What the Butler Saw

by Joe Orton

Book Overview

Characters: 4 male, 2 femaleFull Length, FarceInterior SetDr. Prentice, a psychiatric doctor in an exclusive, private clinic, is attempting to interview (and seduce) an attractive would-be secretary,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B001Q62JA6
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Surprisingly good and unexpected

If you do not read or see any other Orton play, you should not pass on this one. I saw it in the local theater and they pretty much followed the script. I do not want to go into detail as the surprises; twists and dialog are what make the play. However this is a comedy similar to Oscar Wilde's style in the fact that it is a series of mismaners with unique situations and plot twists. A little info: The first London performance of "What the butler saw" was at the Queen's Theatre by Lewstein-Delfont Productions Ltd. And H.M. Tennent Ltd. On 5 Mar 1969.