What The Butler Saw Reviews
LA Weekly- Not Recommended
"...Time has frayed the edges of Orton's once-insurrectionary lampoon; a bigger problem in this production is the ensemble's failure, despite individually capable performances, to collectively replicate the mindset that spurred Orton's outrage."
LA Theatre Review- Not Recommended
"...In the press packet for the production, there is an interview with the director, Alan Patrick Kenny, in which he said he picked this play because it would be the hardest thing he had ever directed. As much as I admire an artist's attempt to stretch his abilities, it seems he isn't quite yet ready for this task."
Stage Scene LA- Recommended
"...There are doubtless some amongst the Odyssey Theatre's post-retirement subscriber base for whom Joe Orton's brand of comedy will "cross the line of decency" (to quote a certain Mrs. Edna Welthorpe of Orton's day)-and more power to them. Not so this reviewer, who laughed long and hard throughout What The Butler Saw's two hours of nonstop wacky, twisted absurdity."
StageHappenings.com- Recommended
"...What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton is one of the funniest, wackiest plays to be seen. Playing at the Odyssey Theatre in West Los Angeles and directed by Alan Patrick Kenny, it is farce unlimited."
ArtsBeatLA- Not Recommended
"...Unfortunately this tired old play, with its undressing, cross-dressing and copious sexual innuendoes circa the Benny Hill era of British humor, simply doesn't hold up."
Total Theater- Recommended
"...It takes a while for director Alan Patrick Kenny's cast to get warmed up, but once they do they bring off Orton's uniquely campy British humor in spirited, hilarious fashion - no easy feat for American actors."