Rita, Sue And Bob Too; A State Affair
by Andrea Dunbar, Robin Soans

Name: Rita, Sue And Bob Too; A State Affair
Brand: Andrea Dunbar
SKU: 9780413757005
Rating: 3.81 (73 reviews)

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Highlights

British

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, appreciating its raw portrayal of working-class life. Some find the delivery compelling, while others criticize the lack of a central plot and the harshness of the subject matter. Many appreciate the historical context and the script's power, but some struggle with the format of verbatim theatre.

Raw portrayal of working-class life Compelling performances Interesting historical context Lacks a central plot Miserable tone throughout

Synopsis

Originally commissioned by Max Stafford-Clark for the Royal Court in 1982, Rita, Sue and Bob Too caused a sensation on its first performance for its frank portrayal of child sexuality in a northern town; the fact that the play was based on the writer's own experience only added to the furore.

Eighteen years later, Stafford-Clarke returned with a group of actors to the Bradford estates that Andrea knew.

A State Affair by Robin Soans is a record of what they found.

'A genius straight from the slums' - Shelagh Delaney (on Andrea Dunbar) Mail on Sunday

'This is life, the facts are there... these things do go on - maybe not in every circle, but certainly in mine' - Andrea Dunbar, Yorkshire Post

, 1986.

Out of Joint's production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too and A State Affair premiered at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre in October 2000.