Win tickets to see What the Butler Saw at the Curve
THE Curve in Leicester is the venue for the show What the Butler Saw in March and we have two pairs of tickets to give away.
The play was written by Leicester playwright Joe Orton and it will mark 50 years since his death.
Dr Prentice (Rufus Hound), a psychiatric doctor in an private clinic, is attempting to interview (and seduce) a would-be secretary, Geraldine (Dakota Blue Richards).
Unwittingly surprised by his wife (Catherine Russell), he hides the girl.
The affairs multiply as Mrs Prentice is seduced and blackmailed by young bellhop Nicholas Beckett (Jack Holden), and promises him the secretarial post. When a government inspector arrives (Jasper Britton), closely followed by Sergeant Match (Ravi Aujla), who is in search of missing parts of Winston Churchill, chaos, mistaken identities and cross-dressing lead the charge.
What the Butler Saw appalled and enraged certain audiences with its blatant sexual overtones, attacks on authority and conventional morality via its invitation to view other people’s sexuality and sexual identity from the position of voyeur. However, most critics regard it as Orton’s finest play, considered today as a contemporary classic. The London premiere at the Queen’s Theatre in 1969 starred Coral Browne and Sir Ralph Richardson.
Curve Chief Executive Chris Stafford and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster said in a joint statement:
“Joe Orton’s view of the world was utterly unique and his perspectives revelatory and provocative. What the Butler Saw’s explosive exposé of the Establishment feels more relevant than ever. In the 50th anniversary year since his death, we are thrilled to present Orton’s magnificent comedy in our 900 seat theatre. Alongside the Theatre Royal Bath team, we are proud to welcome this outstanding production team and company of actors to Curve.”
Orton’s final play, What the Butler Saw was completed just a month before his death and never seen by Orton himself. A trail-blazing iconoclast, whose influence on British theatre is still felt today, Curve’s staging of his masterpiece joins other events in Leicester to mark 50 years since Orton’s death.
To be in with a chance of winning one of the two pairs of tickets just answer this simple question.
Send your entries to: What the Butler Saw competition, The Hinckley Times, Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley LE10 1QU.
Include your name, address, daytime contact number and email address.
The show tickets will be for any performance between March 3 and March 7.
Closing date is Wednesday 22 February.
Normal Trinity Mirror competition rules apply. The Editor’s decision is final. No alternative prize will be offered. The names of the winners will be printed in due course. A full list of competition rules can be found at www.trinitymirror-midlands.co.uk/rules