"Christopher has been confined to a psychiatric ward for a month. He wants out. The problem is he still thinks oranges are blue. A junior psychiatrist, convinced he needs help, wants to section him. The senior consultatnt thinks it's all a question of culture: at home in Shepherd's Bush, Christopher will be amongst 'his people'. And besides, it costs taxpayers' money to keep Christopher in care. Race, madness and medical ethics collide in Joe Penhall's exquisitely sharp modern classic."--Page [4] of cover.

"Blue/Orange was first performed in the Cottesloe auditorium of the Royal National Theatre, London, on 7 April 2000. This production opened at the Young Vic, London, on 12 May, 2016"--Added title page. "First published in 2000 by Methuen Publishing Limited; Revised edition published 2001; This edition published with some changes in the script 2016:--Title page verso.