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Joe outside 25 Noel Rd in 1964
 
 
 
 
 

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LIsten to Joe Orton on BBC4 here
Visit BBC4's Sound Archives and hear Joe speaking to Roland Orton about his childhood and early career, his time in prison and his views on Shakespeare. There are also further links to BBC Leicester's interviews with Joe's sisters and a Q&A with Michael Billington, discussing the similarities between Orton and Pinter.

Kenneth Williams and Joe Orton
View short documentary
here
Fascinating insight into the friendship between Kenneth Williams and Joe, including previously unseen photographs and extracts of Joe's appearance on the Eamonn Andrews Show in April 1967.

A Genius like Us
View extract from the Arena documentary
here
Wonderful extract from a 1982 BBC Arena documentary about Joe, shown in September 2007 as part of BBC 4's Hidden Lives season. Features a section about the defaced Islington library books.

Visit the Entertaining Mr Sloane website here
Website for the 2009 London production of Entertaining Mr Sloane starring Imelda Staunton and Mathew Horne. See the Gallery section for rehearsal photographs.

Listen to the theme to Entertaining Mr Sloane here
The theme song to the 1969 film of Entertaining Mr Sloane starring Beryl Reid and Harrry Andrews, written and performed by Georgie Fame.

Read about the 1984-5 production of Loot, starring Leonard Rossiter as Inspector Truscott here
Comprehensive site dedicated to the late Leonard Rossiter, including this wonderful descripton of his last performances in Loot, reviews of the performance and interviews with cast and director.

Read extracts from an interview with Joe by Barry Hanson, featured in the programme notes of Peter Gill's Royal Court production of The Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair (Crimes of Passion) June 1967 here
From the programme notes of Peter Gill's Royal Court production of The Erpingham Camp and The Ruffian on the Stair (Crimes of Passion) June 1967. More extracts from the programme notes on Joe's Plays here

Watch short clips of the 1968 TV version of Entertaining Mr Sloane via the BFI's Screenonline service: Joe Orton's play was produced for television by Associated Rediffusion and transmitted on 15 July, 1968. Sheila Hancock played Kath, Edward Woodward played Ed, and Clive Francis played Sloane. Kemp was played by Arthur Lovegrove. View the clips here

NB: Screenonline video and audio content is only available through registered UK schools, colleges, universities and libraries and is not available on home PC's. If your college or library is not registered they can arrange this easily via the webpage here

The Vision of Joe Orton - Read about Joe's Beatles script 'Up Against It'
on Hey Dullblog, a comprehensive Beatles Blog site here

'Remembering Joe Orton'
Read article by Charles Marowitz here
Writer, director and playwright Charles Marowitz describes his experiences working with Joe on the first London production of Loot in 1966.

'Off You Go Then'
See the film here
A DVD project about Joe Orton made by young people from the Saffron Lane Estate in Leicester, together with Soft Touch Arts.
Read more about the project here

The Disappearing Gentlemens' Lavatories of Old London
View here

Actor Dudley Sutton dedicates this hymn to the vanishing world of Gents' Lavatories to Joe. Dudley Sutton played Sloane in the 1964 production of Entertaining Mr Sloane.

THE LOOK - Adventures in Rock and Pop Fashion Blog: Prick up Your Ears
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THE LOOK’s blog
: all about the combustion which occurs when great music meets fantastic fashion, design and style. Here THE LOOK investigates Prick Up Your Ears, a 1978 Orton-inspired design from Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.

 
   
 
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