GREENWAY ARTS ALLIANCE PRESENTS
George Orwell’s 1984

Adapted for the stage by Alan Lyddiard, Directed by Kate Jopson.

Based on the iconic novel by George Orwell, 1984 brings us the story of Winston Smith, a cog in the giant machine state of Oceania. Physically and mentally under the omnipresent eye of Big Brother, Winston has been caught struggling for scraps of love and freedom in a world awash with distrust and violence. Ferociously and provocatively staged by Kate Jopson, Greenway brings to the stage of one of the most prescient works of literature of the last century.

1984 is a powerful examination of what might have been – and may still be. It is a work of fiction, not prophesy. It is an extrapolation of the history and political philosophies of the twentieth century. This production is a complex multi-media piece merging live performance and music with intricate video and audio design.

Kate Jopson is Artistic Director of The Flagship Ensemble, and Associate Artistic Director of Circle X Theatre Co. Most recent directing credits include:  Twelfth Night with Coeurage Theatre Co. and the critically acclaimed, Second Skin with The West/The Flagship Ensemble.

Adapted by Alan Lyddiard this stage version has been described by The Scotsman as “mind blowing” — an appropriate term of praise given that 1984 describes the brainwashing of both an individual and a society. Orwell’s harrowing vision of society controlled through Newspeak, Doublethink and the ever-present, all-seeing eye of Big Brother is given a twenty-first century make-over with a mix of visual theatre, music and projection.