Fails to ignite a spark

A lesser known Joe Orton play was the incentive for a long overdue visit to the Hope Theatre in Islington. I’m guessing most people wouldn’t be able to name more than three of his plays; Joe Orton actually wrote nine that have at some point been performed on stage. So I’m fairly certain The Ruffian on the Stair is one of the six you don’t know. It was originally written as a radio play and first broadcast by the BBC ...

Side holdingly, eye wipingly funny, gloriously uncut production of a rarely staged masterpiece of humour and language.

A dated play that spends much time stating the obvious. An interesting analogy that hasn't been worked out as much as it deserves.