{"product_id":"blue-orange-paperback-1","title":"Blue\/Orange - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Penhall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719425462335,"sku":"9781350011953","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b302436be10e8f400a3724fb871dd1d7.webp?v=1765085580","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/blue-orange-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}