Adapted by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, the stage version of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, is returning to the Playhouse Theatre for a limited 12-week run
Orwell’s chilling and ingenious story is returning to the London stage
The production premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in September 2013 and enjoyed acclaim during its run at the Playhouse Theatre in the West End in 2014.
A dystopian masterpiece
Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece that is centred on the surmise, ‘Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past’, became one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, paving the way for the popularity of the likes of Big Brother and Room 101.
The plot is focused on Winston Smith, Comrade 6079, who, in April 1984, thinks a thought and starts a diary. Smith skilfully rewrites the past yet by doing so secretly rebels against the totalitarian society he lives in, which watches his every move and controls him through the watchful tele screens of Big Brother.
1984 is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Eleanor Lloyd Productions. It has designs by Chloe Lamford, sound by Tom Gibbons, lighting by Natasha Chivers and video by Tim Reid.
Following premiers from 12 June, 1984 will open at the Playhouse Theatre on 18 June 2015 where it will run for a limited 12-week season.
The production will then embark on an international and UK tour.
