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.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Victoria Wood

Self (Good Fun Playwright)

Andrea Dunbar

Self (The Arbor Playwright)

Julie Walters

Self - Good Fun Cast Member

M

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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