For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy is a 2021 play by Ryan Calais Cameron, inspired by Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf. The play follows six young Black British men - Jet, Midnight, Obsidian, Onyx, Pitch, and Sable - meeting for group therapy. The show was originally commissioned by New Diorama Theatre and co-commissioned by Boundless Theatre. Production history The show opened on 12 October 2021 at New Diorama Theatre in London, running until November. Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu directed the original production. The show is scheduled for a limited engagement at the Apollo Theatre from 25 March 2023 until 7 May. All six original cast members will be returning, and Ryan Calais Cameron will be directing. Cast Awards References 2021 plays British plays Plays about race and ethnicity West End plays