Legacy
The revised version of Up Against It was first published, with an introduction by Orton's biographer John Lahr, in 1979; the original draft has never been published. The manuscript of this draft resides in the Joe Orton Collection at the University of Leicester.
Although the actual screenplay has never been staged or filmed, a musical theatre adaptation of Up Against It opened Off Broadway on 14 November 1989, with music by Todd Rundgren. Tony-nominee Alison Fraser appeared in it. A recording of Rundgren's song demos for the show was released in Japan in 1997. Several songs from the show, however, appeared on Rundgren's albums Nearly Human and 2nd Wind.
A ninety minute radio play was broadcast in September 1997 in the UK on BBC Radio 3. It included Blur singer Damon Albarn in the cast.
In addition, Orton's screenplay was name-checked in the Pet Shop Boys song of the same name off the duo's 1996 LP Bilingual.
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