Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

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Release date: March 26, 1980
Duration: 35 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Victoria Wood
Self (Good Fun Playwright)
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Andrea Dunbar
Self (The Arbor Playwright)
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Julie Walters
Self - Good Fun Cast Member
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Jeff Rawle
The Arbor Cast Member (uncredited)