1984 – Written by George Orwell; Adapted for the stage by Robert Owens, Wilton E. Hall Jr., and William A. Miles; Directed by Burgess Clark; Boston Children’s Theatre’s New England Theatreworks’ production of 1984 runs through April 29 at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center of the Arts, 527 Tremont St, Boston through April 29.

 

As anyone who saw Boston Children’s Theatre’s powerful production of The Diary of Anne Frank (I did) or last year’s controversial production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (I did not), knows that BCT ain’t just for kids. So it should come as little surprise that the company is taking on this challenging work, given its relevance to what is going on politically in our own country and around the globe. Nearly 70 years after the book’s publication, 1984 still paints a chilling portrait of what may come to be, and director Burgess Clark and his young cast do a credible job of creating that sense of impending doom that re-emerges with each fresh news cycle.

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