1984

by Anna Lea, George Orwell, Chris Lew Kum Hoi (Narrator)

It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed - but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them. The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others, reveals the strength of the human spirit against the darkest sides of human nature. This audio experience is an immersive re-telling of the original book. Nominated at the AUDIE AWARDs 2022, in the Best Audio Drama category.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction

Audible Audio

Published April 4, 2025

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

In the past few years, Anna Lea has adapted a number of classic novels into full-cast audio dramas, starring some of the UK’s leading actors.

Reviews

[Nando Gigaba]

I've never experienced a production quite like this before! Anna Lea's full-cast dramatization of George Orwell's 1984, one of my absolute favorite books, is simply stunning. And the sound design, including the recording itself, is absolutely brilliant.

[carolinekarola]

i’ve never read the book so it’s difficult for me to say how faithful to the original it is, but the production is a great radio drama and i’m glad i got to “read” it one way or another. did NOT enjoy the sounds of kissing 🥴

[Mathias]

La narración dramatizada del audio libro 10/10. Te mete perfectamente en la historia y en la ambientación.
La historia del libro da que pensar, un poco claustrofóbica y para nada predictivo.
Curioso ha sido relacionar el final del libro con la biografía del escritor

[Allie]

If I could rate this production higher I would. I love this book, I’ve read it multiple times since high school and each time I see it differently. This production was bone chilling and immersive in a way I have never felt while reading this book. It captures the horror of the story so well. Given the current state of American politics it hits even harder. Will you betray those around you when asked? When pressured? When threatened? Or will it take torture to make you break?

[Ola Wicher]

świetne słuchowisko

[Shannon Peterson]

First off: I have never read the original novel, but I can see why this production won awards. The dramatization seems to be well done.

My problem comes with the story itself. I never got into it and actually dreaded turning it back on. I only stuck it out because it was less than four hours, and I needed a classic for my summer bingo. This book is demented, atrocious, and horrifying, and the worst part is that it does not seem too far off from the current state of American politics. Every time I listened to part of this I was left feeling icky and depressed.

[Laura Lamb]

First time listening to a dramatized audiobook like this. Very well done and I would love to listen to more books this way. That being said, this one was really intense and made me feel sick and I will not be listening to this specific book again in this format 😀

[Meike]

Ik heb het hoorspel geluisterd. Dat was erg indringend en indrukwekkend. Ik moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik het einde niet uit heb geluisterd want dat is eigenlijk alleen maar martelen en narigheid. Wat ik nou van het verhaal vind weet ik niet zo goed. Ik moet het denk ik nog even laten bezinken.

[rosita reads]

I have a lot of things I would like to say but I think I'll keep them to myself..except this thought, I would love to know this book!

[izzy]

3.5

mañana le hago su correspondiente reseña y le pongo la puntuación CUANDO MI CEREBRO ASIMILE LO QUE ACABO DE OÍR.

[Hex]

great dramatization performance !

[morlockn]

karanlığın olmadığı yerde tekrar buluşacağız

[Barbara Guerrero]

no me gustó la adaptación. es un libro que me gusta mucho y he leído varia vez. no se qué fue, pero esta adaptación me chocó

[Christina Lindqvist]

Audio

[Nicole Burt]

Haunting and horrific, but accurate portrayal of the situation. I read it before when I was young and barely remembered it. Now that I have heard it, I don't think I will readily forget.

[Mari Carmen]

1st read: Versión española, narrada por: Jordi Boixaderas, Isabel Valls, Roger Pera

2nd read: Versión latinoamericana narrada por Irene Azuela, Joaquín Cosío, Adrián León