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Sixth Form and FE students over 16 invited to write a new Edna Welthorpe letter in the spirit of Joe Orton

Graham Robson January 26, 2023

Joe Orton penned spoof letters of complaint that satirised social and sexual conservatism. He wrote letters mocking snobbery and homophobia under the pseudonym ‘Mrs Edna Welthorpe’, and sent them to a variety of institutions including Smedley’s Jam, Littlewoods catalogue and the Ritz Hotel.

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