1984 // theaterkohlenpott

In the organizer's words:

"Big brother is watching you", this world-famous sentence was written by George Orwell in 1948 in his book "1984". It has since become synonymous with every form of surveillance state. Many of the situations that Orwell described in 1948 as a frightening vision of the future seem disturbingly contemporary in 2025. "1984" is much more than a dystopia. It also tells the love story of Winston Smith and Julia, which is not allowed to exist in the surveillance state of Big Brother. How can love survive in times when everyone distrusts everyone else? The aesthetics reminiscent of the 80s reinforce the disturbing look back to the future.

Duration: 75 minutes

Age recommendation: from 14 years

1984 is part of the Westwind Festival. The complete program can be found at westwind-festival.de

After George Orwell, text version Henner Kallmeyer, Frank Hörner

With Jasha Eliah Deppe, Gareth Charles Director Frank Hörner Dramaturgy Henner Kallmeyer Musical direction Sebastian Mayer Video Patrick Praschma Costumes Jana Januschewski-Moze Theatre pedagogy Barbara Feldbrugge Organization Gabriele Kloke Technical direction Philipp Wistinghausen, Robin Pospiech Assistant directors Marlene Debitz, Carolina Wichmann Photo Young-Soo Chang