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Joe Orton's play Loot to be staged uncut 50 years after being censored by Marianna Spring

Scenes that hinted at homosexuality and mocked church and police removed by lord chamberlain before 1966 West End debutJoe Orton's play Loot, originally censored for immorality more than 50 years ago, will be staged uncut for the first time next week to honour the anniversary of his murder. Before its West End debut in 1966, Orton's play fell foul of the lord chamberlain, who removed scenes that hinted at homosexuali…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:12pm on August 6, 2017

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