Overview
Writing is the hardest thing I've done. It's a grind. You see me up
here and you think I've made it. But it's not all it's cracked up to be.
The Beacon, Buttershaw 1990. Andrea Dunbar, acclaimed writer of Rita, Sue, and Bob Too,
mum, sister, best friend, is struggling with her latest work. Her
aching head is full of voices, stories from her past which have to be
heard…
A bittersweet tale of the north/south divide, it reveals
how a shy teenage girl defied the circumstances into which she was born
and went on to become one of her generation's greatest dramatists.
Adelle
Stripe's 'outstanding debut novel' of Andrea Dunbar's life is adapted
for the stage by Lisa Holdsworth. This edition was published to coincide
with the stage premiere at the Ambassador Theatre, Bradford in May 2019