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Nov 22, 2017 · Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) ... The wit, work and world of the groundbreaking 60s playwright in his own words. Watch on BBC Two, 21:00, Saturday 25 November and on BBC iPlayer for 30 days.
May 16, 2018 · Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) Synopsis An animated tribute to Joe Orton marking the 50th anniversary of his death inspired by the prank letters of complaint that Orton penned under the pseudonym ‘Edna Welthorpe’.
Nov 22, 2017 · Yours Faithfully Edna Welthorpe, Mrs: Directed by Chris Shepherd. With Robin Sebastian, Alison Steadman. An animated tribute to Joe Orton marking the 50th anniversary of his death.
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- Animation, Short
- Chris Shepherd
- 2017-11-22
Chris Shepherd directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Joe Orton would write letters of complaint using the pseudonym of Edna Welthorpe. Using this persona, Orton would wind up companies, vicars and even ridicule his own plays. In this short we see what mayhem ensues when Edna writes to Smedley Jams and ...
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- University of Leicester, Polkadot Productions
- Chris Shepherd
Orton would write letters of complaint using the pseudonym of Edna Welthorpe. Using this persona, Orton would wind up companies, vicars, and even ridicule his own plays. An animated tribute to Joe ...
- Drama, Animation
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They commissioned acclaimed writers and artists to pay tribute to Orton’s subversive comic genius by writing new Edna Welthorpe letters. They also launched a creative writing competition to teach young people about Joe Orton and satire. The film was screened and the letters were read at Latitude Festival and at a special event at The Little ...
