The Arbor (2010)

10/22/2010Drama, Documentary1h 31m
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A Documentary Re-Invented

Overview

The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Christine Bottomley

    Lisa Thompson

  2. Cast 1

    Manjinder Virk

    Lorraine Dunbar

  3. Cast 1

    Natalie Gavin

    The Girl

  4. Cast 1

    George Costigan

    Jimmy 'The Wig'

  5. Cast 1

    Monica Dolan

    Ann Hamilton

  6. Cast 1

    Neil Dudgeon

    Steve Saul

  7. Cast 1

    Jimi Mistry

    Yousaf

  8. Cast 1

    Robert Emms

    Young David

  9. Cast 1

    Kate Rutter

    The Mother

Using a combination on documentary style film making and some more theatrical re-enactments, this takes a candid approach to it’s telling of the story of troubled playwright Andrea Dunbar - probably most famous for her “Rita, Sue and Bob Too”. The arbor in question is a street on the 1950s Buttershaw housing estate in the Yorkshire city of Bradford, and it’s primarily through the eyes of those portraying her children that we get a glimpse of the booze and drug-fuelled lives of many who lived in this working class community. Lorraine (Manjinder Virk) and Lisa (Christine Bottomley) quite ably pr...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $21,268.00

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