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Orton and Halliwell took three extended holidays to Morocco between
May - July in 1965, 1966 and 1967. The couple also attempted to
take a holiday in Libya in March 1967. Arriving at Idris Airport
without any accommodation, Orton and Halliwell unsuccessfully
attempted to book a room in a number of hotels before eventually
taking up residence on the T.S.S ‘Carina’, an ex-German
cruise ship, promoted as Libya’s ‘only floating hotel’.
The holiday was a disaster, almost a scene from one of his own
plays, with the couple returning to London after little more than
24 hours:
‘The taxi drew up at the flat and we both stumbled
out – home again after a day trip to Tripoli’.
Orton Diary, 1967.
Text ©
Leicester City Council
Orton diary excerpt © The Orton Estate
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