{"product_id":"entertaining-mr-sloane-joe-orton-9781472527974","title":"Entertaining Mr Sloane","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished fifty years after the premiere of \u003ci\u003eEntertaining Mr Sloane\u003c\/i\u003e in 1964, and with a new introduction, this anniversary edition offers an opportunity to reappraise Joe Orton's reputation, and the status of his first major play, from a twenty-first century perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen it first appeared in the Swinging Sixties, Orton's satire on social and sexual hypocrisy both scandalized and delighted audiences. Its mix of sexuality and violence was explosive. Within a year, the play was being performed around the world and went on to be adapted for film and television, establishing Orton as a major voice and this play as one of the most ground-breaking of the century. This anniversary edition features previously unpublished material from the Joe Orton Archive, an interview with director Nick Bagnall, and an introduction by Emma Parker, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Leicester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Orton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472527976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472527974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Joe Orton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072113426687,"sku":"9781472527974","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a38e7f2-0aa2-4cbd-a29e-36f018853cce.jpg?v=1753415828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/entertaining-mr-sloane-joe-orton-9781472527974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}