1984
by George Orwell

1984 Book Cover
1984 Cover

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120 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsBritishAdaptation

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some find it gripping and appreciate its important message, others feel it can be heavy and overly focused on government themes.

Gripping and powerful messageImportant themes addressedIntriguing portrayal of dystopiaCan be slow and heavy at timesOverly dark and depressing

Synopsis

War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery.

Ignorance is Strength.

Winston Smith rewrites history for the Ministry of Truth, but when he's handed a note that says simply 'I love you' by a woman he hardly knows, he decides to risk everything in as earch for the real truth.

In a world where cheap entertainment keeps the proles ignorant but content, where a war without end is always fought and the government is always watching, can Winston possibly hold onto what he feels inside?

Or will he renounce everything, accept the Party's reality and learn to love Big Brother?

Press Reviews

"This is a staging that reconsiders a classic with such steely power that it chills brain, blood and bone.” —The Times (London). “…pitilessly brilliant…a superbly handled multimedia speculation on the nature of truth that never lets the audience off the hook.” —The Guardian (UK). “…complex, harrowing and ingenious…” —The Telegraph (UK). “…a work of extraordinary quality and intensity…a very neat theatrical telling of the classic dystopian parable which is more a study of internal tension and tiny acts of defiance as it is a political drama.” —The Independent (UK). “Icke and Macmillan’s adaptation of 1984 stands out as one of the most unique and disturbing takes on a book that sadly never seems to lose its relevance.” —The Hollywood Reporter. “…fresh, tight, and horrifying…a deadly chilling piece for dangerous times."

— Time Out London

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Publication

PublisherOberon
Year2017
BindingPaperback
Pages79
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822235927
ISBN-100822235927
eISBN-139781849433495

1984 is a British adaptation play written by George Orwell and published by Oberon (2017).

Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9781849433495).

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