STOP PRESS - WRITING JOE ORTON SAT JAN 14TH
Come and enjoy theatre, wine, creative writing and Islington Museum's acclaimed new Joe Orton exhibition as part of the Write Queer London festival.

Curator Cheryl Smith introduces an exhibition including Orton's sexy Moroccan diaries and many of the Islington library book covers 'improved' by Orton and Halliwell, leading to their imprisonment. Then playwright Phil Setren leads a creative writing workshop on the art of writing an Ortonesque scene - helped by actors, who will be performing pieces from Orton himself and some of the playwrights he has influenced. More details here

COST £7.50 /£5 concessions, please book through Kate@untoldlondon.org.uk

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EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES

Exhitibition and Events at Islington Museum
'Malicious damage: The life and crimes of Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell in Islington'. Islington Museum - FREE
14 October 2011 – 25 February 2012
STOP PRESS: EXTENDED DATES AND EVENTS ADDED - SEE HERE

In 1962 the aspiring playwright Joe Orton and his partner and mentor Kenneth Halliwell, who lived together in Islington, were each sentenced to six months imprisonment for malicious damage to Islington Public Library books. The offenders were found guilty of stealing and ‘doctoring’ library book covers with images from other sources or by adding new text and narrative. They also removed illustrations from library art books to ‘wallpaper’ their bed-sit at 25 Noel Road.

For the first time at Islington Museum, offers the opportunity to view all of the surviving doctored book covers along with other material reflecting the life and work of the pair. 'Malicious Damage' is also the title of a new book about Orton and Halliwell to be published by Islington Library and Heritage Services and Donlon Books later in the year. See more details of the exhibition and series of accompanying events here