REVIEW: Rita Sue and Bob Too, Royal Court Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Originally staged at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, this is a timely revival that has been given added relevance by continuing debate over exploitation and masculinity.
Originally staged at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, this is a timely revival that has been given added relevance by continuing debate over exploitation and masculinity.
Casting has been announced for Andrea Dunbar’s landmark play Rita, Sue and Bob Too directed by Max Stafford-Clark which starts a UK tour on the 6th September 2017. Best friends Rita and Sue get a lift home from married Bob after babysitting his kids. When he takes the scenic route and offers them a bit of fun, the three start a fling they each think they control. The cast will include James Atherton (Treasure Island – West End, Wallenstein – Chichester), Taj Atwal (East is East – West End, Educating Rita – Hull Truck), Sally Bankes (The Winter’s Tale, Two Noble Kinsmen – RSC), Gemma Dobson (TV – In The Club 2, Brief Encounters), Samantha Robinson ( Screwed – Theatre503, Educating Rita – Mercury Colchester) and David Walker (Hangmen – West End, Crap Dad – West Yorkshire Playhouse). Commenting on the play, Director Max Stafford-Clark said; “When Andrea wrote … Read more
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