁has ▁two ▁younger ▁brothers , ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Adam . ▁ ▁George ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Bas ing st oke , ▁Fair fields ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Har ri et ▁Cost ello ▁compreh ensive ▁secondary ▁school , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Six th ▁Form ▁College ▁Queen ▁Mary ’ s ▁College . ▁She ▁played ▁the ▁viol in ▁with ▁the ▁Ham pshire ▁County ▁Youth ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁fle w ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁at ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁Australia , ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁or chestra . ▁Reb e cca ▁George ▁read ▁English ▁Language ▁and ▁Liter ature ▁at ▁St ▁Hugh ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁all - w omen ▁college ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁She ▁chose ▁St ▁Hugh ' s ▁College ▁as ▁there ▁were ▁far ▁fewer ▁women ▁than ▁men ▁at ▁Oxford ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁even ▁fewer ▁from ▁compreh ensive ▁schools ▁and ▁she ▁believed ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁better ▁experience ▁there ▁than ▁more ▁traditional ▁Oxford ▁colleg es . ▁At ▁St ▁Hugh ' s ▁College , ▁she ▁ran ▁the ▁drama ▁society