Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
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.
Top Cast
Victoria Wood
Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Andrea Dunbar
Self (The Arbor Playwright)
Julie Walters
Self - Good Fun Cast Member
Max Stafford-Clark
Self - Director of The Arbor
Jeff Rawle
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
Kathryn Pogson
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
David Bamber
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
Stephanie Fayerman
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
Mia Soteriou
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)
Annabel Leventon
Good Fun Cast Member (uncredited)
Sue Wallace
Good Fun Cast Member (uncredited)
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