1984 is a 2013 play by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan based on the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Following the 2015 West End run, the production toured Nottingham and Bath before travelling to Melbourne in Australia and Santa Monica, Boston, and Washington, D.C. in the United States.
The Broadway production opened at the Hudson Theatre on June 22 (previews beginning May 18) for a limited run until October 8, starring Tom Sturridge, Olivia Wilde and Reed Birney.
Before opening night of the show, those under the age of 13 were barred from attending, after actors had spotted a small child in the audience.
[3] Among these audience members, actress Jennifer Lawrence was in attendance at a show before leaving and throwing up.