Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood (1980)
This 1980 Arena documentary profiles writer and performer Victoria Wood and teenage playwright Andrea Dunbar. Wood is seen, alongside Julie Walters, during rehearsals for Wood's stage play Good Fun at the Sheffield Crucible and the film explores her talent to amuse through her witty and engaging songs. The film also looks at Dunbar, as her first play, The Arbor, written when she was only 15, was running at the Royal Court.
- Released
- 1980-03-26
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 35 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nigel Williams
Cast
- Victoria Wood as Self (Good Fun Playwright)
- Andrea Dunbar as Self (The Arbor Playwright)
- Julie Walters as Self - Good Fun Cast Member
- Max Stafford-Clark as Self - Director of The Arbor
- Jeff Rawle as The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
- Kathryn Pogson as The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
- David Bamber as The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
- Stephanie Fayerman as The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
- Mia Soteriou as The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
- Annabel Leventon as Good Fun Cast Member (uncredited)
- Sue Wallace as Good Fun Cast Member (uncredited)
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