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Mr. Sloane is a British comedy television series that was first broadcast on Sky Atlantic on 23 May 2014. [1] The six-part series was written by Robert B. Weide, Aschlin Ditta and Oliver Lansley and directed by Robert B. Weide. It is set in Watford in 1969.
- Comedy
Entertaining Mr Sloane is a three-act play written in 1963 by the English playwright Joe Orton. [1] It was first produced in London at the New Arts Theatre on 6 May 1964 and transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre on 29 June 1964.
- Joe Orton
- 1964
Entertaining Mr Sloane is a 1970 British black comedy film directed by Douglas Hickox. The screenplay by Clive Exton is based on the 1964 play of the same title by Joe Orton. This was the second adaptation of the play, the first having been developed for British television and broadcast by ITV on 15 July 1968. [3]
Mr. Sloane: Created by Robert B. Weide. With Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ophelia Lovibond. It's December 1969 in Watford, England, and Jeremy Sloane is at the end of his rope - literally.
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- 2014-05-23
- Comedy
- Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Peter Serafinowicz
In its day, Orton’s satire on social and sexual hypocrisy ignited controversy. Sloane was the Summer sensation of 1964 and was described by the London Evening News as ‘a real shocker’. However, it went on to win the London Critics’ Play of the Year award.
Entertaining Mr. Sloane opened in London in May of 1964 in a small “fringe” or off-Broadwaylike theatre. Its unconventional subject matter, explicit sexual themes, and coarse humor drew contradictory reviews, as did Orton’s plays throughout his career.
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