'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' and 'A State Affair'
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'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' and 'A State Affair' by Andrea Dunbar
A provocative double-bill taking a candid look at life on Britain's council estates over a 20-year period.Andrea Dunbar was a British playwright. Her first play was The Arbor (1977), a brilliant depiction of an abusive father-daughter relationship. The play premiered at the Royal Court, directed by Max Stafford-Clark, winning the Young Writers' Festival. Her most well-known piece for theatre is Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1982), which was set in Bradford, West Yorkshire, and was a study of the sexual adventures of teenage girls. This was adapted for a film in 1986. Her third play, Shirley was produced in 1986. She died of a brain haemorrhage in 1990, at the age of 29.
Born in 1947, Robin Soans is an English actor and playwright, who specialises in verbatim theatre. His plays include: Across the Divide, A State Affair (published by Methuen Drama, 2000); The Arab-Israeli Cookbook, Talking to Terrorists, Life after Scandal, Bet Noir and Will and Testament.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780413757005 |
| ISBN 10 | 0413757005 |
| Title | 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' and 'A State Affair' |
| Author | Andrea Dunbar |
| Series | Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2000-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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