1984

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**Please note that this performance will be filmed. If you would prefer not to appear on camera, please inform a member of the Front of House team on arrival, and they will ensure you are seated in an area that is not being filmed.** 1984 by George Orwell, adapted by Nick Hern ‘O’Brien! They’ve got you too!’ ‘They got me a long time ago.’ Winston Smith is in prison, found guilty of Thoughtcrimes against Big Brother. As part of his reconstruction, he must re-enact key moments from his past life, with the help of other thought criminals, so that everyone can learn from his mistakes. Including his biggest mistake of all: falling in love with Julia. George Orwell’s classic dystopia 1984 is a still-resonant vision of the tolls of living under totalitarianism. Constructed almost entirely from dialogue taken from the original novel, this bold and powerful dramatisation restores the blazing heart of Orwell’s work: a doomed love story, with the lovers at its centre. This performance is performed by year 13 Applied Theatre students alongside a festival week with community workshops on the themes of the show.