They shared everything... except success.
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
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as Joe Orton
AliveBorn: March 21, 1958
Age: 68
London, England, UK
as Kenneth Halliwell
AliveBorn: May 24, 1953
Age: 73
London, England, UK
as Peggy Ramsay
AliveBorn: January 30, 1937
Age: 89
Greenwich, London, England, UK
as John Lahr
AliveBorn: November 12, 1943
Age: 82
New York City, New York, USA
as Anthea Lahr
AliveBorn: November 7, 1950
Age: 75
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
as Elsie Orton
AliveBorn: February 22, 1950
Age: 76
Smethwick, England, UK
as William Orton
AliveBorn: October 12, 1936
Age: 89
Kiren, Argyllshire, Scotland, UK
as Leonie Orton
AliveBorn: May 13, 1958
Age: 68
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
as Mrs Sugden
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mr Sugden
DeceasedBorn: October 11, 1940
Died: April 23, 2008
Age at death: 67
as Madame Lambert
DeceasedBorn: September 9, 1931
Died: June 25, 2011
Age at death: 79
as Education Officer
AliveBorn: June 27, 1940
Age: 86
as RADA Chairman
AliveBorn: June 4, 1930
Age: 96
as RADA Judge
DeceasedBorn: December 3, 1933
Died: December 19, 2020
Age at death: 87
as RADA Judge
DeceasedBorn: July 15, 1926
Died: June 8, 2013
Age at death: 86
as RADA Instructor
AliveBirth date not on record.
Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK
as Janet
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Orton's Friend
AliveBorn: December 14, 1961
Age: 64
Hampstead, London, England
as Orton's Friend
AliveBorn: June 4, 1964
Age: 62
London, England, UK
as Brickie
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Mr Cunliffe
AliveBorn: January 1, 1946
Age: 80
Dudley, Worcestershire, England, UK
as Miss Battersby
AliveBorn: August 12, 1953
Age: 73
London, England, UK
as Magistrate
DeceasedBorn: March 4, 1924
Died: July 30, 1992
Age at death: 68
as Counsel
DeceasedBorn: February 16, 1932
Died: November 2, 2024
Age at death: 92
as Policeman
AliveBorn: January 2, 1961
Age: 65
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
as Psychiatrist
AliveBorn: July 9, 1936
Age: 90
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
as Publisher
DeceasedBorn: September 6, 1932
Died: January 1, 2001
Age at death: 68
as Kenneth
AliveBirth date not on record.
as BBC Actor 1
AliveBorn: May 20, 1959
Age: 67
London, England, UK
as BBC Actor 2
DeceasedBorn: August 18, 1934
Died: February 2, 2009
Age at death: 74
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