The production will run at the theatre from the 1st to the 25th October.
The Greenwich Theatre has announced the cast for its production of by Joe Penhall’s (The Road, 2009; Mindhunter, 2017) Blue/Orange, which will officially open at the theatre on the 8th October.
It has been announced that the cast is set to include: John Michie (Taggart, ITV; Holby City, BBC; Coronation Street, ITV), Rhianne Barreto (The Outlaws, BBC; Honour, ITV; No Escape, Paramount+), and Matthew Morrison (EastEnders, BBC; Boy Meets Boy, Cosmic Productions).
Christopher 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. Race, ethics, sanity and prejudice collide in Joe Penhall’s exquisitely sharp ‘state of the nation’ classic.
Artistic Director James Haddrell comments, “I am delighted to have such an exciting cast taking on this new production of Blue/Orange, and to be working with Joe Penhall to amend the script for this 25th anniversary revival. Changing the character of Bruce, written and traditionally presented as a young white man, to a young south Asian female gives new resonance to her interactions with the other characters, adds further layering to debates about race and culturalheritage, and presents a more contemporary picture of health care in Britain in the 2020s.”
To book tickets visit: https://greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/blueorange/