| Arthur Burke examines the two facets of Joe Orton. Orton the
playwright had a rare ability to delight and shock audiences
with such outrageous farces as Loot and What the Butler Saw.
Orton the man was a promiscuous homosexual caught up in a destructive
relationship with a jealous and violent older man. |
| In this study - often as irreverent as the plays themselves
- Burke dissects Orton's comedy and traces the connection between
the lifestyle and the work. Previously a television critic and
comedian, Arthur Burke is a writer and journalist. He has published
articles not only on Orton but also on Harold Pinter, John Osborne
and many other leading modern dramatists. |
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