George Orwell’s 1984 Heading Back to London's West End

Big Brother will watch the West End again! George Orwell’s 1984 is set to return to the Playhouse Theatre for a limited engagement June 14 through September 3. The new adaptation, created and directed by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan, will officially open on June 28.

April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching. The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in a radical, award-winning adaptation exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever.

The production will feature set and costumes by Chloe Lamford, lighting by Natasha Chivers, sound by Tom Gibbons and video by Tim Reid.