Wednesday 09 October - Saturday 12 October 2024
£7/8/10 + £1 booking fee
The Edinburgh University Theatre Company presents 1984 - Adapted by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall Jr. and William A. Miles Jr., based on the novel by George Orwell.
The world as we know it has been destroyed and rebuilt as a police state, in which free thinking is not allowed. Those who are caught disobeying the orders of Big Brother, a supposedly all seeing political leader and the biggest propaganda mascot of Oceania, are publicly executed or disappear in the middle of the night.
Our story follows Winston Smith and Julia, who dare to love each other in this post apocalyptic hellscape. In a story of forbidden love, violence, and resistance, we will see what happens when two people try to escape the system, and finally find out what’s inside of room 101.
Utilising live cameras and video manipulation, this interactive interpretation of the infamous novel will leave audiences fully immersed in the terrifying reality of a totalitarian regime.
Please Note: This is an interactive production, in which the cast members will directly address the audience. Audience members may be spoken to, asked to move, and filmed.
Actor Molly Gilbert
Actor Thaddeus Buttrey
Actor Dan Bryant
Actor Robbie Morris
Actor Rose Sarafilovic
Actor Ece Yarasik
Actor Amelia Duda
Costume Manager Millie Franchi
Director Hunter King
Intimacy and Fights Coordinator Rebecca Mahar
Lighting Designer Tom Beazley
Producer Amy Stinton
Projections Manager Lewis Eggeling
Set Manager Lucie Benninghaus
Set Manager Louis Taylor
Stage Manager Azalea Drace
Tech Assistant Sophie Bendon
Tech Assistant Dorian Toms
Tech Assistant Lily Murphy
Tech Assistant Abi So
Tech Assistant Lee Newman
Tech Manager Moses Brzeski-Reilly
Vocal Processing/Recording Engineer Luke Hardwick
Welfare Contact Fiona Connor