George Orwell's 1984

By George Orwell

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 Winston's 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 O'Brien? Will he help them overthrow the regime, confront them with their most terrifying fears, or worse...?

Shocking and fantastical when first written in 1949, Orwell's 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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350543020
• ISBN13: 9781350543027
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Deviates corrected for their own good. Be aware of adaptions who knows what is adapted.

In a society that has eliminated many imbalances, surplus goods, and even class struggles, there are bound to be deviates; Winston Smith is one of those. He starts, due to his inability to doublethink, with thought crime. This is in a society that believes the thought is as real as the deed. Eventually, he graduates through a series of misdemeanors to illicit s-e-x and even plans to overthrow the very government that took him in as an orphan. If he gets caught, he will be sent to the "Ministry of Love," where they have a record of 100% cures for this sort of insanity. They will even forgive his past indiscretions. Be sure to watch the three major movies made from this book: 1984 (1954) Peter Cushing is Winston Smith 1984 (1956) Edmond O'Brien is Winston Smith Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) John Hurt is Winston Smith