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Blue/Orange

Young Vic Theatre, London (****)

© Johan Persson, Luke Norris (Bruce), David Haig (Robert), Daniel Kaluuya (Christopher)

© Johan Persson, Luke Norris (Bruce), David Haig (Robert), Daniel Kaluuya (Christopher)

Sixteen years on from its premiere, Joe Penhall’s explosive exposé about race and mental health has, sadly, lost none of its relevance. People from a black African or Caribbean background are still disproportionately likely to be `sectioned’ – detained without their permission.  Continue reading

The Divided Laing – Or The Two Ronnies

Arcola Theatre, London (****)

© Adam Bennett

© Adam Bennett

Sometimes you just have to go with the flow. Patrick Marmion, erstwhile theatre critic turned play and screen-writer has produced a hugely enjoyable, anarchic, 1970s type anti-capitalist blast for today built around R D Laing, the controversial Scottish psychiatrist. Continue reading