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Loot. Image shows from L to R: Dennis (Hywel Bennett), Harold (Roy Holder)
Loot

Loot

  • 1970 film

Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's film adaptation of Joe Orton's celebrated play, Loot. Also features Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo O'Shea, Roy Holder and more.

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Press clippings

The subversive genius of Joe Orton

Fifty years ago the playwright Joe Orton was bludgeoned to death by his boyfriend at the peak of his career. What is Orton's legacy, and what would he have made of the strides towards equality made since his death by gay people in the UK?

Liam Barnes, BBC, 9th August 2017

Joe Orton's Loot will be performed uncensored

Joe Orton's classic farce Loot will be performed in its uncensored glory for the first time since its 1966 premiere.

A production at the Park Theatre will open next week to pay tribute to the murdered playwright, who was killed by his partner Kenneth Halliwell 50 years ago.

Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 9th August 2017

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