What the Butler Saw - Joe Orton

What the Butler Saw is definitely the pinnacle of Joe Orton's humour; it was the last play before he was brutally murdered one year later in 1970. The storyline is far too difficult to explain, but in very vague summary, it concerns a series of mistaken identities and one-liners that happen in a psychiatrist's office when an adulterous seedy affair with his potential secretary goes horribly wrong. The story begins with a traditional back drop with a basic set up of mistaken identity beginning the comedy, however the introduction of more characters and complications means the plot gets thicker ... more