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The Visitors

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  7f, 2m

The Visitors
by Joe Orton

Written in 1961, this is a thoroughly convincing exercise in slice-of-life realism set in a hospital where the dying Kemp is visited by his middle-aged daughter, while the nurses spend more time on in-fighting than on patient care. …

PLEASE NOTE: The script, published by Nick Hern Books, is currently unavailable for purchase (reprint under consideration).

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7f, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
Written in 1961, this is a thoroughly convincing exercise in slice-of-life realism set in a hospital where the dying Kemp is visited by his middle-aged daughter, while the nurses spend more time on in-fighting than on patient care.
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting A hospital ward.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Joe Orton

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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