{"product_id":"entertaining-mr-sloane-9781350607019","title":"Entertaining MR Sloane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTell him to put his trousers on. Cantering around the house with a bare bum . . . Can't leave you alone for five minutes. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen lonely Kath offers the mysterious Mr Sloane a room to rent in the family home, her businessman brother Ed does not approve. After all, what will people say? But soon, he becomes equally taken with the charismatic young Sloane. Only their old Dadda remains wary, convinced that he recognises this stranger. What begins as a convenient living arrangement spirals into a dangerous game of desire and deceit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Orton's 1964 cult classic brims with manipulation, seduction, and a devilish wit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the revival in September 2025 at London's Young Vic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Orton\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-1967) was an English playwright noted for his black comedies, which combine genteel dialogue with violent and shocking action. He delighted in shocking audiences by breaking taboos surrounding sexuality and death in conventionally structured 'black' farces involving epigrammatic dialogue and frenetic, convoluted plots. His plays include \u003ci\u003eEntertaining Mr Sloane\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eLoot\u003c\/i\u003e (1965) and \u003ci\u003eWhat the Butler Saw\u003c\/i\u003e (1969).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705088049426,"sku":"9781350607019","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0b01352-9aad-4361-8666-050ce4de3aed.jpg?v=1762339557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/entertaining-mr-sloane-9781350607019","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}