Barry Kay, internationally acclaimed stage and costume designer, photographer, born 1932 Melbourne Australia, died 1985 London England





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The Keyhole - Le Serrure

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Drama - Play - Theatre of the Absurd

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1964/JUL/02

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The Keyhole - Le Serrure -------- Barry Kay Archive, all stage production data for 'No Why' completed






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Garry O'Connor
Royal Shakespeare Company
Aldwych Theatre, London
Mounted as part of "Expeditions One"
Première

The Madam: Elizabeth Spriggs
The Client: Henry Woolf

Jean Tardieu
Georgette Illes, Michael Kustow

A a man enters a brothel to fulfill his sexual fantasies. As
he stares through a keyhole, he excitedly describes his
fantasy girl as she discards one piece of clothing after
another. Once she reaches a state of complete nudity,
however, she does not stop - she continues her ghoulish
strip-tease, discarding cheeks, eyes, nose, until she is
nothing but a fleshless skeleton. Overcome with ecstasy,
the man throws himself against the door, killing himself
upon impact. The madam enters and, inspecting the body,
proclaims: “I think... the gentleman... is satisfied." - Source

RSC Performance Code KEY196407


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