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A renowned Â鶹ÊÓƵ expert on playwright Joe Orton is involved in three public exhibitions about his life and work.

These mark the 50^th anniversary of the death of the Leicester-born playwright whose archive is housed at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ David Wilson Library. The Library also features a ‘ghost image’ of the writer created by the street artist STEWY.

Associate Professor in English, Dr Emma Parker (pictured), of the University’s , has played a leading role in celebrating Orton’s legacy.

All three exhibitions use material from the at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. They are:

• at the National Justice Museum, Nottingham from 22 July - 1 October 2017. Curated by Dr Emma Parker (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Bev Baker (National Justice Museum), with original commissioned artwork by artist David Lock (Joe Orton’s nephew).

• at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester from 29 July - 22 October 2017. Curated by Dr Emma Parker (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Dr Michael Petry (Museum of Contemporary Art, London), transfers from MOCA, where it ran 5 February - 4 March 2017. .
• Breaking Boundaries: Joe Orton and Me ²¹³ÙÌýSoft Touch: Young People’s Arts and Heritage Centre and Pork Pie Library, Leicester from 9 August - 8 September 2017 (Tuesday - Saturday, 12-5pm)