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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.
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.
Jun 4, 2019 · Photo by Tim Smith. Her own was not easy – her first pregnancy at 15 ended in a stillbirth, she went on to have three children, two while she was still a teenager, experienced domestic violence...
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...
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.
Oct 24, 2020 · IT is 30 years since a young mother-of-three called Andrea Dunbar collapsed and died in The Beacon pub in Buttershaw. In her brief but defiant life, Andrea made a huge impact for her unflinching,...
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Oct 16, 2017 · BBC. 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 permanent memorial to her...
