Joe Orton
Joe Orton
John Kingsley "Joe" Ortonwas an English playwright and author. His public career was short but prolific, lasting from 1964 until his death three years later. During this brief period he shocked, outraged, and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. The adjective Ortonesque is sometimes used to refer to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth1 January 1933
heart giving rage
Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly
writing thinking people
People think I write fantasy, but I don't. Some things may be exaggerated or distorted, but they're realistic figures. . . . There's nothing incredible about it.
squirrels red policemen
Policemen, like red squirrels, must be protected.
oscars welfare wilde
The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility.
home waiting way
On our way home we were waiting for the bus when a very fat, pompous-looking woman reeled out of a pub shouting, "Melancholia? Ad nauseam.
civilization facts theory
Civilizations have been founded and maintained on theories which refused to obey facts.
gentleman blonde
God is a gentleman. He prefers blondes
running mistake integrity
FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.
envy body fifteen
I'd the upbringing a nun would envy. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.