John Kingsley Orton was born in Leicester in 1933 and from the age of two, lived on the Saffron Lane council estate. After winning a scholarship to RADA in 1951, he met Kenneth Halliwell, an actor and writer seven years his senior. Halliwell would become Orton's friend, mentor, lover and, eventually, his murderer.
Novels
The Boy Hairdresser (1954) (with Kenneth Halliwell)
Between Us Girls (1957)
Lord Cucumber (1960) (with Kenneth Halliwell)
Head to Toe (1971)
Between Us Girls (1957)
Lord Cucumber (1960) (with Kenneth Halliwell)
Head to Toe (1971)
Collections
Plays
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1964)
Loot (1966)
The Erpingham Camp (1967)
What the Butler Saw (1969)
Funeral Games (1970)
The Good and Faithful Servant (1970)
Up Against It (1979)
Fred and Madge (1998)
Loot (1966)
The Erpingham Camp (1967)
What the Butler Saw (1969)
Funeral Games (1970)
The Good and Faithful Servant (1970)
Up Against It (1979)
Fred and Madge (1998)