BlueOrange, Joe Penhall
BlueOrange, Joe Penhall
2 Rating(s)
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Blue/Orange

Author: Joe Penhall

Narrator: Teagle F. Bougere, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2005


Synopsis

Two pschychiatrists - one new and inexperienced, the other his well-established mentor - battle over the diagnosis and treatment of Chris, a young black man who claims to be the son of African dictator Idi Amin. This dark, edgy comedy - winner of the 2001 Olivier Award for Best New Play - will leave you wondering if anyone in this threesome is sane.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Teagle F. Bougere, Matt Letscher and Daniel Davis.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mahdi

دیالوگ‌ها با اینکه ترجمه‌ش رو خوندم بسیار خوب و قوی بود اما خود داستان معمولی! من رو تا حدی یاد اولئانای دیوید ممت می‌انداخت.......more

Goodreads review by Adam

A play about the struggle of power, race and use of language in an NHS hospital. The language and plot developments are clever, slowly weaving the characters and their words together it also harks back to the PC brigade of what you can and call people and what is procedure and what is right and if b......more

Goodreads review by Bruce

Found this on a recommended reading list for drama on the /lit/ wiki page and boy howdy am I glad I gave it a go. A budding psychiatric doctor determines at the end of a court mandated twenty-eight days that his patient is clearly schizophrenic and requires further evaluation. Claiming to be the ill......more

Goodreads review by Pauline

This very clever and enthralling play gets top marks for holding my attention through every word spoken. Christopher, a black patient in his 20s is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and has been detained for 28 days under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. He describes an orange as blu......more