Bluets

“Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a colour.”

Bluets is a story about depression and desire, pleasure and pain, and a person possessed by a lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Communing with artists like Joni Mitchell, Derek Jarman, Andy Warhol and Billie Holiday, blue is their constant companion as they navigate the devastating pain of a life-altering heartbreak.

Based on acclaimed author Maggie Nelson’s unique and electrifying book, Bluets is an adaptation by playwright Margaret Perry (Paradise Now!, Porcelain, Collapsible), directed by Katie Mitchell (Little Scratch, Anatomy of a Suicide).

Performed by Emma D’Arcy (House of the Dragon), Kayla Meikle (ear for eye) and Ben Whishaw (Cock, James Bond, This is Going to Hurt, Paddington).

Access Performances
Captioned performance - Friday 28th June 7.30pm & Saturday 29th June 1.30pm
Audio Described performance - Saturday 29th June 1.30pm (Tour Tour 12pm)

Age Restrictions

Ages 14+.

Royal Court Theatre Details

Tube lines: District And Circle

Nearest tube: Sloane Square

In congestion zone?: Yes

Facilities at Royal Court Theatre

Air conditioned

Bar

Disabled toilets

Infrared hearing loop

Toilets

Wheelchair accessible

Royal Court Theatre Location

Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS

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