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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.
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...
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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 co-opted, fetishised and exploited. Explore her complicated legacy and the new play based on her story, Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile.
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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.
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A film by Clio Barnard revisits the life and work of the British playwright Andrea Dunbar, who wrote about her harsh upbringing on a Bradford estate. The film features interviews with Dunbar's family and friends, and explores the legacy of deprivation and racism in her community.
Learn about the life and work of Andrea Dunbar, a playwright from the Buttershaw Estate in Bradford who wrote about her own struggles and became a global success. Discover her legacy, her challenges and her impact on literature.
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