1984, by George Orwell

Adapted by Art Toad, August-October 1998


Someone holds up a placard that says: WE WILL MEET WHERE THERE IS NO DARKNESS.

Someone holds up a placard that says THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA PLAYERS PRESENT GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984.

Someone holds up a placard that says: ACT 1.

A poster of Big Brother. It is captioned: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.

A single placard says: WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.

Someone holds up a placard that says: ACT 2

Julia and Winston -- with signs on them that say and "4224 DOE J." and "6079 SMITH W." respectively -- bump into each other. They look at each other for a while, and then they embrace each other. They hold up a sign that says WE ARE THE DEAD.

Someone holds up a placard that says: ACT 3.

O'Brien waits under a poster of BIG BROTHER (with caption). Julia and Winston enter and all shake hands. He gives them copies of Emmanuel Goldstein's book. Then they all hold up the sign that says WE ARE THE DEAD.

Someone holds up a placard that says: ACT 4.

Winston holds up a placard saying THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HIERARCHICAL SOCIETY BY EMMANUEL GOLDSTEIN.

Copies of Goldstein's book are handed out by mysterious people.

Someone holds up a placard says: ACT 5.

O'Brien holds up a sign that says ROOM 101. Winston is sitting down, as if at the dentist. O'Brien holds up the placard that says WE WILL MEET IN A PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO DARKNESS.

O'Brien does cruel things to Winston. Then O'Brien backs off and holds a sign that says 2+2=? Winston answers with a sign that says 4. O'Brien tortures Winston. Finally, when O'Brien holds up the sign saying 2+2=?, Winston holds up one saying 5. O'Brien holds up a sign that says SANITY IS STATISTICAL.

Someone holds up a placard that says: ACT 6.

Winston sits alone. Then he holds up a sign that says I LOVE BIG BROTHER without changing his expression.

Someone holds up a placard that says: THE END.



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