19:00, Tue 27th – Sat 31st October 2026 at Corpus Playroom
Michaelmas Week 3
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References to war
Very brief mention of pornography that will not be understood by younger audiences.
War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. Love is Bondage.
Junayd Islam, who created the near sell-out Desert Thirst and Jerusalem Winds, is back with another original play to enrapture audiences and inspire introspection.
1984 Revolution of The Soul is an intergenerational, cross-cultural dialogue with Orwell's dystopian novel. Retelling the famous story, the play calls to mind contemporary politics and technologies we take for granted to enhance -and sometimes challenge- Orwell’s admonitions. Going further, Junayd intersperses the original plot with Shakespearean poetry and Sufi tales, revealing a spiritual dimension to Orwell’s premonitions.
This is more than a theatrical dramatisation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. This is a production driven by the desire for love and meaning that will leave audiences with existential questions.