Best 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 they each think they control.
Andrea Dunbar’s semi-autobiographical play, written when she was just 19, is a vivid portrait of girls caught between a brutal childhood and an unpromising future, and hungry for adult adventure.
Told with wicked humour, startling insight and a great ear for dialogue, Rita, Sue and Bob Too was adapted into a cult 80s film. The classic play’s original director, Max Stafford-Clark, directs this major new production with Kate Wasserberg.
An Out of Joint, Octagon Theatre Bolton and the Royal Court Theatre co-production
Cast
Taj Atwal
Rita
Gemma Dobson
Sue
James Atherton
Bob
Sally Bankes
Mother
Samantha Robinson
Michelle
David Walker
Father
Company
By Andrea Dunbar
Directors Max Stafford-Clark and Kate Wasserberg
Set & Costume Designer Tim Shortall
Lighting Designer Jason Taylor
Sound Designer Emma Laxton
Casting Director Amy Ball
Reviews
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
★★★★★
"Often hilarious"
"Great work like this never ages and the real tragedy of Andrea Dunbar’s words is nowt has changed."
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
"A timely revival"
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