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• Nov 19th 2007 to Nov 24th 2007

Event Details

• Group: Progress Theatre

Address

• Address:
  
  Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading RG1 5HL, Berkshire
• Location: South East

Contact Details

• Contact: 0118 960 6060 or enquiries [at] progresstheatre [dot] co [dot] uk

Extra Information

• Notes: In a London psychiatric hospital, a young black patient claims to be the son of Idi Amin, a seemingly far-fetched story that starts to become surprisingly plausible.Two psychiatrists are at odds as to whether his discharge should go ahead.Is he schizophrenic, or has he just suffered an isolated episode?And is his ethnicity influencing their diagnoses?A game of human chess evolves, and it becomes apparent that the patient’s true interests are secondary to a Darwinian power struggle that is taking hold.BLUE/ORANGE is a succinct, absorbing drama illustrating how we construct our idea of madness, and how human frailty can undermine the highest ambitions.BLUE/ORANGE won several awards in 2000 and 2001, including the Olivier Award for the Best New Play and the Evening Standard Best Play Award and the Critics’ Circle Best New Play Award, and was adapted as a BBC film.
• Webpage: http://www.progresstheatre.co.uk