| 1966 |
April
6th: The Good and Faithful Servant screened
on Rediffusion Television |
| |
May
– July: Orton and Halliwell take second holiday
to Tangier |
| |
June
27th: Early version of The Erpingham Camp
screened on Rediffusion Television |
| |
Orton
finishes rewrite of Loot |
| |
September:
Second production of Loot in London. This
time a success |
| |
November
1st: Loot transfers to Criterion Theatre,
London |
| |
November:
Orton finishes Funeral Games |
| |
December:
Orton begins writing diary again at suggestion of
Peggy Ramsay |
| |
December:
Orton starts writing What the Butler Saw |
| 1967 |
January
11: Orton receives Evening Standard Award, Best Play
for Loot. Also receives Plays and Player’s
critics award for Loot |
| |
Orton
writes What the Butler Saw |
| |
January
– April: Orton writes screenplay for the Beatles,
Up Against It. Rejected without comment by
Brian Epstein. Film option picked up by Oscar Lewenstein |
| |
May
– July: Orton and Halliwell take third holiday
to Tangier |
| |
June:
The one act plays, The Ruffian on the Stair and The
Erpingham Camp are staged at the Royal Court Theatre,
London, under the title Crimes of Passion |
| |
July:
Orton finishes What the Butler Saw |
| |
August
9th: Halliwell murders Orton and then commits suicide |
| |
August
17th: Halliwell’s funeral, Enfield, Middlesex.
Only Peggy Ramsay and three of Halliwell’s relatives
in attendance |
| |
August
18th: Orton funeral at West Chapel, Golders Green
|
| 1969 |
March
5th: First performance of What the Butler Saw |
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