George Orwell's Dystopian Nightmare Comes to Broadway

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jul 5, 2017

Tom Sturridge, Olivia Wilde and Reed Birney join us to discuss their starring roles the Broadway premiere of the new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. Sturridge plays Winston Smith, a man who lives in Airstrip One, the remnants of a Britain destroyed by war. The province is overseen by Big Brother, a shadowy government that uses propaganda and torture to control citizens.

Now playing at the Hudson Theatre, 139-141 West 44th Street . Click here for more information.

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