Metal tiles display the number “1984”; the 1, 9, and 4 are blue with mice standing by them, while the 8 is on a red tile with green lights shining through its holes.

1984

Drama Box Tale Soup present Tue 2 Mar 2027, 7:30pm The Haymarket
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Tickets:

£21.50

Under 25s and f/t students £16.50

Warning

Friends: Thu 24 Sep / General: Fri 25 Sep (10am)

Suitable for: ages 12 and over

Show contains: sexual references and distressing or potentially triggering themes including references to incarceration and torture.

Award-winning Box Tale Soup present a stunning new adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic. 

The year is 1984, perhaps - it is impossible to tell for certain. We are being watched; Big Brother is everywhere, truth changes daily, and everyone conforms. But for Winston Smith, an insignificant cog in the Party’s vast machine, this half-life is not enough. He dreams of freedom, but is he the only one? Dreams can be deadly when rebellion begins with a thought.

Featuring the voices of Sophie Aldred and Joanna Lumley, with Simon Russell Beale as the voice of Big Brother.

Cast & Creatives

Cast & Creatives

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    Three actors stand on a dimly blue-lit stage with fog, holding puppets positioned to appear as though the puppets have their hands on their chests.
    A man and a woman face each other on stage, wearing navy blue and grey clothes. The woman has her hands on the man's chest as they gaze into each other's eyes.
    Two male actors stand on a dimly blue-lit stage, looking at each other with serious expressions. One, with his back to the camera, hands the other a red ticket.
    Two male actors are on a dimly lit stage. One lies on the ground with a pained expression, while the other crouches beside him holding a red-lit taser.
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Reviews

5 Stars

..1984 is their latest triumph
Broadway Baby

5 Stars

..an incredible feat of storytelling.
Starburst Magazine

5 Stars

thought-provoking, striking production...
British Theatre Guide

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