Entertaining Mr Sloane

Play

Writers: Joe Orton

Context

Entertaining Mr Sloane was first produced at the New Arts Theatre in London in May 1964. Playwright Terrence Rattigan saw the production and agreed to put up £3,000 in sponsorship to enable the play to move into the West End. It opened at the Wyndham’s Theatre the following month. Directed by Alan Schneider, the Broadway premiere of the play took place in October 1965 but the production closed after just 13 performances.

In 1975, Entertaining Mr Sloane was revived at London’s Royal Court Theatre as part of the Joe Orton Festival. A subsequent London revival was staged in 1981, directed by

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