Fred and Madge , Hope Theatre, London
Hope Theatre, London: This, Joe Orton's first play, looks at the tedium of marriage and everyday life - but it's not all doom and gloom; Fred and Madge is a riotous satire. From its deadpan Becketian beginnings to its increasingly farcical conclusions you see all of Orton's wild genius developing minute by minute. It makes for a messy play but a brilliant one too; this is unlike anything else you'…