Joe Orton

Quotations from the diaries, plays, novels and letters of the Leicester-born writer (1933-1967), news and other Ortonalia

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New essay on Joe Orton, available in full online:
https://t.co/TKVnA8CijZ

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@ms_maev Satire? On manners?

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Sheila Hancock and others on bringing Joe Orton back into the limelight - and the need to do so https://t.co/49Tah0S21r

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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:
https://t.co/TKVnA8BKur

[Joe Orton @JoeOrtonWriter]

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:
https://t.co/TKVnA8BKur

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@JaneMcVeigh1 Yes, she offers several astute observations about how Leicester responds to Orton, which are cited in the essay 👍

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New essay on Joe Orton, available in full online:
https://t.co/TKVnA8CijZ

[Joe Orton @JoeOrtonWriter]

New essay on Joe Orton, available in full online:
https://t.co/TKVnA8CijZ

[Joe Orton @JoeOrtonWriter]

A rare screening of 3 of Joe Orton’s TV plays from the 1960s @BFI on 7 Sept 2025:
https://t.co/iesiqSCBFp
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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Get Thee To Leicester on 9 August...

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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.

[Joe Orton @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 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.

[Joe Orton @JoeOrtonWriter]

Oh, Mr Sloane!

Young Vic @youngvictheatre
15 Sept - 8 Nov, 2025

This one is not to be missed!

https://t.co/3jyLY1NkuF

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And the winner by random draw is @ChristinePresc1! DM your address, Christine. Congratulations!

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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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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.

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Deadline 1 June 2025.

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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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Orton: Fallen Angel by @grintheatre, at @ShakespeareNP 30 & 31 May 2025.