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The Ruffian on the Stair
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1f, 2m
The Ruffian on the Stair
by Joe Orton
One day a strange man appears asking for a room. He begins taunting the woman and comes close to viciousness. The next day he returns, but this time Mike is there too. We can now piece thin's together – Mike has killed the homosexual lover and brothe…
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Cast Size
1f, 2m -
Subgenre
Mystery/Thriller
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Summary
One day a strange man appears asking for a room. He begins taunting the woman and comes close to viciousness. The next day he returns, but this time Mike is there too. We can now piece thin's together – Mike has killed the homosexual lover and brother of Wilson. So Wilson preten's to ravish Joyce and forces Mike to shoot him – "The heart is situated just below this badge on my pullover. Don't miss, will you?"
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A kitchen/living-room
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Joe Orton
Joe Orton (1933 – 1967) was born John Kingsley Orton in Leicester 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 ...
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