The production will run at the Theatre Royal Bath from the 20th to the 28th September, before embarking on a UK tour.
Full casting has now been confirmed for Ryan Craig’s adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel 1984.
Directed by Lindsay Posner (Noises Off, A View From The Bridge), the cast is set to include: Keith Allen (The Young Ones) as O’Brien, alongside Mark Quartley (Inside Man) as Winston, Eleanor Wyld (Macbeth) as Julia and David Birrell (King John) as Parsons. Niamh Bennett will play the Voice of the Telescreen, with Lewis Hart as the camera operator.
On 4th April 1984, Winston Smith, comrade number 6079, starts a diary, a simple act which 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…?
Following the production’s run in Bath, it will then travel to: Malvern Theatre (1 to 5 October), Poole’s Lighthouse Theatre (8 to 12 October), Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (15 to 19 October), Cambridge Arts Theatre (22 to 26 October), Theatre Royal Brighton (29 October to 2 November), Richmond Theatre (12 to 16 November) and Liverpool Playhouse (19 to 23 November).
The creative team behind this new stage adaptation includes: Justin Nardella (set, costume and video design), Paul Pyant (lighting design) and Giles Thomas (sound design), alongside associate video designer Stanley Orwin-Fraser, casting director Ginny Schiller, associate director George Jibson and assistant designer Lorelei Cairns.
To book tickets for 1984, visit each venue’s website.