A new play by Simon Bent. Inspired by John Lahrs biography and the diaries of Joe Orton. 1962. Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton - RADA graduates; aspiring playwrights; and sometime lovers - plot their rightful place at the centre of Londonrsquo;s literary scene. But after a short interlude at Her Majestyrsquo;s pleasure; Joe is about to become the greatest; and most notorious comic playwright since Oscar Wilde; whilst Ken stays indoors re-decorating; reduced to sharing Joersquo;s success with their neighbour; Mrs Corden; over tea and a slice of battenburg.Prick Up Your Ears - a darkly funny and moving play imagines what really happened when; after years of creative collaboration; the door slammed shut and Kenneth was home alone. It tells the sensational story behind the domestic life of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell; holed up in a tiny flat in Islington; trading well-trodden insults and hilarious put-downs like any old married couple.Prick Up Your Ears opened at the Comedy Theatre; London in September 2009; with a cast including Little Britainrsquo;s Matt Lucas and Chris New.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great farces!By supermnnnI have never read scripts so engaging. Feydeau wrote very suspenseful farces which I havent seen from other playwrights. Great!