1984 (adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, 2013)

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1984 (the 2013 adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan) is a critically acclaimed stage version of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, noted for its intense, immersive staging and innovative narrative structure.

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instanceOf stage play ⓘ
theatrical adaptation ⓘ
adapter Duncan Macmillan ⓘ
Robert Icke ⓘ
author Duncan Macmillan ⓘ
linked to: Duncan MacMillan

Robert Icke ⓘ
basedOn Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ
linked to: 1984
basedOnWorkBy George Orwell ⓘ
broadwayCity New York City ⓘ
broadwayOpeningYear 2017 ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Hudson Theatre ⓘ
centralCharacter Julia ⓘ
O’Brien ⓘ
linked to: O'Brien

Winston Smith ⓘ
coProducer Almeida Theatre ⓘ
Headlong ⓘ
Nottingham Playhouse ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
praised for innovative adaptation of Orwell’s novel ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 2013 ⓘ
genre dystopian theatre ⓘ
political drama ⓘ
hasProduction 1984 Broadway production ⓘ
1984 West End production ⓘ
knownFor controversy over graphic content in some performances ⓘ
intense sensory experience for audiences ⓘ
language English ⓘ
narrativeFeature framing device using the book club of 2050 ⓘ
nonlinear narrative structure ⓘ
notableElement Room 101 sequence ⓘ
graphic depiction of torture ⓘ
premieredAt Nottingham Playhouse ⓘ
premieredInCity Nottingham ⓘ
premieredInCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
stylisticFeature intense immersive staging ⓘ
strobe lighting and loud sound design ⓘ
use of live video on stage ⓘ
subsequentVenue Almeida Theatre ⓘ
Playhouse Theatre, London ⓘ
West End ⓘ
theme manipulation of truth ⓘ
psychological torture ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ
totalitarianism ⓘ

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