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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...
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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 · 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.
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.
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Oct 24, 2020 · 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.
