by Methuen London, Rita, Sue and Bob Too: With the Arbor and Shirley (Methuen New Theatrescript). Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Aslam later becomes suspicious when he sees Bob and Sue leaving a car together and threatens to kill her if he sees her with another man. I bought this film as I was doing some research on Angela Dunbar - I was recommend the film by a few friends as being really funny.

Amid the laughs, Clarke as usual doesn't stint from showing us the harsh, unlovely side of life. To create our... To see what your friends thought of this book, Rita, Sue, and Bob Too; With, the Arbor; And, Shirley: Three Stage Plays. I first became aware of Dunbar's life and work through Cleo Bernard's fascinating experimental documentary. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

The film is well-acted and enjoyable.

The comments below have been moderated in advance. He was sacked from Out of Joint in October.

Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, Lesley Sharp, Kulvinder Ghir, Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016. Teenage debutantes Holmes and Finneran are terrific--just watch them dancing lustily around Bob's red leather sofa to Bananarama. Start by marking “Rita, Sue, and Bob Too; With, the Arbor; And, Shirley: Three Stage Plays” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) are two giggly Bradford lasses stuck on a ramshackle housing estate.

In support, Clarke wisely cast skilled northern comedians like Patti Nicholls and Willie Ross, as Sue's foul-mouthed mum and dad. [1][2], Rita, Sue, and Bob Too; With, the Arbor; And, Shirley, Andrea Dunbar: The teenage Bradford 'genius' who told it like it was. The great U-turn! It comes after Max Stafford-Clark – who directed the original 1982 production and was the Royal Court’s former artistic director – was sacked over allegations he sexually harassed three young women. He was accused of making sexual comments to three women. The London theatre said it would no longer run the play in light of the allegations and sensititivies over recent grooming scandals, ‘But in the film version it has quite a different ending and Bob actually gets both of the girls. A source from Out of Joint – which is staging the revival of Rita, Sue and Bob Too – told The Guardian: ‘We support the Royal Court 100 per cent in their response to the recent allegations in the media and understand that the Royal Court needs to be a safe space. Bob later meets Rita for sex in an abandoned show home.

He attacks Sue in a jealous rage and she and Rita flee to Bob’s house. The Other Side Of Midnight - Twilight Time [1977] Blu-ray.

The Royal Court Theatre in London has cancelled a fortnight-long run of a touring production claiming showing the controversial play would be ‘highly conflictual’. With its reclining seats it is relatively spacious, like his new house on an estate, with a built-in garage jutting out at the front. Best foot forward and boobs out! Clearly knowing what he has in mind, Rita and Sue are only too happy to oblige and both have a sexual encounter with him that becomes a regular occurence. Sex ban for aid workers: Government warns overseas staff they face 'gross misconduct' if they are found to... Britain's first freedom fighter: Iron Age coin depicting warlord Caratacus who held back the invading Roman... JOHN HUMPHRYS: What the TV show that's captured our hearts can teach us about life today in the age of covid. Alan Clarke's cult following is founded on his bleak, brilliant films about violent young men (Scum, The Firm, Made in Britain). Bob fancies himself rotten, but Michelle has ruled that sex is off the menu.

Rapid Covid tests that deliver results in 15 minutes could be available for as little as £5, Cost of face masks could rise by a fifth after Government refusal to extend VAT freeze on medical PPE. Be the first to ask a question about Rita, Sue, and Bob Too; With, the Arbor; And, Shirley. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. It's an unsentimental, gleefully lewd comedy about shagging. There's a problem loading this menu right now. They keep themselves in fags by occasional baby-sitting for nouveau riche couple Bob (George Costigan) and Michelle (Lesley Sharp). There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford who both share a job babysitting for Bob … We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. putting the gearstick in neutral, out on the moors, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2016. ‘And actually in the original play, Bob, who is the central character, gets pretty much punished by Andrea. Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) are two teenagers living on a run-down council estate in Bradford who both share a job babysitting for Bob (George Costigan) and Michelles (Lesley Sharp) children. Rita then discovers she is pregnant with his child while Sue decides to never see him again. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. It also recently staged a five-hour reading of 150 stories of sexual harassment from people in the theatre industry. After the allegations surfaced, Mr Stafford-Clark’s spokesman apologised on behalf of the director and said his ‘disinhibited’ behaviour was a result of his strokes.

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. Plus, I didn't find it as amusing as most other reviewers. Scented candles, toys and even poor old Henry the hoover... the... DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: All I want for Christmas is a vaccine... but here's why I don't think I'll get it! This was one of the first I read. I did enjoy it and there’s so many laugh out loud moments.

A mix of despair and black humour, the tale of two teenage schoolgirls sleeping with older men has chilling echoes of the abuse suffered by dozens of young girls in Rotherham and Oxford. Also includes a remastered dvd copy.

funny,sad, but so close to life in Bradford in the 80'S its not funny - Can you believe Sibhan Finneran would go on to so much success at Downtown Abbey?? Whilst giving them a lift home one night, Bob decides to take Rita and Sue up to a deserted, country-side landscape. He shot the film on location at Bradford's Buttershaw estate, where Andrea Dunbar grew up. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Recommended. [NON-U.S. Plenty of laughs the whole way through. The remastered film looks better than ever. SYNOPSIS/REVIEW: British films about sex are fairly rare, and mostly embarrassing: from the painfully anxious (Brief Encounter) to the hopelessly naff (the Carry On films).

Funny movie from the UK. His wife Michelle becomes suspicious of the girls and eventually leaves him. Almost half of all councils in England saw their Covid-19 infection rate DROP last week, data shows.