Play Details
Context
Artistic Director
Vicky Featherstone
Dates Performed
Tuesday 9th January 2018
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Play Details
Synopsis
A rundown council estate in Bradford, where teenage dreams collide with harsh realities and the promise of adulthood looms large.
Rita and Sue, two fifteen-year-old best friends, embark on a sexual relationship with Bob, the married man they babysit for. As their secret liaisons continue, the girls navigate the complexities of desire, jealousy, and the consequences of their actions, all while grappling with the limited opportunities afforded by their working-class background.
Andrea Dunbar’s raw and unflinching Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a brutally honest portrayal of teenage sexuality and class dynamics in 1980s Britain. Through sharp, often darkly comic dialogue, Dunbar explores themes of poverty, generational cycles, and the limited choices available to young women in economically depressed areas. The play’s frank depiction of underage sex and its refusal to moralise shocked audiences upon its premiere, but its authentic voice and keen observations of working-class life have cemented its place as a landmark of British theatre.
Cast & Creative
Cast
James Atherton
Cast
Taj Atwal
Cast
Sally Bankes
Cast
Gemma Dobson
Cast
Samantha Robinson
Cast
David Walker
Designer
Tim Shortall
Lighting
Jason Taylor
Sound