Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. It went to londons west end in 2001 in 2007, an audio production of the play was released starring daniel davis, teagle f. Matthew xia on the research that went into blueorange and the plays relevance today science centre stage. Blueorange student editions kindle edition by joe penhall. Race, ethics, sanity and prejudice collide in joe penhall s exquisitely sharp stateofthenation classic. Joe penhall is a writer and producer, known for the road 2009, mindhunter 2017 and enduring love 2004. Blueorange is the first play by joe penhall to be produced at the national theatre. Awardwinning writer joe penhall first rose to prominence in 1994 with his royal court play some voices and he has been described by the financial times as one of the finest playwrights of his generation.
Its about a young african man who has been institutionalized for thirty days of observation because of mental illness and the two doctors that treat him and dont agree on a course of action. Christopher daniel kaluuya, a young black man, is in a london nhs psychiatric hospital. Daniel kaluuya discusses his career and taking on the role of christopher in blueorange the british blacklist. Prepare for a gripping, funny and provocative evening out as the thrilling psychological play, blueorange comes to the new victoria theatre, woking for just one week from tue 16 sat 20 october.
Download pdf on the shore of the wide world free online. This edition has been published to coincide with the young vics revival production in 2016. A very recent example is antony neilsons wonderful world of dissocia2007 which narrates the story of protagonist lisa. It was also great to hear her say that featuring in our pages in 20 led to many rewarding and farflung opportunities for public engagement and research. Professor stokoe certainly gripped the audience at the societys annual conference, and our coverage on p. Matt letscher two psychiatrists one new and inexperienced, the other his wellestablished mentor battle over the diagnosis and treatment of chris, a young black man who claims to be the son of african. Joe penhall nordiska international performing rights. But joe penhalls arguments about racism and psychiatry are still rousing. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Blueorange is an accessible and vibrant play, which explores a number of important issues and which makes it a good choice to study. Jun 19, 2018 penhall, most recently known for creating the mindhunter series on netflix, signifies this in the arguments back and forth between the psychiatrists.
In a london psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an african dictatora story that becomes unnervingly plausible. In a london psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an african dictator a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. A threeactor, ideasdriven piece, it is constructed around a struggle between two psychiatrists as they debate the treatment of a patient. This fresh production from theatre royal brighton productions has been brought to you by artistic director christopher luscombe the madness of george iii, dandy dick and spamalot in the west end. Mccraneys in the red and brown water was winner of the alliance theatres 2007 kendeda. Blueorange national theatre, 2000 winner of the evening standard best play award, the olivier award for best new play and the critics circle award for best new play. Joe penhall books list of books by author joe penhall. Media in category joe penhall the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
The premise is that back in the seventies, four women invented time travel. Aug 01, 2006 joe penhall in a london psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to be the son of an african dictator a story that becomes unnervingly plausible. This is an interesting technique used by joe penhall and is perhaps a way of generating a discussion outside of the performance. Joe penhalls play blueorange premiered in londons national theatre in 2000, and is now revived at the young vic. Feb 25, 2019 blue orange is a play written by joe penhall. And matthew xias production elicits a memorable performance. The underlying seriousness of the play is counterpointed by penhalls clever humour, his ability to use razorsharp wit and exotic ideas to keep one step ahead of his audience. Joe scott penhall born 1967 is an english playwright and screenwriter, best known for his awardwinning stage play blueorange, the awardwinning west end musical sunny afternoon and creating the netflix original series mindhunter. You tend to get better unless youre very unlucky and the fire goes. Browse joe penhalls bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Its expensive technology, and therefore becomes the occupation of a select few, run by an organisation called the conclave. In a london psychiatric hospital, an enigmatic patient claims to. Three other new plays premiered at the national charlotte jones humble boy, mark ravenhills mother claps molly house, and gregory burkes gagarin way, a coproduction between the traverse, edinburgh and the.
Matthew xia talks to vice about blueorange and knocking down barriers in theatre. Blueorange is an incendiary tale of race, madness and a darwinian power struggle at the heart. Joe penhall is a formidable force in the field of british theatre. Besides interrogating the very idea of madness, blue orange. Joe penhall 2000 begins to discuss schizophrenia in his play blue orange. Landscape with weapon, about a brilliant young engineer who invents an innovative and devastating weapon of mass destruction, was first performed at the national theatre in 2007, directed by roger michell. So why does christopher think the oranges in the bowl are blue, inside and out. Blueorange was first performed at the cottesloe theatre, national theatre, in april 2000. The psychology of time travel is one of the best and cleverest novels about time travel that ive ever read. Blueorange is a play written by english dramatist, joe penhall. May 01, 2014 examples of a focus on reflection and debate can be found in joe penhalls blueorange 2000, lucy prebbles enron 2009, d. Flaherty swears it is evidence of his psychosis and, although it is the day set for discharge, is bent on keeping him in the hospital.
Blueorange isbn 97850011953 pdf epub joe penhall ebook. Joe penhall 12 as the sheffield crucible revives his blueorange 2000, the playwright discusses his controversial hit about mental health. But beyond that i was given free rein to do whatever i wanted. Blueorange by joe penhall overdrive rakuten overdrive. A thrilling psychological play, blueorange was instantly recognised as a landmark event, winning every major award for best new play. Blueorange student editions kindle edition by penhall. Joe penhall has 17 books on goodreads with 957 ratings. Blue orange audio cd july 1, 2005 by joe penhall author. Jun 05, 2016 blueorange does not startle as it did 15 years ago. Penhall, most recently known for creating the mindhunter series on netflix, signifies this in the arguments back and forth between the psychiatrists. An incendiary tale of race, madness and a darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying national health service, blueorange premiered at londons cottesloe theatre in april 2000 and transferred to the west end in 2001. Joe penhalls birthday is a great idea that fails to deliver, writes susannah.
Andrew lincoln simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. We sat down with blueorange writer, joe penhall to discuss how he came to write the olivieraward winning play about race, ethics, sanity and prejudice in the sharp state of the nation classic. His debut at the royal court, some voices, won the john whiting award for best new play. Joe scott penhall born 1967 is an englishaustralian playwright and screenwriter, best known for his awardwinning stage play blue orange, the awardwinning west end musical sunny afternoon and creating the netflix original series mindhunter early life. Blueorange isbn 9781408140918 pdf epub joe penhall. Born in london, penhall was raised in adelaide, australia. His brothersister trilogy are set in the louisiana projects and explore yoruba mythology.
A perfect reminder of the relevance, vitality and innovation of british theatre, this collection represents some of the most exciting plays to emerge in recent years. The multiaward winning play by highly acclaimed writer joe penhall was instantly recognised as a landmark. However, we have dozens of other monologues that you can explore in our library of audition monologues. Race, ethics, sanity and prejudice collide in joe penhalls exquisitely sharp stateofthenation classic. Joe penhalls blueorange comes to woking news atg tickets. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. His national theatre play blueorange won an olivier award, an evening standard award and the critics circle award for best play. T he lunatics are running the asylum in joe penhalls 2000 play, which is set in a psychiatric hospital where juliet, a young black woman, has.
English playwright joe penhall takes an adventurous leap into the complexities of psychiatry and mental health in his multiaward winning play, blueorange. Oct, 2015 blueorange ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger as the final conflict between bruce and robert is left unresolved. Olivier awardwinning writer joe penhall in conversation. In the final instalment of our interview, he explains why local journalism is so important, how its influenced his writing, recalls a little incident with the queen mother in a fire escape, and talks about a. Described by the financial times as one of the finest playwrights of his generation, joe wrote blueorange for the. Joe scott penhall born 1967 is an english playwright and screenwriter, best known for his awardwinning stage play blue orange, the awardwinning west end musical sunny afternoon and creating the netflix original series mindhunter. This edition has been published to coincide with the. Please leave your comments below and if you like what you see press subscribe.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. If he were an astronaut, hed grace the front page of the advertiser and would be called our joe. But joe penhall above is also well known for writing plays blueorange, some voices, pale horse, haunted child to name a few as well as adapting novels enduring love and the. Blueorange is featured in time outs top ten theatre. This free event sees joe penhall joined by mtc literary director chris mead to talk about success, failure and the power of story, about his theatre career in london and being a playwright in hollywood. Blueorange ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger as the final conflict between bruce and robert is left unresolved.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Pdf methuen drama book of 21st century british plays. Set in a mental hospital it provides a riveting exploration of racism, health and power, and was the winner of the olivier award for best new play 2001. New plays of ideas and an aesthetics of reflection. Joe penhall part 3 before joe penhall was a multiawardwinning writer, he wasnt a very good journalist in west london. Blueorange is a piece that obeys much of what is known to make a good play. Getting its scottish premiere from the feisty fiveyearold rapture theatre under michael emans direction, it claws a savagely sharp finger nail down the bland face of a profession we tend to view with ambivalence and wary reservation. A sardonically comic piece which touches on race, mental illness, and 21stcentury british life. Haunted child modern plays by joe penhall and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy a cheap copy of blueorange book by joe penhall. Roger michells production of joe penhalls cottesloe hit blueorange transfers to the west end.
Joe penhall, an english writer, is known for his threecharacter full length plays, and this is the best of the several i read. Joe penhall first came to wide recognition in 1994 when his play. The cast features thomas coombes save me, sky as bruce, richard lintern silent witness, bbc and the crown, netflix as robert and ivan oyik, who. Blueorange by joe penhall joe penhalls award winning three hander is a profoundly disconcerting play. Penhall has said that after writing blueorange a huge dark play he wanted to write a small light play. Anthony neilson, bola agbaje, joe penhall, kwame kweiarmah. Pdf methuen drama book of 21st century british plays blue. From joe penhall mindhunter, the last king of scotland and the road, this olivier awardwinning play is a darkly funny dissection of institutional racism and mental health in modern britain. An incendiary tale of race, madness and a darwinian power struggle at the heart of a dying national health service, blue orange premiered at londons cottesloe theatre in april 2000 and. A sardonically comic piece which touches on race, mental illness, and 21stcentury british life, it premiered at the cottesloe theatre in april 2000, starring bill nighy, andrew lincoln and chiwetel ejiofor. We dont currently have any monologues from joe penhall.
Joe penhall s multiawardwinning blue orange was heralded as one of the best new plays in the nationals history sunday times. Awardwinning writer joe penhall was described by the financial times as one of the finest playwrights of his generation. Alex loft lyttelton theatre simon bowen 2006 the late henry moss. How to talk so people listen home the psychologist. Joe bush theatre simon bent 1999 hushabye mountain. Penhall was raised in adelaide and is based in london. Listed by variety magazine as one of their 10 screenwriters to watch in 2008, he continues to have an impressive track record of successful playruns maturing seamlessly into awardwinning television shorts and successful films. In the end, it may not matter whether the oranges are orange or blue.
Joe penhall s play blue orange premiered in londons national theatre in 2000, and is now revived at the young vic. As blueorange is revived, its author explains the link to the kinks and the fbi. Danny hampstead theatre jonathan harvey 20002001 blueorange. Blueorange isbn 9781408140918 pdf epub joe penhall ebook.
From the moment joe penhalls play was premiered back in 2000, it was obvious that here we have a contemporary classic. Besides interrogating the very idea of madness, blueorange explores the connection between. Simon odwyer hes the son of a dentist and physiotherapist who once startled the queen while working as a cub reporter in west london. Praise for joe penhalls blueorange news atg tickets. Joe penhalls multiawardwinning blueorange was heralded as one of the best new plays in the nationals history sunday times.
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