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1984 (Playscript) by George Orwell; Robert Icke (Adapted by); Duncan Macmillan (Adapted by)
Category: Plays | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
The most iconic novel ever written about the dangers of totalitarianism, media manipulation and the rewriting of history. The quotidian tragedy of Winston and Julia is an exemplary and cruel portrait of an unhappy world, a prophecy that chills our blood and moves us in equal measure.
Busking It by Danusia Samal
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
Cities are full of stories - it's amazing what you hear if you stop and listen.Drawing on her decade of singing on the tube, Danusia Samal's Busking It is a journey through the tunnels of the London Underground.A fun, moving and vibrant piece of gig-theatre giving voice to the passers-by, blending chanc ...Show more
Come on Home by Phillip McMahon
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
Michael hasn't been home in almost twenty years. Having been kicked out of the seminary and exiled from his family home, he found himself in London, by accident rather than design. But now, the death of his mother sees him back in the small town where he grew up. The place that chewed him up and spat hi ...Show more
Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
How happily married are the happily married? Every marriage needs a little fantasy to keep it sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, being a domestic goddess isn't as easy as it looks... Home, I'm Darling is Laura Wade's new dark comedy about sex, cake and the quest to be the perfect 1950s housewif ...Show more
James Dean Is Dead! (Long Live James Dean) by Jackie Skarvellis
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
James Dean. Hollywood's hottest star steps out of his crashed car and looks back on his short life. A timely look at how the Hollywood powerful use sex, drugs and power to make and break careers.A no-holds-barred look at the life of an icon.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) - Playscript by George Orwell
Category: Plays | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in this radical new staging by Headlong, the 'country's most exciting touring company' (Telegraph), who brought us Romeo & Juliet in 2012, directed by Robert Icke. April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary ...Show more
Photograph 51 by Anna Ziegler
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
Nicole Kidman made her much-anticipated return to the London stage in the fall 2015 West End production of this new play by Anna Ziegler, about the woman who discovered DNA. Does Rosalind Franklin know how precious her photograph is? In the race to unlock the secret of life, it could hold the key.
Queens of Sheba by Ryan Calais Cameron; Jessica Hagan
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
'Don't ask me where I'm from. I will say I am a mix, of both racism and sexism - they lay equally on my skin.' Loosely based on the DSTRKT night spot incident of 2015, Queens of Sheba shines a spotlight on misogynoir: misogyny towards Black women where race and gender both play roles in bias.After being ...Show more
Quit For Chicks smoking by BUCHANAN KATHY
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
"I'm not tame 'cause I want to be with you." Basti and Rdeca are pulling all-nighters. When their paths cross, the sparks fly and an impossible bond spirals dangerously out of control. Rita Kalnejais's audacious new play directed by Steve Marmion is a Soho Theatre commission written whilst on attachment ...Show more
What Girls Are Made Of by Cora Bissett
Category: No Category | Series: Oberon Modern Plays Ser.
It's 1992. In a small town in Fife, a girl is busting to get out into the world and see what's on offer. And an ad in the local paper declares: BAND SEEKS SINGER.Grunge has just gone global, scruffy indie kids are inheriting the earth, and a schoolgirl from Glenrothes is catapulted to a rock star lifest ...Show more
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