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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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...

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  4. 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.

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  5. Feb 8, 2024 · Listen to a podcast about the life and work of Andrea Dunbar, a playwright who wrote about her working-class community in Bradford. Learn how her plays, such as The Arbor, were influenced by her personal struggles with addiction.

  6. 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.

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  8. Apr 15, 2011 · 2010 Tribecca Best New Documentary Filmmaker, Clio Barnard.THE ARBOR traces the tormented life and legacy of British playwright Andrea Dunbar. While renown ...

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