Fletcher Players production of a new adaptation of Orwell's 1984 by Junayd Islam, blending the original story with Shakespearean verse and Sufi tales.
The Fletcher Players are bringing a new adaptation of 1984 to The Corpus Playroom from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October, with all performances starting at 19:00. It's the same Orwell story you know — Winston Smith, a low-level functionary in the superstate of Oceania, starts a forbidden relationship with a colleague named Julia, and the two find themselves in the crosshairs of a regime that doesn't just punish dissent, but tries to erase it entirely. Krish Misra takes the role of Winston, with Maddie Lock as Julia.
What makes this version different is the writing. The adaptation comes from Junayd Islam, a PhD student and Edinburgh Fringe veteran who's woven Shakespearean verse and Sufi tales into the original plot. He's drawing on his training at the Fontainebleau School of Acting to shift the tone, so it's not just a straight retelling of the novel. This isn't his first time on a Corpus stage, either: his Fringe debut, Desert Thirsts and Jerusalem Winds, played at the Corpus Playhouse and nearly sold out.
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The production is put on by the Fletcher Players, the amateur dramatic society of Corpus Christi College and the resident company of the Playroom. The venue itself has a bit of a pedigree — it opened in 1979 in disused rooms on St Edward's Passage and has seen the likes of Hugh Bonneville, Sam Mendes, Emma Corrin and Stephen Fry pass through its doors. It's an L-shaped studio that seats about 80, so you're never far from the action. The run goes from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 October, with each night starting at 19:00.
Date
27 October – 31 October
19:00
Recommended Age
+14 years
