Matthew Xia's revival of Joe Penhall's "timeless" production of Blue/Orange has been critically acclaimed and received brilliantly by audiences. We spoke to Matthew and Joe about the production and the script to get an insight into how they both approached the text, the themes it explores and what set the tone of Blue/Orange, including some iconic 90s tracks that fill the Young Vic every night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AkmQgb6YIE
In our podcast, Off Book, we went in depth with Matthew Xia on his approach to reviving Blue/Orange and talked about his upbringing in London, background as a DJ as well as the biggest influences on his artistic career.
[embed]https://soundcloud.com/youngvictheatre/matthew-xia-off-book[/embed]
Blue/Orange features some iconic 90s tracks featuring Oasis, Blur, Destiny's Child and many more. Enjoy some of the songs that set the scene with our Blue/Orange playlist.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqth0oZ0oHJJ0ikYC3FmAaOR0Y0U09UFs
Blue/Orange writer Joe Penhall discusses how he came to write his Olivier-award winning, 'state of the nation' classic and looks back on 90s Britain, when the script was written.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQET19MBkEY
Blue/Orange runs at the Young Vic until 2 Jul. Book your tickets online.
