“Big Brother is watching you” – George Orwell wrote this world-famous phrase in his 1948 book *1984*. It has since become synonymous with any form of surveillance state. Many of the situations Orwell described in 1948 as a frightening vision of the future seem disturbingly familiar to us in 2025. “1984” is far more than a dystopia. It also tells the love story of Winston Smith and Julia, a relationship that is forbidden in Big Brother’s surveillance state. How can love survive in times when everyone mistrusts everyone else? The aesthetic, reminiscent of the 1980s, reinforces the unsettling glimpse back into the future.
Since the 2006/2007 season, theaterkohlenpott Herne has been a theatre for young audiences. A key focus is on developing new plays, including in the field of new musical theatre and in collaboration with contemporary circus and the urban arts. The theatre places particular emphasis on participatory projects and collaborations with schools, other institutions and theatres. Supporting young people and artists is another key focus. The theatre team works and rehearses at the ‘Ort der Kulturen’ in the heart of Herne. Its venue is the Flottmann-Hallen in Herne. It receives institutional funding from the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Herne.
accessible to
public | 14+
Venue
Theater im Pumpenhaus
Duration
70 Min.
Theater
theaterkohlenpott, Herne
www.theaterkohlenpott.de
Production
theaterkohlenpott, Herne
based on George Orwell, adapted by Henner Kallmeyer and Frank Hörner
Cast: Jasha Eliah Deppe, Gareth Charles
Director: Frank Hörner
Dramaturgy: Henner Kallmeyer
Musical Director: Sebastian Mayer
Video: Patrick Praschma
Costumes: Jana Januschewski-Moze
Theatre education: Barbara Feldbrugge
Organisation: Gabriele Kloke
Technical direction: Philipp Wistinghausen, Robin Pospiech
Assistant directors: Marlene Debitz, Carolina Wichmann
Performance rights: Held by the theatre
