George Orwell's 1984

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ROOM 101 BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU SUPER STATES THOUGHT POLICE On 4th April 1984, Winston Smith, comrade 6079, starts a diary. In a world where every action is painstakingly monitored and controlled, this simple act puts Winstons life in jeopardy. A clandestine love affair with co-worker Julia further enrages the authorities, but can they truly trust each other And what of the mysterious OBrien Will he help them overthrow the regime, confront them with their most terrifying fears, or worse Shocking and fantastical when first written in 1949, Orwells novel has remained one of the most chillingly prescient novels of the last century. This thrilling stage adaptation by Ryan Craig was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, in October 2024

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Ryan Craig is a British playwright, screen, television and radio writer whose plays usually involve both ethical and social matters. He is best known for his plays What We Did To Weinstein (Menier Chocolate Factory, London, 2005) which earned him a Most Promising Playwright Nomination at the Evening Standard Awards; The Glass Room (Hampstead Theatre, 2006), which deals with Holocaust denial; the English version of Tadeusz Slobodzianek's Our Class (2009), The Holy Rosenbergs (2011), both at the National Theatre and the semi-autobiographical Filthy Business (2017, Hampstead Theatre, London).