{"product_id":"blue-orange-4","title":"Blue\/Orange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou'll never keep me locked up, white man. This is one nigga you don't get to keep, white man. Cos I'm gonna bark every time you come near. D'you understand?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher has been confined to a psychiatric ward for a month. He wants out. The problem is he still thinks oranges are blue. His doctor, convinced he needs help, wants to section him. The senior consultant thinks it's all a question of culture: at home in Shepherd's Bush, Christopher will be amongst 'people who think just like him'. And besides, it costs taxpayer money to keep Christopher in care. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRace, ethics, sanity and prejudice collide in Joe Penhall's exquisitely sharp 'state-of-the-nation' classic. \u003ci\u003eBlue\/Orange \u003c\/i\u003ewas first performed at the Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre, in April 2000. This edition has been published to coincide with the Young Vic's revival production in 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Penhall's plays include \u003ci\u003eSome Voices\u003c\/i\u003e (1994)\u003ci\u003e; Pale Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (1995)\u003ci\u003e; In Love and\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding \u003c\/i\u003e(1997)\u003ci\u003e; The Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eBlue\/Orange\u003c\/i\u003e (2000 - Evening Standard Best Play Award, the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play and the 2001 Olivier Award for Best New Play), \u003ci\u003eHaunted Child\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eBirthday \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eSunny Afternoon \u003c\/i\u003e(2014).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849595425042,"sku":"9781350011953","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b24a4404-523e-4852-bed9-2e433d493391.jpg?v=1737399005","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-orange-4","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}