| 1960 |
Orton
and Halliwell write novel, The Boy Hairdresser
|
| 1961 |
Orton
writes novel, The Vision of Gombald Proval (published
in 1971 as Head to Toe) |
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Orton
writes play, The Visitors |
| 1962 |
April:
Orton and Halliwell arrested for stealing and defacing
72 library books and removing 1,653 plates from art
books. Sentenced to 6 months in prison |
| |
May
– September: Orton sent to jail at HM Prison
East Church in Kent and Halliwell in HM Prison Ford
in Sussex |
| 1963 |
August:
Orton writes play, The Boy Hairdresser. Sold
to BBC Third Programme and re-titled The Ruffian
on the Stair |
| |
Sept
– December: Orton writes Entertaining Mr
Sloane |
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December:
Literary agent Peggy Ramsay
takes on Orton as client |
| 1964 |
At
Ramsay’s suggestion, Orton uses the name ‘Joe
Orton’ to distinguish himself from John Osborne |
| |
May
6th: Entertaining Mr Sloane opens at Arts
Theatre Club, London |
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June
29th: Entertaining Mr Sloane transfers to
Wyndham’s Theatre |
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August
31st: The Ruffian on the Stair broadcast
on BBC Third Programme |
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June
– October: Orton writes Loot |
| 1965 |
February
– March: First unsuccessful production of Loot
|
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April:
Revised version of Loot produced at University
Theatre, Manchester |
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May
– July: Orton and Halliwell take first holiday
to Tangier |
| |
July
– September: Orton writes The Erpingham
Camp |
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October:
Entertaining Mr Sloane opens on Broadway,
New York |
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