The Ruffian on the Stair

The Ruffian on the Stair

The Ruffian on the Stair

The Ruffian on the Stair

The Ruffian on the Stair

Overview

One day a strange man appears asking for a room. He begins taunting the woman and comes close to viciousness. The next day he returns, but this time Mike is there too. We can now piece thin's together – Mike has killed the homosexual lover and brother of Wilson. So Wilson preten's to ravish Joyce and forces Mike to shoot him – "The heart is situated just below this badge on my pullover. Don't miss, will you?"

Want to perform this show?

Details

  • Genre: Mystery/Thriller
  • Time Period: Contemporary

Authors

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 ...
View full profile