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Andrea Dunbar (22 May 1961 – 20 December 1990) was an English playwright. She wrote The Arbor (1980) and Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1982), an autobiographical drama about the sexual adventures of teenage girls living in a run-down part of Bradford, West Yorkshire.
May 28, 2019 · Learn about the life and work of Andrea Dunbar, who wrote plays about her own experiences of pregnancy, abuse and estates at 15. Find out how her legacy is being celebrated and supported by theatres and writers today.
Jun 6, 2019 · Learn about the working-class genius who wrote The Arbor, Rita, Sue and Bob Too, and Shirley, and how her life and work were shaped by poverty, abuse, and exploitation. Explore her legacy, controversies, and the new play based on her story.
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Oct 16, 2017 · Lisa Pearce, who has cancer, wants a permanent tribute to her mother, the playwright behind Rita, Sue and Bob Too. The film, based on Dunbar's life in Bradford's Buttershaw Estate, was a hit in 1987.
Apr 22, 2011 · “The Arbor,” which opens Wednesday at Film Forum in Manhattan, concerns the hard-knock life and tough-minded work of the playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about the grim cycles of addiction...
Andrea Dunbar was a young mother who wrote acclaimed plays about working-class life in the North, such as The Arbor and Rita, Sue and Bob Too. She died in 1990, aged 29, but her work continues to be performed and celebrated 30 years later.
Andrea Dunbar: A genius from the slums. A new film revisits the short life and harsh vision of Andrea Dunbar. Its director, Clio Barnard, explains why the teenage playwright is more...
