Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange

Joe Penhall

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Blue/Orange

Blue/Orange

Joe Penhall

Overview

In a London psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an African dictator — a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. An incendiary tale of race, madness and a Darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying NHS. This multi-award-winning play premiered at the National Theatre in 2000 starring Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Andrew Lincoln.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), All Men
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Joe Penhall

Joe Penhall
Joe Penhall lives in London. His first play, WILD TURKEY, was performed at the Old Red Lion as part of the 1993 London New Play Festival. SOME VOICES (1994, Royal Court Theatre Upstairs) won him a Thames Television Bursary and the John Whiting Award in 1995 and was short-list ...
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