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
"A timely revival"
The Stage
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."
