Joe Orton
@JoeOrtonWriter
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Quotations from the diaries, plays, novels and letters of the Leicester-born writer (1933-1967), news and other Ortonalia
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RT @JoeOrtonWriter: What does the case of Joe Orton reveal about the culture wars & cancel culture? Is Joe Orton a homosexual hero or a bad….
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What does the case of Joe Orton reveal about the culture wars & cancel culture? Is Joe Orton a homosexual hero or a bad gay? Does his work champion sexual liberation or express sexual trauma? Neither? Both? Some new insights here:.
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A rare screening of 3 of Joe Orton’s TV plays from the 1960s @BFI on 7 Sept 2025:.He loved Sheila Hancock in Entertaining Mr Sloane: ‘like a gone-off Monroe’. Look out for his cameo in The Erpingham Camp.
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Weather looks good for this FREE Joe Orton event on Saturday 9 August! ☀️.@ClarryPark .@WritingEM .@EnglishAssoc .@Literature .
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RT @JoeOrtonWriter: Free bike tour of Joe Orton’s Leicester!.Sat 9 Aug. Visit the estate where he wrote his first play, find out what books….
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Free bike tour of Joe Orton’s Leicester!.Sat 9 Aug. Visit the estate where he wrote his first play, find out what books he borrowed from his local library & discover how growing up in Leicester shaped his plays. You can even borrow an e-bike for free!.Book via Let’s Ride website.
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Oh, Mr Sloane!. Young Vic @youngvictheatre .15 Sept - 8 Nov, 2025. This one is not to be missed!.
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And the winner by random draw is @ChristinePresc1! DM your address, Christine. Congratulations!.
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Acclaimed artist/typist Tim Youd will be discussing Joe Orton’s ‘defaced’ library book covers and the relationship between literature and art with Dr Emma Parker @uniofleicester, part of his #UpAllNight project, @KWUR 1 May, 2025.
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Deadline 1 June 2025.
Like and repost to be entered into a draw to win a limited edition Joe Orton tote bag.
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Like and repost to be entered into a draw to win a limited edition Joe Orton tote bag.
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New Blu-ray of Entertaining Mr Sloane with lots of great new special features, coming soon & available for pre-order from @SeverinFilms!
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Visit Joe Orton’s beautiful local library & find out what books he borrowed as a teenager on this FREE guided bike ride around his hometown, Leicester:.
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Joe Orton to Kenneth Williams: ‘Reject all the values of society. And enjoy sex’ (The Orton Diaries, 23 July, 1967).
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