What the Butler Saw

“You were born with your legs apart. They’ll send you to the grave in a Y-shaped coffin.”

Libidos run riot in this darkest of farces, stuffed full of twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic, as six characters gradually lose the plot, their wits and/or their clothes.

Orton lays out a smorgasbord of politically-incorrect taboos in deliberately bad taste, attacking society’s hypocrisy and the established order with his delicious brand of outrageous and subversive provocation.

Highly controversial when it premiered in 1969, What The Butler Saw retains its ability to shock, even though what society deemed unacceptable 50 years ago has fluctuated over time. The play remains a joyous and very, very silly celebration of queerness.

Following our production of Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane in 2012, we are delighted to be giving this, his final play, a long-overdue Sydney revival.

“Joe Orton’s richest and funniest play” Michael Billington

Event Details
Dates: 2 October - 3 November. Thursday – Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 5pm and Saturday 3 November 2pm only
Price: Concession $30, Full Price $35
To Book: Click Here or manager@newtheatre.org.au

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