7.30pm
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Fri 27 — Sat 28 Feb
Ustinov Studio
1984
- 27 - 28 February
Event Information
7.30pm
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Fri 27 — Sat 28 Feb
"To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free: From the age of uniformity, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink… greetings!"
Award winning Box Tale Soup (Casting The Runes) present a stunning new adaptation of Orwell’s dystopian classic. Known for their ingenious sets and slick storytelling, Box Tale Soup’s unique puppetry becomes a striking metaphor for Orwell’s chilling vision of power and control.
The year is 1984, perhaps - it is impossible to tell for certain. We are being watched, Big Brother is everywhere, truth changes daily, and everyone conforms. But for Winston Smith, insignificant cog in the Party’s vast machine, this half-life is not enough. He dreams of freedom, but is he the only one? Dreams can be deadly when rebellion begins with a thought.
Featuring the voices of Sophie Aldred & Joanna Lumley, with Simon Russell Beale as the voice of Big Brother.
“They are wonderful” The Times
★★★★★ “Absolute excellence” British Theatre Guide (on Casting the Runes)
★★★★★ "A wonder to see" The Skinny (on Casting the Runes)
★★★★★ "Remarkable" Three Weeks (on Gulliver)
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 February
7.30pm
Tickets £18 / £10 concessions
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies
The Ustinov Studio entrance is on Monmouth Street. Please note, the Ustinov cannot be accessed from the Main House foyer.
Box Office phone lines are open from 10am - 6pm Monday - Saturday.
We aim to open the auditorium doors 20 minutes prior to the performance, where possible.
Tickets for Ustinov Studio productions may include a £2.50 building levy.
Ustinov Studio discounts apply to children, students in full-time education and members of the Theatre Royal Bath's access register.
Please see the ACCESS page for details regarding our Access Register and associated discounts.
A booking fee of £3 per ticket applies to all booking channels and payment types.
There is a lift for wheelchair users from the Ustinov foyer to the Stalls level. The Circle has stair access only.
Full booking terms & conditions can be found here
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