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Quotations from and news about Joe Orton (1933-1967), playwright, diarist, rebel.
Want to know why there’s no statue of Joe Orton in his hometown? Full text available in for free online:
tinyurl.com/2jbe7ntm
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Andy Miller
6 months ago
Outrageously talented, and with a talent for outrage. Joe Orton RIP.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Joe Orton fans! Free bike tour of Orton’s hometown on Sat 9 August. See where he wrote his first play, visit his local library & discover how growing up in the city shaped his work. Book through Let’s Ride website. Free e-bike loan available.
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Oh, Mr Sloane! Young Vic 15 Sept - 8 Nov This one is not to be missed!
www.youngvic.org/whats-on/ent...
8 months ago
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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.
9 months ago
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Like & repost to be entered into a draw to win a limited edition Joe Orton tote bag (draw 1 June 2025).
11 months ago
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Ride Leicester
12 months ago
Thanks to Leicester Uni Archive for today’s tour of the Joe Orton collection - We will reschedule to ride part of the tour on a day with better weather - Dr Emma Parker’s insight into the life & times of Leicester’s & UK’s leading 60’s satirist !
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New Blu-ray of Entertaining Mr Sloane with lots of great new special features, coming soon & available for pre-order now from
@severinfilms.bsky.social
:
severinfilms.com/en-gb/collec...
12 months ago
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Visit Joe Orton’s beautiful local library & discover what books he borrowed as a teenager on this FREE
@rideleicester.bsky.social
guided bike tour of his hometown. Places limited.
www.letsride.co.uk/rides/ride-l...
12 months ago
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For
#LGBThistorymonth
, a FREE bike tour of Joe Orton’s hometown. Discover how Leicester shaped one of the first writers to put same-sex desire directly on stage & delve into the Orton archive at the Uni of Leicester.
@rideleicester.bsky.social
will even loan you an e-bike for free!
#lgbthm25
about 1 year ago
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The Beatles Bible 🍏
about 1 year ago
24 January 1967: Paul McCartney and Brian Epstein discuss Beatles film script ideas with playwright Joe Orton. Orton's script for Up Against It is briefly a contender for the group's cinematic follow-up to Help!. See more:
www.beatlesbible.com/1967/01/24/p...
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Paul McCartney and Brian Epstein discuss The Beatles’ third film with Joe Orton
English playwright Joe Orton had been asked by Walter Shenson, producer of the films A Hard Day's Night and Help!, to come up with a script for The Beatles' third film. Shenson asked Orton to rework a...
https://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/01/24/paul-mccartney-brian-epstein-joe-orton-meeting-up-against-it/
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Coming to the brilliant Leicester Comedy Festival in Feb? Still a few places left on the
@rideleicester.bsky.social
Joe Orton bike tour of the city. Discover why comedy giants like
@robinince.bsky.social
, Steve Pemberton,
@johnshuttleworth.bsky.social
& Richard Curtis love Joe Orton!
about 1 year ago
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Looking for something FREE, fun & interesting to do in 2025? Discover how Leicester shaped Joe Orton & delve into his literary archive with
@rideleicester.bsky.social
! They will even loan you an e-bike. 15 Feb, for Leicester Comedy Festival.
about 1 year ago
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