1984 is set to transfer from London’s Almeida Theatre to the West End. Based on George Orwell’s classic 1949 novel and adapted and co-directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan…
1984, a new stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece jointly written and co-directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, will transfer to the West End's Playhouse T…
While this Workshop rendering is less ambitious than some productions I've seen, this one captures its life-enhancing message of rebirth and redemption
George Orwell's prophetic 1984 was released more than 30 years before its title date and yet is more relevant in modern Britain than ever. The development and growth of technology, and the b…
Dystopian plays are rare, but from Samuel Beckett's Happy Days to Caryl Churchill's Far Away, there have been some standout original stage creationsThe arrival of 1984 at the Almeida theatre…
Although there can scarcely have been a time when the warnings of "1984" didn't feel urgent, Edward Snowden's revelations about present-day governmental monitoring of private behavior have t…
I came home from the opening night of Headlong's 1984 at the Almeida Theatre in a foul mood. It's a brilliant production and a slick adaptation by Robert Icke (@robertwicke) and Duncan Macmi…
Winston Smith is alone. Isolated in a pool of light, with an anglepoise lamp at his shoulder, he is about to pen the first entry in his private diary. But he is, of course, being watche…
Almeida, LondonThe fierce intelligence of the Almeida, Headlong and Nottingham Playhouse's spin on George Orwell shines through - but the play contributes to a worrying theatrical trendIt is…
This new adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 at the Almeida Theatre is slow, po-faced and far too wordy, says Tim Walker
Almeida; Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonOrwell's 1984 comes to tremendous, hellish life. And Joan Littlewood's satire still bitesIt is hugely ambitious to put this dystopia on stage. Ha…
Flash bang wallop. Headlong, the theatre company which the Almeida's new artistic director Rupert Goold led for eight years until 2013, has a particular style which some people love and othe…
Headlong's adaptation arrives at the Almeida to inaugurate Rupert Goold's tenure as artistic director
This stage version of 1984 is harrowing and ingenious - and it makes the Orwellian nightmare vividly fresh, says Charles Spencer
A TERRIFYING, TRIUMPHANT HEADLONG  TAKE ON ORWELL I think George Orwell would be sourly pleased at the way Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan of Headlong and Nottingham Playhouse have …
London openings this week include the 50th anniversary production of Joan Littlewood's production at Theatre Royal, Stratford East
A Taste Of Honey | Jane Eyre | 1984 | Frozen | An August Bank Holiday Lark | The OdysseyA Taste Of Honey, LondonDirector Joan Littlewood's centennial year is being marked at the moment by Oh…
Classic Clips: Frank Langella (1984) Watch this entire Working In The Theatre episode here: http://youtu.be/xdPh6fbT-eE From: AmericanTheatreWing Views: 15 0 ratings Time: 03:08 More …
 George Orwell's novel 1984 has been regarded as one of the greatest dystopian fiction novels ever written, setting the benchmark for the rest of its genre. Now, Orwell's haunting vision…
It seems a suitably Orwellian reward to the extraordinary success story that is Nottingham Playhouse's co-production of 1984. On the day that tickets for its keenly-awaited opening at th…
There is no doubting that Headlong's production of Orwell's dystopian novel is one of some power and tremendous ingenuity. I left the theatre feeling genuinely unsettled " but not moved. The…
Mark Arends© Headlong Liverpool PlayhouseOrwell must be turning in his grave, no, not because phrases like 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101' have been ...
Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan's adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel will come to the Almeida Theatre following a successful UK tour
Nottingham Playhouse and Headlong's production of 1984 is to transfer to the Almeida Theatre next year. The new stage adaptation by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan of George Orwell's novel …
1984, a new stage adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece jointly written and co-directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, will transfer to London's Almeida Theatre, …