Big Brother to Return to the West End! 1984 Sets London Dates

1984 will return to London's Playhouse Theatre this summer. Based on George Orwell’s classic 1949 novel and adapted and co-directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, the production will begin previews on June 12 and play a limited engagement through September 5. Opening night is set for June 18. Casting will be announced later.

April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching.

1984 has design by Chloe Lamford, lighting design by Natasha Chivers, sound design by Tom Gibbons and video designed by Tim Reid.

The production, which premiered at Nottingham Playhouse in September 2013, subsequently had an acclaimed run at the Almeida Theatre, before transferring to London's Playhouse Theatre last year.