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Loot

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  1w, 5m

Joe Orton

"Seethes with black, baleful mirth. Cudgels traditional morality."- Associated Press

Loot

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 5m
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
A masterpiece of black farce, Loot follows the fortunes of two young thieves. Dennis works for an undertaker. Hal's old Mum has just died. They rob the bank next door to the funeral parlour and find just the place to hide the loot. With the money hidden in Mum's coffin, there's no place for Mum whose body keeps re-appearing at the most inopportune times. When Inspector Truscott turns up, the already thickened plot goes topsy-turvy. Loot saw its premiere in London in 1966 and remains on of the most potent works from this master of the macabre.
Keywords
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"Seethes with black, baleful mirth. Cudgels traditional morality.-Associated Press

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Joe Orton

Joe Orton
Joe Orton (1933 – 1967) was born John Kingsley Orton in Leicester and from the age of two, lived on the Saffron Lane council estate. After winning a scholarship to RADA in 1951, he met Kenneth Halliwell, an actor and writer seven years his senior. Halliwell would become Orton ...
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