"What the Butler Saw" is a two-act farce play written by the English playwright Joe Orton). Orton began working on the play in 1966 and completed it in July 1967, one month before his death. It opened at the Queens Theatre in London on 5 March 1969). The play is set in the sexually charged private clinic of psychiatrist Dr. Prentice and is an intensely funny farce. The plot revolves around a doctor in a psychiatric home who tries to seduce the woman he wants for a secretary, and their attempts to hide their conquests. The play features characters such as Dr. Prentice, Mrs. Prentice, Nicholas Beckett, Sergeant Match, and Dr. Rance). "What the Butler Saw" is Ortons final play, and it was the second to be performed after his death, following "Funeral Games" in 1968). The play has been described as hilarious, outrageous, and wonderfully verbal. It has been performed in various theaters and was also included in Channel 4s Blow Your Mind – See a Show series).