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The Orwell Project 1984-Notes on Our ProductionOriginally created by Alan Lyddiard, the adaptation comes to Synapse following a highly regarded 2002-03 UK run, which the Scotsman called "mind blowing, a state-of-the-art experiment in combining film, video and live theatre," and the London Times hailed as "inspired." Using two-story high video screens and all-new video footage shot specifically for this production, Synapse Artistic Director Ginevra Bull (Machinal in 2001 and Silence in 2002) creates an extraordinary and explosive theatre experience as the Thought Police crush the spirit of all who undermine the will of Big Brother. Today, especially with passage of the Orwellian "USA PATRIOT Act," government agencies and private companies are increasingly empowered to violate the privacy of people everywhere. Powerful mechanisms are being created for monitoring our lives, and collecting, storing and processing enormous amounts of personal data in the pursuit of more efficient marketing and in the name of domestic security. This production investigates our ostensible present-day complacency in the face of the ever-increasing power of governments, corporations and technology over our lives. Orwell's novel was originally written as a warning against one possible future; this adaptation places that future in our present, and asks whether or not it is too late to turn back.
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