Overview
| Member | $45.00 |
| Adult | $55.00 |
| Concession | $50.00 |
| Child | $18.00 |
| School Bookings (per student) | $16.00 |
Recommended Ages: 14+
Content Warnings: This production contains: mature themes, simulated violence, strobe lighting and loud sound effects/music
Approximate Duration: 100 minutes – no interval
Please Note: Although this performance occurs outside of regular school hours, school bookings are welcome. Please see further information below.
Shake & Stir Theatre Co present
1984 by George Orwell
Big Brother is back.
Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Animal Farm and Dracula).
It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen...
Winston Smith, an editor at the Ministry of Truth, sits quietly. A quick swig of gin; a glance of quiet optimism toward the telescreen. Winston opens his diary, puts pen to paper, and in doing so, commits the essential crime that contains all others in itself. A radical and unprecedented act of rebellion.
Discovered, entrapped, and incarcerated in the Ministry of Love, Winston, in defending his burning desire for personal freedom, prepares for the fight of his life. Can the oppressive forces of The Party, led by BIG BROTHER, obliterate the indomitable human spirit?
And what exactly awaits within Room 101?
“Shake & Stir cement themselves as masters of adaptation with 1984.” Australian Stage
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
ABOUT SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO
Established in 2006, Shake & Stir is one of the country’s leading touring theatre companies and producers of live entertainment.
Shake & Stir tours regularly throughout every State and Territory of Australia with a passion for delivering exceptional live theatre experiences to audiences in both metro and regional areas - on mainstages and in schools.
The company’s work has been seen in over 150 venues across ANZ. Mainstage productions include: Frankenstein, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap, 2:22 A Ghost Story, GRIMM, Jane Eyre, A Christmas Carol, Dracula, Wuthering Heights, 1984, Animal Farm, Fourthcoming, Fourteen and the Australian premiere tour of Green Day’s musical American Idiot.
The Company frequently collaborates with Roald Dahl Story Company and has produced smash hit, original stage adaptations of titles including: James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s Marvellous Medicine, Revolting Rhymes and Dirty Beasts
School Excursions
School booking pricing: $16 per student, with 1 Free Teacher/Assistant per 10 students or part there of. All other adults $16.
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Tickets
Member
$45.00
Adult
$55.00
Concession
$50.00
Child
$18.00
School Bookings (per student)
$16.00
The Venue: Ulumbarra Theatre
Meaning ‘gather together’ or ‘meeting place’ in the language of the local Dja Dja Wurrung people, Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre rises majestically from what was once the Sandhurst Gaol.
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