About 1984
By George Orwell
A new adaptation by Chris Hannan
Big Brother is watching you.
The Thought Police monitor every word you say.
Children spy on their parents and the Party has abolished the truth.
In this totally controlled world, Winston and Julia begin a love affair which catapults them into rebellion against the Party.
The nightmare of a totalitarian society built on terror and lies is brought to vivid life in this powerful new adaptation of Orwell’s final novel, which dramatises Winston and Julia’s epic battle to be human against all odds.
In 2026, George Orwell’s terrifying post-truth world of ‘alternative facts’ is more relevant than ever before.
A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Citizens Theatre and Dundee Rep Theatre Co-Production
Cast and Credits
Irene Allan
Neshla Caplan
Peter Collins
Jessica Hardwick
Robert Jack
Irene Macdougall
Zrey Sholapurkar
Jack Tarlton
- Director Dominic Hill
- Designer Tom Piper
- Lighting Designer Lizzie Powell
- Composer Nikola Kodjabashia
- Sound Designer Mark Melville
- Movement Director Emily Jane Boyle
- Video Designer Heather Scott
- Fight Director EmmaClaire Brightlyn
- Assistant Director Ben Purkiss
- Video Programmer Grace Priest
- CDG Casting Director Annelie Powell
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