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Entertaining Mr Sloane

Description: Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street, London, UK WC2H 7JB Box Office / Tickets:+44(0)207 836 3334. Opening: January 22, ... more

Entertaining Mr Sloane ... 22, 2001
Closing: April 7, 2001.

Newest Review: ... of forty years standing, may I say that I heartily agree with Peter Pinnell in his condemnation of Entertaining Mr Sloane. I myself was nauseated by this endless parade of mental and physical perversion. And to be told that such a disgusting piece of filth now passes for humour! Today’s young playwrights take it upon themselves to flaunt their contempt for ordinary decent people, I ... more

... hope that the ordinary decent people of this country will shortly strike back! Yours truly, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)” That just about sums it up! It is worth seeing for Alison Steadman and Clive Francis alone. The other two members of the cast are...more

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Entertaining Mr Sloane: Sloane is still Entertaining (962 words)
by pjs21 - written on 14/02/01 (Very useful, 147 readings)
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Entertaining Mr Sloane Joe Orton’s nasty comedy Entertaining Mr Sloane was premiered in London in 1964, it was then not seen again in the West End until 1975. This cast featured the fabulous Beryl Reid who then went on to star in the film version. Now it returns in a production that I’m sure Orton would approve of. The Basic Plot (without giving anything away) Mr Sloane, a young man, moves into the house with Kath and her father, Kemp, he is unknown to her, but the “Papa” seems to remember him from somewhere. Then there’s Kath’s brother, Ed. He’s done very well for himself in business and ...

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