{"product_id":"9781350184961","title":"Rita, Sue and Bob Too","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRita, Sue and Bob Too\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrea Dunbar\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A bleak and brilliant testament to a life of fleeting pleasure and diminished expectations … a play of sharp observation, a document of its times.” The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest friends Rita and Sue get a lift home from married Bob after babysitting his kids. When he takes the scenic route and offers them a bit of fun, the three start a fling each of them think they control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Dunbar's semi-autobiographical play, written for the Royal Court Theatre in 1982 when she was just 19, is a vivid portrait of girls caught between brutal childhood and an unpromising future, both hungry for adult adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with wicked humour, startling insight and a great ear for dialogue, \u003ci\u003eRita Sue and Bob Too\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unwavering portrait of a world of limitations and urban desolation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished for the first time in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Katie Beswick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndrea Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e was a British playwright. Her first play was \u003ci\u003eThe Arbor\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), a brilliant depiction of an abusive father and 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 \u003ci\u003eRita, Sue and Bob Too\u003c\/i\u003e (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, \u003ci\u003eShirley\u003c\/i\u003e was produced in 1986. She died of a brain haemorrhage in 1990, at the age of 29.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 September 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350184961\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332928929932,"sku":"9781350184961","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bff96d58-0ee8-4d66-9632-4b32b164fd5f.jpg?v=1783607423","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350184961","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}