{"product_id":"9781350011953","title":"Blue\/Orange","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBlue\/Orange\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoe Penhall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 June 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350011953\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332306665612,"sku":"9781350011953","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_bac89bb1-d4db-4257-8304-a9ef18f43ce4.jpg?v=1783602822","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350011953","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}