Joe Orton was an influential British playwright known for his satirical and black humor. His works often explored social and moral issues, making a significant impact on the theater world with their unique style and profound insights. Tragically, Orton was arrested for the murder of his partner, Peter Cook, in 1967 and later committed suicide.
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“The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility.”
Source: The Visitors: Fred and Madge : Two Plays
“With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience.”
Source: Entertaining Mr Sloane
“Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly”
Source: Orton Complete Plays: Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...
“You were born with your legs apart. They'll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin.”
Source: Orton Complete Plays: Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...
“God is a gentleman. He prefers blondes”
Source: Loot
“It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present at the conception.”
“Every luxury was lavished on you - atheism, breastfeeding, circumcision.”
“I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair.”
“Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts.”
Source: What The Butler Saw