Christopher has spent the past month in a psychiatric ward. He believes oranges are blue and insists he should be released. His young doctor argues for further treatment, citing ongoing mental health concerns. As the two clinicians clash over diagnosis, resources, and racial bias, Christopher is caught between competing views of care, autonomy, and identity.

The play is written by Joe Penhall, one of Britain’s most significant contemporary playwrights. Blue/Orange premiered in 2000 and won both the Olivier Award and the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play. Penhall’s other theatre credits include Some Voices, Pale Horse, and Mood Music. His screenwriting includes Enduring Love, The Long Firm, and the Netflix series Mindhunter.

This production is directed by Robin Belfield and presented at Greenwich Theatre. It revisits Penhall’s acclaimed script, which remains a pointed examination of institutional prejudice, race, and psychiatric ethics over two decades since its premiere.