The University of Leicester is celebrating 50 years since the premiere of a Leicester writer's powerful West End stage play.An event was held at the university on Sunday in honour of Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane.The play Entertaining Mr Sloane was the summer sensation of 1964.Orton's satire on social and sexual conservatism was labelled "a real shocker" by the London Evening News, but went on to win a Play of the Year award.Dr Emma Parker, of the School of English...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.
The University of Leicester is celebrating 50 years since the premiere of a Leicester writer's powerful West End stage play.An event was held at the university on Sunday in honour of Joe Orton's black comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane.The play Entertaining Mr Sloane was the summer sensation of 1964.Orton's satire on social and sexual conservatism was labelled "a real shocker" by the London Evening News, but went on to win a Play of the Year award.Dr Emma Parker, of the School of English...
Reported by Leicester Mercury 15 hours ago.