The Complete Plays: The Ruffian on the Stair, Entertaining Mr. Sloan, the Good and Faithful Servant, Loot, the Erpingham Camp, Funeral Games, What the Butler Saw
This volume contains every play written by Joe Orton, who emerged in the 1960s as the most talented comic playwright in recent English history and was considered the direct successor to Wilde, Shaw, and Coward.
This volume contains every play written by Joe Orton, who emerged in the 1960s as the most talented comic playwright in recent English history and was considered the direct successor to Wilde, Shaw, and Coward.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780802132154 (0802132154)
ASIN: 0802132154
Publish date: 1994-01-12
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Anthologies,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Contemporary,
Fiction
When I was 15 years old, I was a bit precocious. One of the guys I met, 5 years old (so much older!) recommended Joe Orton. He figured I was too young to really get it. What he didn't realize was that my English education at a public school was at a higher level than many entrance college English...