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What the Butler Saw is a two-act farce written by the English playwright Joe Orton. He began work on the play in 1966 and completed it in July 1967, one month before his death. It opened at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. Orton's final play, it was the second to be performed after his death, following Funeral Games in 1968.

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  • What the Butler Saw ist eine Farce des englischen Dramatikers Joe Orton (1933–1969). Das Stück feierte am 5. März 1969 Premiere im Londoner Queen’s Theatre. Es war Ortons letztes Werk und nach Funeral Games (1968) das zweite, das nach seiner Ermordung aufgeführt wurde. What the Butler Saw gilt als das beste Werk des „Meisters der extremen Farce“. Durch spätere Inszenierungen des Stückes erlangten hoch angesehene Darsteller wie Kate Winslet und David Tennant erste größere Aufmerksamkeit am Beginn ihrer Karrieren. (de)
  • Lo que vio el mayordomo (What the Butler Saw en su idioma original) es una obra de teatro en dos actos del dramaturgo británico Joe Orton, estrenada en 1969. (es)
  • What the Butler Saw is a two-act farce written by the English playwright Joe Orton. He began work on the play in 1966 and completed it in July 1967, one month before his death. It opened at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. Orton's final play, it was the second to be performed after his death, following Funeral Games in 1968. (en)
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  • 1969-01-27 (xsd:date)
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  • 1969-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • an examination room in a private clinic
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  • a couple succeed in extracurricular seductions and frantically try to hide their conquests
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  • original window card, Whitehall Theatre, 1975 (en)
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  • What the Butler Saw (en)
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  • 1969-01-27 (xsd:date)
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  • an examination room in a private clinic (en)
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  • a couple succeed in extracurricular seductions and frantically try to hide their conquests (en)
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  • What the Butler Saw ist eine Farce des englischen Dramatikers Joe Orton (1933–1969). Das Stück feierte am 5. März 1969 Premiere im Londoner Queen’s Theatre. Es war Ortons letztes Werk und nach Funeral Games (1968) das zweite, das nach seiner Ermordung aufgeführt wurde. What the Butler Saw gilt als das beste Werk des „Meisters der extremen Farce“. Durch spätere Inszenierungen des Stückes erlangten hoch angesehene Darsteller wie Kate Winslet und David Tennant erste größere Aufmerksamkeit am Beginn ihrer Karrieren. (de)
  • Lo que vio el mayordomo (What the Butler Saw en su idioma original) es una obra de teatro en dos actos del dramaturgo británico Joe Orton, estrenada en 1969. (es)
  • What the Butler Saw is a two-act farce written by the English playwright Joe Orton. He began work on the play in 1966 and completed it in July 1967, one month before his death. It opened at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. Orton's final play, it was the second to be performed after his death, following Funeral Games in 1968. (en)
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