The Arbor

1h 31min

Drama

Documentary

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".

Production Companies

Artangel Media

UK Film Council

Cast

Christine Bottomley

Christine Bottomley

Lisa Thompson
Manjinder Virk

Manjinder Virk

Lorraine Dunbar
George Costigan

George Costigan

Jimmy 'The Wig'
Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Ann Hamilton
Neil Dudgeon

Neil Dudgeon

Steve Saul
Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Young David
Kate Rutter

Kate Rutter

The Mother
Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Max Stafford-Clark / The Father
Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

Andrew Dunbar
Kathryn Pogson

Kathryn Pogson

Pamela Dunbar
Jonathan Jaynes

Jonathan Jaynes

David Dunbar
Lizzie Roper

Lizzie Roper

Kathy Dunbar
Parvani Lingiah

Parvani Lingiah

Young Lorraine Dunbar
Moey Hassan

Moey Hassan

Bus Conductor
Josh Brown

Josh Brown

Policeman
Andrea Dunbar

Andrea Dunbar

Self (archive footage)

Release date

22nd Oct 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English