One of literature's biggest classics, George Orwell's 1984, in a new full cast, full audio drama adaptation by Anna Lea (writer & producer) and Kate Jones (producer & director).

This is a clear and powerful new version of Orwell’s vision: an ‘audio first’ adaptation - full cast, audio drama - specially composed score.

This Storytel Original production was released simultaneously in 12 languages, exclusively on the Storytel Audiobook service and in US/UK through Audiobooks.com.

It’s 1984.  

Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a member of the Party: the deadly dictatorship that brutally annihilates all opposition.

Seemingly alone in his loathing of the institution and its leader, Big Brother, Winston maintains a mask of conformity whilst desperately clinging to his private desire for freedom, love and peace.  Committing these ‘thoughtcrimes’ will inevitably lead to his destruction, but Winston’s courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them.  

The story of Winston’s rebellion, his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit against the darkest sides of human nature. 


1984 by George Orwell, dramatised by Anna Lea and directed by Kate Jones.

Featuring: Chris Lew Kum Hoi as Winston Smith, Rhianne Barreto as Julia and Michael Maloney as O’Brien.
With: Clare Corbett as Mother, Prole Women and telescreens Homer Todiwala as Parsons and Pub Landlord Jonathan Keeble as Big Brother Rupert Holliday Evans as Charrington Sarah Paul as Mrs Parsons, Prole Woman and Party Intellectual Simon Shepherd as Syme and Party Leader Theo Solomon as Tillotson and Mini-Love Guard Wayne Forester as Goldstein, Ampleforth and Old Man All supporting roles were played by Finnigan Morris Hugo Whysall Jake Turner Jo Ashe Katrina Cooke Linton Tulloch Morgan & Bronwen Denman Muriel Abehsera Rob Wilson

1984 was Produced by Kate Jones and Anna Lea, with Sound design by Oliver Denman
Music composed by Elizabeth Purnell
Vocal edit by Toby Lewis and Gary Hayton
Production Management by Camilla Grevstad Laxton.
It was recorded at Sonica Studios, London, and was engineered by Paul Clark.
The production runner was Jacob Tombling.
1984 is a Storytel Original Production. It was commissioned by Rickard Henley, the Executive Producer was Kate Jones and the Project Manager was Anton Annersand.

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