1984

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Event 1984
Venue ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland Central, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Arts Festival 2018
First Date 9 March 2018
Opening Date 9 March 2018
Last Date 25 March 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description April 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching. Set in a world where an invasive government keeps a malevolently watchful eye on its citizens, this radical and much-lauded staging explores surveillance, identity, and why George Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever. Orwell’s fiction has become our reality. From UK theatrical innovators Headlong, Orwell’s dystopian classic came roaring onto the stage in 2013 and since then it has become an international phenomenon. Seen by more than 500,000 people, it has enjoyed three hugely successful West End seasons and is a current hit on Broadway. Now as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and to mark Auckland Theatre Company’s 25th anniversary, the chilling prescience of Orwell is presented in its New Zealand premiere. A literary masterpiece meets sheer theatrical ambition as one of the 20th century’s greatest novels is given new life by some of the British theatre’s fastest rising stars. 1984. Book now. Big Brother is watching!
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Multimedia
Subjects Censorship
Nationalism
Politics
Power
Privacy
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Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
William Allert Actor Martin
Paul Blackwell Actor Parsons
Tom Conroy Actor Winston
Terence Crawford Actor O’Brien
Simon London Actor Charrington
Guy O'Grady Actor Syme
Tia Ormsby Actor Child
Fiona Press Actor Mrs Parsons
Rose Riley Actor Julia
Madeleine Walker Actor Child
Robert Icke Adaptor
Duncan Macmillan Adaptor
Shannon Rush Assistant Director
Gavin Norris Assistant Lighting Designer
Laura Palombella Assistant Stage Manager
Ian Valkeith Associate Designer Associate Video Designer
Corey McMahon Associate Director
Richard Bell Associate Sound Designer
George Orwell Author
Nick Purdie Company Manager
Chloe Lamford Designer
Robert Icke Director
Duncan Macmillan Director
Natasha Chivers Lighting Designer
Cath Bates Production Manager (Headlong)
Gavin Norris Production Manager
Tom Gibbons Sound Designer
Nicola Filsell Stage Manager
Bruce Bolton Technical Manager
Tim Reid Video Designer
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web http://2018.aaf.co.nz/events/1984-at-asb-waterfront-theatre/index.html
Programme http://2018.aaf.co.nz/assets/2018-Documents/1984-ShowProgramme-WEB.pdf
Library Collection Auckland Arts Festival 2018 website - archived by the National Library via https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/wayback/20180329080106/https://www.aucklandfestival.co.nz/
Event Identifier 157346
Dataset AusStage