1984
Young Rep Seniors present a tense, unsettling and strikingly contemporary staging of George Orwell’s dystopian classic, adapted for stage by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan.
Winston Smith is an ordinary man trapped in an extraordinary nightmare. He must fight to stay human under a regime that rewrites reality, watches every move and crushes even the smallest flicker of independent thought.
In this world, truth is fragile. Fear is weaponised. Rebellion is dangerous – and sometimes, heartbreakingly, impossible.
This is 1984 reimagined for our current moment: immediate, gripping and uncomfortably impossible to ignore.
Find out more about the rep rising 2026 festival
Priority Booking for Gold & Silver Rep Friends & Access Register opens:
Tue 18 Nov at 12 noon
Priority Booking for Bronze Rep Friends & 16 – 25 members opens:
Thu 20 Nov at 12 noon
Public Booking opens:
Fri 21 Nov at 12 noon
Venue
Presented by
Young Rep Seniors
Based on the book by
George Orwell
Adapted by
Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan
Price
Festival Multi-Buy Offer
Book 3 or more Rep Rising festival events and save 33% off your booking. Offer will apply automatically in basket.
Access Performances
Both performances are captioned.
Running Time
Approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, including an interval.
Age Guidance
12+
Please note, no under 5s will be admitted into the auditorium.
Content Advice
Please note this production contains themes of death and violence.
About Young Rep Seniors
Young Rep Seniors is our celebrated youth theatre company for young people aged 14–18. Young Rep groups meet weekly at The Rep to create high quality performances working with professional theatre-makers. We provide our members with opportunities to develop their performance skills, learn how an exciting producing theatre works, and grow in confidence.
Young Rep aims to nurture and inspire the next generation of theatre-makers through staging new work, devising original pieces of theatre and performing established texts. Young Rep is an inclusive environment that welcomes children and young people from all backgrounds.
