A film that explores the wit, work and world of joe orton through his own words, and the testimony of those who knew him and worked with him. John kingsley orton, 1st january 1933, leicester d. With jonathan case, rosie cavaliero, michael codron, kenneth cranham. The plot line is actually quite sinister and sometimes a little disturbing. Download subtitles for joe orton laid bare the wit, work and world of groundbreaking sixties playwright joe orton. Nov 25, 2017 joe orton laid bare is a tv show on british national television from bbc2 with an average rating of 3. This first version of the play was poorly received by critics and audiences, but in 1966 orton heavily reworked the script and subsequently won the prestigious evening standard award for best play. The first episode of joe orton laid bare was broadcast in november, 2017. Prick up your ears is a 1987 british film, directed by stephen frears, about the playwright joe orton and his lover kenneth halliwell. This film is a must for any beryl read and joe orton fans. Orton wasnt a political writer, he was more concerned with societys institutions and conventions, and he could be scathing. A credits list of the actors, writers, producers, directors and other cast and crew involved in bbc2s joe orton laid bare. Tv guide, uks no 1 tv guide showing your tv listings in an easy to read grid format, visit us to check tv news, freeview tv listings, sky tv, virgin tv, history, discovery, tlc, bbc, and more.
The strange, sad story of joe orton, his lover, and 72 stolen. He was known as one of britains most promising playwrights, but he had a dark, depraved and sinister side. Joe orton laid bare celebrates the wit, work and world of groundbreaking sixties playwright joe orton in his own words and those of friends and colleagues. The strange, sad story of joe orton, his lover, and 72 stolen library books after being imprisoned for a readingrelated prank, the couple never recovered. Please set an alarm and add joe orton laid bare to your favourites, so we can remind you by email when theres a new episode available to watch.
The film stars gary oldman as orton, alfred molina as halliwell, wallace shawn as lahr, and vanessa redgrave as peggy ramsay. Bbc documentary to shed new light on life and death of a leicester great. Bbc joe orton laid bare media centre accessibility. A frozen death a celebration of the playwright to mark 50 years since his passing and the second series of the french mystery thriller begins. But, crucially, these plays are as funny as fos works. It is joe orton s diary, annotated with letters and pertinent quotes from friends and family. Joe orton was played by the actor kenny doughty in the 2006 bbc film kenneth williams.
Rosie cavaliero, freddie fox, and jaime winstone in joe orton laid bare 2017. Two things people always know about joe orton is that he was gay, and was murdered by his lover. But there is so much more to his queer legacy, that we still have much to learn from. In a short but prolific career lasting from 1964 until his death, he shocked, outraged and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. Coastal railways with julie walters we may have a glut of celebrityonatrain television shows, but this one at least has the usp of an irrepressible, force10 julie walters james jackson.
Joe orton was played by the actor kenny doughty in the 2006 bbc film. A promiscuous and openly gay man at a time when homosexuality was actively persecuted by the police, orton was the rising star of an alternative british intelligentsia. Joe orton laid bare celebrating groundbreaking 1960s playwright joe orton. Mar 11, 2020 furthermore, he got huge recognition after featuring in movies such as cucumber and banana in 2015. The screenplay was written by alan bennett, based on the biography by john lahr. Ortons short careera mere four years from complete obscurity in 1963 to his. Orton kept diaries over two different periods of his life. Portrayed by gary oldman in the film prick up your ears 1987. Joe orton online is a site dedicated to playwright joe orton. The film celebrates the rapid development of his unique comic voice and his significant role in the culture of 60s swinging london. Genius like us a portrait of joe orton subject of film 1977.
Celebrating groundbreaking 1960s playwright joe orton. He had completed entertaining mr sloane by the time ruffian was broadcast. Fifty years since his murder at the hands of his lover, the film charts joes brief meteoric rise and tragic demise. Jan 09, 2018 joe orton laid bare celebrating groundbreaking 1960s playwright joe orton. We have 1 episodes of joe orton laid bare in our archive. Who was kenneth halliwell, when did he kill joe orton and. Joe orton laid bare cast and crew credits british comedy guide. Joe orton laid bare is a new bbc documentary about the life of the great playwright. It basically revolves around the attention mr sloane peter mcenery receives from the pair of eccentrics he accepts lodgings with brother and sister ed and kath. John kingsley orton 1 january 1933 9 august 1967, known under the pen name of joe. The juvenile diaries were written between 1949 and 1951 and his mature diaries from 1966 and 1967. A guide to joe orton laid bare, the 2017 bbc two tv documentary.
His diaries and plays are examined, and those who knew him. Film celebrating the wit, work and world of groundbreaking 1960s playwright joe orton in his own words and those of friends and colleagues. Fifty years since his murder at the hands of his lover. As a diary, there is a fair amount of the mundane which is rather enjoyable. His diaries and plays are examined, and those who knew him and his works best are interviewed, 50 years after. Joe ortons loot premiered on 1 february 1965 at the theatre arts, cambridge, directed by peter wood. See more ideas about kinds of people, people and playwright. Nov 25, 2017 joe orton laid bare is a new bbc documentary about the life of the great playwright. Between 1964 and 1967, joe orton contributed to an exciting working class culture that swept through the nation.
Despite the title, joe orton laid bare was not as scandalous nor. Joe orton, british playwright noted for his outrageous and macabre farces. Did you miss an episode of joe orton laid bare but dont you want that to happen in the future. All extracts of the film of entertaining mr sloane have been. Theres this complete myth about writers being sensitive plants. A film that explores the wit, work and world of joe orton through his own. It premiered on 6 may 1964 directed by michael john kingsley joe orton was an english playwright. Although the plot is original, the characters reflect the weird and wonderful creatures that populate.
Freddie, ted and the death of joe orton is cotters idiosyncratic homage to the playwright. Murdered by his lover joe orton was a queer sex radical. Judi dench and maggie smith to reflect on lives in new bbc. Froushan as gautier appeared in two episodes of knightfall, before landing the role of jonah breakspear in the prime video tv series carnival row.
Aged 6, finding joe ortons diaries gave me a strange. Joe orton laid bare tv movie 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Very funny documentary excerpt which looks at the offences of vandalism of library books for which the playwright joe orton and his friend kenneth halliwell were sent to prison in the 1960s. Photographs of the original cast of loot by joe orton the. Who was kenneth halliwell, when did he kill joe orton and how. When i was six years old and my brother eight, we found in our house a copy of the orton diaries which had recently been published, two decades after his murder by his lover, kenneth halliwell. Features leonie orton, kenneth cranham, michael codron, christopher hampton and others. Nov 25, 2017 the first episode of joe orton laid bare was broadcast in november, 2017.
In 2017, filmmaker chris shepherd made an animated short inspired by. May 20, 2018 film celebrating the wit, work and world of groundbreaking 1960s playwright joe orton in his own words and those of friends and colleagues. Fifty years since his murder at the hands of his lover, the film charts joes brief. Joe swanbergs comedy anthology returns for a second series on netflix, while bbc two looks back on the tragically short life of playwright joe orton published. Speedreading is a useful skill, and one that in adulthood i have never managed to master. The film, which has the working title nothing like a dame, is one of the new arts programmes the bbc has announced.
A handful of novels the pair wrote at this time were not published. Joe orton laid bare bbc2 documentary british comedy guide. Joe was a brilliant, creative, cuttingedge playwright who was just coming into his own when he was killed violently by his longtime partner. But back then i was adept at scanning 265 pages of ninepoint type for the words that mattered. He was also in discussions with the beatles over a film script for the band. Arty first appeared on screen in short films in washbag, party games and circadia in 2016, then appeared in the tv movie joe orton laid bare in 2017. The best of these plays loot, what the butler saw certainly can be mentioned in the same breath as any farce you care to name.
541 1153 348 955 90 1416 173 1416 169 9 192 404 513 1578 974 1423 1128 1467 1462 1462 428 648 223 560 932 394 793 845 818