The Complete Plays by Joe Orton
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.Joe Orton was born in the city of Leicester in the year 1933. In 1951, he enrolled at RADA, where he met his mentor and lover Kenneth Halliwell. They worked on novels while living on the dole (and briefly in prison for defacing library books), however Orton's solowriting garnered him more acclaim. His openly gay lifestyle has made him a cultural legend. In 1967, Halliwell assassinated him.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802132154 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802132154 |
| Title | The Complete Plays |
| Author | Joe Orton |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Avalon Travel Publishing |
| Year published | 1994-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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