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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 · Andrea Dunbar was 15 when she wrote her first play, and her raw depictions of life on her Bradford estate caused a sensation. Now her own tragic life story is being told on stage.
Jun 6, 2019 · Andrea Dunbar: The short, troubled life of the prodigal Bradford playwright. Dubbed a ‘genius straight from the slums’ prior to her death at the age of 29, Dunbar led a difficult life. As the...
Dec 24, 2020 · The 20th of December 2020 marks 30 years since the death of Bradford-born playwright Andrea Dunbar. Dunbar’s most famous work is undoubtedly her 1981 play ‘Rita, Sue and Bob Too’, which was later adapted into a film of the same name by British director Alan Clarke.
Feb 8, 2024 · Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond. At 18 Andrea Dunbar was the youngest playwright ever at the Royal Court Theatre, London.
Oct 16, 2017 · 16 October 2017. Andrea Dunbar, who died in 1990, pictured in 1987. The terminally ill daughter of the playwright whose work inspired the film Rita, Sue and Bob Too has called for a...
Apr 22, 2011 · In “The Arbor,” the filmmaker Clio Barnard revisits the hard-knock life and tough-minded work of the playwright Andrea Dunbar, who died at age 29 in 1990.
