Joe Orton

John Kingsley Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967), known under the pen name of Joe Orton, was an English playwright, author and diarist. His public career—from 1964 until his death in 1967—was short but highly influential. During this brief period he shocked, outraged, and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. The adjective Ortonesque refers to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism.

Plays authored

Current & Upcoming productions

Playwright, What the Butler Saw, Perth Theatre at Horsecross Arts and Perth Theatre Company 30^th April – 4^th May 2024, Perth Theatre.

Past productions

Author of original work, Diary of a Somebody, Making Productions and Seven Dials Playhouse 25^th March – 30^th April 2022, Seven Dials Playhouse, London.
Playwright, What the Butler Saw, Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company 23^rd – 28^th July 2001, Theatre Royal, Bath.
Playwright, What the Butler Saw, Perth Theatre Company 20^th March – 4^th April 1998, Perth Theatre.
Author of original work, Diary of a Somebody, David Kirk Productions 18^th January – 21^st May 1988, Key Theatre, Peterborough, Theatre Royal, Winchester, and other locations.
Author of original work, Diary of a Somebody, Wizman Productions 10^th August – 26^th September 1987, Boulevard Theatre, London.
Author of original work, Diary of a Somebody, King’s Head Theatre 15^th April – 17^th May 1987, King’s Head Theatre, London.
Playwright, The Good and Faithful Servant, Royal Shakespeare Company 10^th (press night) – 13^th August 1986, Almeida Theatre, Islington, London.
Playwright, The Good and Faithful Servant, Royal Shakespeare Company 16^th (press night) – 25^th October 1985, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon.

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