Andrea Dunbar Memorial Collection

Description

Press cuttings documenting the life and work of Dunbar and the lives of her children, a letter from Liane Aukin about her discovery. Dunbar authored the plays 'The Arbor', 'Rita, Sue and Bob too' and 'Shirley'. The collection also contains play progammes, a play typescript and a letter from Jalna Hanmer. In 2017 a copy of the book Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile by Adele Stripe was added to the collection. This is a fictional book based on the life of Andrea Dunbar. It was published in 2017 and is signed by Stripe. Also added was a press cutting from the Guardian dated 27/06/17 on the making of the film of Rita, Sue and Bob too. Added in 2017: - a press cutting from the Guardian dated 24/11/07 about the death of Dunbar's grandson, together with a handwritten note by Jalna Hanmer correcting some errors in the account. - a programme, flyer and ticket from Square Chapel Halifax's production of Dunbar's third and final play Shirley - only the third time that this play has been performed. - a flyer from the 2017 theatre production of Rita, Sue + Bob Too at Theatre Royal, York Added in 2019 - A copy of the script for the play Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile adapted from the novel written by Adelle Stripe by Lisa Holdsworth. The inside cover has a post-it note written by Holdsworth.

Metadata

Identifier	jynjfpj4
IRN	476983
Class Mark	FAN/AD
Level	Collection
Type of Record	Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link	http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/jynjfpj4
Collection(s)	Feminist Archive North
Category	Archive
Date	2000 - 2007
Size and Medium	1 folder.