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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0573617775
• ISBN13: 9780573617775
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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.