John Osborne backdrop to the play. An experimental piece, "The Entertainer" was interspersed with music hall performances. Most critics praised the development of an exciting writing talent: The words are Billy Rice's, though as with much of Osborne's work they could be said to represent his own sentiments, as with this quote from "Look Back in Anger": Osborne followed "The Entertainer" with "The World of Paul Slickey" (1959) a musical that satirizes the tabloid press, the unusual television documentary play "A Subject of Scandal and Concern" (1960), and the double bill "Plays for England", comprising "The Blood of the Bambergs" and "Under
John Osborne (writer) He has also been a guest on an episode of Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces podcast. Osborne has worked in schools and universities in England, Germany and Austria. Since 2013 he has been a patron of the Dignity in Dying campaign. John Osborne (writer) John Osborne (born 15 December 1981) writes books, scripts and stories for Radio 4. He co-created the Sky 1 sitcom After Hours. He is based in Norwich, United Kingdom and studied at the University of East Anglia. He created the sell out Edinburgh show John Peel's Shed and has written and performed six half hours storytelling shows