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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

By: Joe Orton

I suppose I'm a believer in Original Sin. People are profoundly bad but irresistibly funny' Joe Orton. This volume contains everything that Orton wrote for the theatre, radio and television from his first play in 1964, The Ruffian on the Stair, up to his violent death in 1967 at the age of 34. It includes his major successes: Entertaining Mr Sloane, which 'made more blood boil that any other British play in the last ten years' (The Times); Loot, 'a Freudian nightmare', which sports with superstitions about death - as well as life; his farce masterpiece, What the Butler Saw; The Erpingham Camp, his version of The Bacchae, set in a Butlin's holiday resort; together with his television plays, Funeral Games and The Good and Faithful Servant. The volume includes a revealing introduction by John Lahr, Orton's official biographer."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

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1472537254

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The Complete Plays

By: Joe Orton

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The Complete Plays

By: Joe Orton

This volume contains every play written by Joe Orton, who emerged in the 1960s as the most talented comic playwright in recent English history. Orton, who was murdered in 1967 at the age of thirty-four, was considered the direct successor to Wilde, Shaw, and Coward. Includes: The Ruffian on the Stair Entertaining Mr. Sloane The Good and Faithful Servant Loot The Erpingham Camp Funeral Games What the Butler Saw

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Grove Press

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0802132154

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Entertaining Mr Sloane

By: Joe Orton

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Entertaining Mr Sloane

By: Joe Orton

Published fifty years after the premiere of Entertaining Mr Sloane in 1964, and with a new introduction, this anniversary edition offers an opportunity to reappraise Joe Orton's reputation, and the status of his first major play, from a twenty-first century perspective. When it first appeared in the Swinging Sixties, Orton's satire on social and sexual hypocrisy both scandalized and delighted audiences. Its mix of sexuality and violence was explosive. Within a year, the play was being performed around the world and went on to be adapted for film and television, establishing Orton as a major voice and this play as one of the most ground-breaking of the century. This anniversary edition features previously unpublished material from the Joe Orton Archive, an interview with director Nick Bagnall, and an introduction by Emma Parker, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Leicester.

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1472522052

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The Complete Plays

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The Visitors

Fred and Madge : Two Plays

By: Joe Orton

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The Visitors

Fred and Madge : Two Plays

By: Joe Orton

In "Fred and Madge," a married couple has the unending jobs of rolling boulders uphill and sieving water all day long; and in "The Visitors," a dying man is visited in the hospital by his middle-aged daughter.

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Grove Press

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0802136281

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9780802136282

Loot

By: Joe Orton

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Loot

By: Joe Orton

A black farce masterpiece, Loot follows the fortunes of two young thieves, Hal and Dennis. Dennis is a hearse driver for an undertaker. They have robbed the bank next door to the funeral parlour and have returned to Hal's home to hide-out with the loot. Hal's mother has just died and the pair put the money in her coffin, hiding the body elsewhere in the house. With the arrival of Inspector Truscott, the thickened plot turns topsy-turvy. Playing with all the conventions of popular farce, Orton creates a world gone mad and examines in detail English attitudes at mid-century. The play has been called a Freudian nightmare, which sports with superstitions about death - and life. It is regularly produced in professional and amateur productions. First produced in London in 1966, Loot was hailed as "the most genuinely quick-witted, pungent and sprightly entertainment by a new, young British playwright for a decade" (Sunday Telegraph). The Student Edition offers a plot summary, full commentary, character notes and questions for study, besides a chronology and bibliography.

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1472517520

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9781472517524

Loot

By: Joe Orton

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Loot

By: Joe Orton

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1472517512

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9781472517517

Entertaining Mr Sloane

By: Joe Orton

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Between Us Girls

A Novel

By: Joe Orton

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Between Us Girls

A Novel

By: Joe Orton

The fictional diary of young would-be actress Susan Hope, whose adventures lead her from life on the London stage to servitude in the white slave trade of Mexico, and ultimately to film stardom in Hollywood.

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Grove Press

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0802136443

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Prick Up Your Ears

The Biography of Joe Orton

By: John Lahr,Joe Orton

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Prick Up Your Ears

The Biography of Joe Orton

By: John Lahr,Joe Orton

Profiles Joe Orton, the New Wave comic playwright who was brutally murdered by his homosexual lover in 1967

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Vintage

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0394753054

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What The Butler Saw

By: Joe Orton

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What The Butler Saw

By: Joe Orton

Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary, instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play is regularly produced, read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Orton's final play. "He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

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1408176440

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What The Butler Saw

By: Joe Orton

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What The Butler Saw

By: Joe Orton

Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary, instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play is regularly produced, read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Orton's final play."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

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1472536665

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The Visitors

Fred and Madge : Two Plays

By: Joe Orton

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The Visitors

Fred and Madge : Two Plays

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Grove Press

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0802136281

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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

By: Joe Orton

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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

By: Joe Orton

I suppose I'm a believer in Original Sin. People are profoundly bad but irresistibly funny' Joe Orton. This volume contains everything that Orton wrote for the theatre, radio and television from his first play in 1964, The Ruffian on the Stair, up to his violent death in 1967 at the age of 34. It includes his major successes: Entertaining Mr Sloane, which 'made more blood boil that any other British play in the last ten years' (The Times); Loot, 'a Freudian nightmare', which sports with superstitions about death - as well as life; his farce masterpiece, What the Butler Saw; The Erpingham Camp, his version of The Bacchae, set in a Butlin's holiday resort; together with his television plays, Funeral Games and The Good and Faithful Servant. The volume includes a revealing introduction by John Lahr, Orton's official biographer. "He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1408177986

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Tiller: Not Your Average Joe

By: Joe Tiller

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Tiller: Not Your Average Joe

By: Joe Tiller

When opportunity knocked, Joe Tiller busted the door down. Tiller became a major college head football coach somewhat late in his career. He was hired as the head coach at Wyoming just 12 days after his 48th birthday and became the head coach at Purdue two weeks before his 54th birthday. A disciple of the wide-open offenses used in the former Western Athletic Conference, Tiller’s Wyoming teams enjoyed great success in what he fondly refers to as the "Wacky WAC." After leaving the Cowboys for Purdue, some coaches insisted that his one-back, spread offense wouldn’t fly in the Big Ten Conference, with its physical, smash-mouth style of play. Instead, Tiller’s fast-breaking offense, now nicknamed "basketball on grass," took the Big Ten by storm. Before Tiller came aboard, Purdue had endured 12-consecutive losing seasons. But under Tiller, the Boilermakers have enjoyed arguably their most successful winning stretch ever. Tiller’s first eight teams went to bowl games, including the Rose Bowl. Before becoming a head coach, Tiller had served as an assistant at Montana State (his alma mater), Washington State, Purdue and Wyoming. He also spent nine years in Canada with Calgary of the CFL as an assistant coach, interim head coach, and in the front office—where he was responsible for booking rock star Alice Cooper and evangelist Billy Graham for appearances at McMahon Stadium, home of the Stampeders. In many ways, Tiller is a typical who has spent most of his life in the conservative Midwest and the open spaces of the western United States. A regular Joe, Tiller’s laid-back style, wry sense of humor and, of course, winning ways has made him a hit with Purdue players and fans alike.

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Simon and Schuster

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1613215215

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9781613215210

The Orton Diaries

By: Joe Orton

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The Orton Diaries

By: Joe Orton

”To be young, good-looking, healthy, famous, comparatively rich and happy is surely going against nature.” When Joe Orton (1933–1967) wrote those words in his diary in May 1967, he was being hailed as the greatest comic playwright since Oscar Wilde for his darkly hilarious Entertaining Mr. Sloane and the farce hit Loot, and was completing What the Butler Saw; but less than three months later, his longtime companion, Kenneth Halliwell, smashed in Orton's skull with a hammer before killing himself. The Orton Diaries, written during his last eight months, chronicle in a remarkably candid style his outrageously unfettered life: his literary success, capped by an Evening Standard Award and overtures from the Beatles; his sexual escapades—at his mother's funeral, with a dwarf in Brighton, and, extensively, in Tangiers; and the breakdown of his sixteen-year "marriage" to Halliwell, the relationship that transformed and destroyed him. Edited with a superb introduction by John Lahr, The Orton Diaries is his crowning achievement.

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Da Capo Press

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0306807335

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9780306807336

Between Us Girls

A Novel

By: Joe Orton

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A Novel

By: Joe Orton

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Grove Press

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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

By: Joe Orton

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Orton Complete Plays

Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...

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1472537254

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Lord Cucumber

And, The Boy Hairdresser : Two Novels

By: Joe Orton,Kenneth Halliwell

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Lord Cucumber

And, The Boy Hairdresser : Two Novels

By: Joe Orton,Kenneth Halliwell

Two novels which mark the beginning and the end of the famous writing partnership of Orton and Halliwell. Lord Cucumber is a camp pastiche of a Mills and Boon romance, set on a cruise ship in the isles of Greece. The Boy Hairdresser depicts the tortured relationship of two Angry Young Men.

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Methuen Publishing

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041374910X

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9780413749109

100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Ryan Clark,Joe Cox,Dan Issel

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100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

By: Ryan Clark,Joe Cox,Dan Issel

The University of Kentucky men's basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this lively guide explores those victories along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Influential players from more than a century of success are highlighted, including Louie Dampier, Jamal Mashburn, John Wall, Anthony Davis, and Karl-Anthony Towns. The team's colorful coaches are also profiled. Covering important dates, behind-the-scenes tales, memorable moments, and must-do activities, this is the ultimate resource guide for all Kentucky faithful.

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Triumph Books

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1641255145

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9781641255141

Step Up to Critical Thinking

By: Joe Carnes Guinn

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Step Up to Critical Thinking

By: Joe Carnes Guinn

The ability to read and evaulate the flood of information and ideas available today is a skill that daily becomes increasingly essential. This book presents a concise and insightful program to develop and enhance reading skills and analytical thinking.

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Vantage Press, Inc

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0533149088

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9780533149087

Laughter is a Wonderful Thing

By: Joe E. Brown,Ralph Hancock

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Laughter is a Wonderful Thing

By: Joe E. Brown,Ralph Hancock

HOW ONE MAN FOUND A WAY OF LAUGHTER AND GAVE IT TO THE WORLD Every American has at one time or another known the pleasure of watching Joe E. Brown. Mirth-maker Joe, clown-prince of movies, radio and TV, however, is more than just a dispenser of gaiety and laughter. Ralph Hancock, famed foreign correspondent, has drawn a most accurate picture of one of the country’s outstanding citizens. You’ll laugh with, and feel sympathy for comedian Joe—the grease-painted Pagliacci of the footlights—as you read of a lifetime of all the human emotions. Joe E. Brown was born to bring laughter into the world. From the first day he realized people enjoyed him, he knew he was meant to continue in his role as self-appointed Ambassador of goodwill. Joe’s formula was simple and refreshing: Always leave ‘em laughing, even before you say goodbye. Co-author Hancock skilfully weaves a heart-warming tale of a humourist but—more important—a humanitarian who has never hesitated to cooperate with a cause which is pledged to the advancement of the human race. Laughter may be a wonderful thing, but it is also the tender tale of a father who knows the pleasures and sorrows of raising a family. The story of Joe E. Brown is a lifelike portrait of one of America’s most beloved personalities.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1789122937

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9781789122930

My World War Air Combat

Learning the Facts of Life by Trial and Error

By: Joe M. Jeffers

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My World War Air Combat

Learning the Facts of Life by Trial and Error

By: Joe M. Jeffers

Stories in this book are -- VIVID, --WE MEAN -- VIVID! AS a WASP On a ROSE In the SUN FIT FOR A KING WITH A SORE TOE AND NEEDING ENTERTAINMENT

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Trafford Publishing

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1553957180

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9781553957188

Knives 2013

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

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Knives 2013

The World's Greatest Knife Book

By: Joe Kertzman

Alive and kicking - the artistry of knives! In its 33rd edition, the Knives annual book is more relevant than ever. Like the custom knives it showcases, the book ahs taken on a life of its own, becoming a must-have reference for knifemakers, enthusiasts, collectors, daily users and purveyors. The world’s finest knives - whether everyday carry pieces, hunters’, bushcraft and camp blades, or highly embellished works of art - find a home in Knives 2013. And each is complemented by well-researched information and specifications of every model. Add in a comprehensive Custom Knifemaker Directory, including email addresses, websites, phone numbers, specialties and technical information, and it becomes apparent why those in the industry own every volume of this coveted book.

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F+W Media, Inc.

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1440230641

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9781440230646

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