George Orwell’s 1984
An Audible Original adaptation
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From the age of uniformity.
From the age of solitude and doublethink.
From the age of Big Brother.
From me, Winston Smith.
Greetings.
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
Starring Andrew Garfield as Winston, Cynthia Erivo as Julia, Andrew Scott as the alluring, mysterious O’Brien, and featuring Tom Hardy as Big Brother, Audible presents a new dramatization of George Orwell’s classic tale. An immersive listening experience like none you’ve heard before, at a time when it has all never felt more chillingly relevant.
Featuring a haunting original score composed by Muse’s lead singer and songwriter Matthew Bellamy and Ilan Eshkeri, recorded by the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, the production is directed by BAFTA Award winner Destiny Ekaragha, produced in Dolby Atmos by Granny Eats Wolf, and dramatised by Olivier Award nominated writer Joe White.
Also starring Chukwudi Iwuji, Romesh Ranganathan, Natasia Demetriou, Francesca Mills, Alex Lawther and Katie Leung.
Featuring Ian Abeysekera, Rachel Atkins, Grace Baker, Joanna Brookes, Clare Corbett, Doug Devaney, Imogen Front, Sam Garioch, Raj Ghatak, Frances Jeater, Mason Moore, Yasmin Mwanza, Harry Myers, Kaelum Nelson, John Sackville, Sienna Sangha, Sam Stafford, Jo Troy, Jenny White, Sarah Whitehouse & Alix Wilton Regan
This adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 is an immersive listening experience, containing scenes that some may find uncomfortable. Listener discretion is advised.
Available in Dolby Atmos.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-04-24
Double plus gooood! The best 3 hours I spent in a long time
The cast is phenomenal. The sound design is incredible, creating such an atmosphere! I felt standing/walking next to the protagonists. O’Brien doesn’t disappoint. The music give the perfect edge. Truly a must-listen. Thank you!
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- Anonymous User
- 07-04-24
Wow - fantastic audio experience!
I've never read the original book, but the recognisable cultural references that originated from this story are immediately clear (Big Brother, Room 101, etc). I felt the significance of the story very early on.
I was blown away by the performances, and felt emotionally invested in their characters quickly. The passion, fear, anger and desperation all comes across intensely.
An incredible, but bleak alternate reality, clearly inspired by the darkest events and political movements of the 20th Century.
This is a must listen!
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-24
Absolutely Brilliant.
From production, to casting, to music - this was absolute perfection. I’ve not read the original, nor did I know much about it, but it popped up after I’d listened to Handmaids Tale, and I love Andrew Scott, so I decided to give it a go!
Don’t hesitate, go listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-24
Absolutely immense, gripping
Almost to the point of un nerve which I suppose is in fitting with the novel itself, this is immense. One of the best things I’ve ever listened too, 10/10
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-24
Wow, just wow
Just wow, an amazing adaptation and amazing performances all round
Will be listening again soon
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-24
Double plus good, comrade!
Amazing production quality really brings this classic to life, voice acting and original music is fantastic
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- Anonymous User
- 16-04-24
Chilling depiction of the future
A very enjoyable version of George Orwell’s amazing 1984. I listened to this in one sitting, very easy to listen to and a great depiction of the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-24
Engaging performances
Great performances, great music, lovely adaptation of an iconic, much loved book that we all know
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- Anonymous User
- 20-04-24
Wow!
Andrew Garfield's performance was phenomenal! The music rocked the story, almost better than reading the book 😁
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-24
Andrew Garfield was unreal
I only wish it was the whole book just to listen to more but it was a great adaptation
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