IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH GEORGE ORWELL’S BOOK 1984, THEN YOU KNOW THAT THIS SHOW WAS INTENSE. 1984 WAS WRITTEN AS A CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT CENSORSHIP, GOVERNMENT POWER, AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. IN THE BOOK THERE IS A LANDLORD, MR. CHARRINGTON,  AND THE PROLE WOMAN WHO SINGS; IN THE PLAY ADAPTATION HOWEVER THESE TWO CHARACTERS ARE ROLLED INTO ONE: THE LANDLADY. I ENJOYED PLAYING THE LANDLADY BECAUSE SHE IS OFTEN THE COMIC RELIEF OF THE SHOW. I GOT TO HAVE A COCKNEY ACCENT, SING HORRIBLY FOR THE SAKE OF COMEDY AND HAVE AN OPEN ENDED DEBATE WITH AUDIENCE MEMBERS AFTER THE SHOW ON IF THEY THOUGHT THE LANDLADY WAS, " IN ON IT. " WAS SHE WORKING FOR BIG BROTHER ALL ALONG OR WAS SHE JUST CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRES? THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT INHERENTLY ANSWERED IN THE PLAY, BUT I ENJOYED CHOOSING TO PLAY HER AS IF SHE WAS UNAWARE OF EVERYTHING BECAUSE, FOR ME, THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF JOY TO A VERY DARK PIECE OF THEATRE. OUR DIRECTOR, ZECHARIAH PIERCE, CHALLENGED THE CAST MEMBERS TO DELETE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE RUN OF THE SHOW AND TRY NOT TO USE OUR PHONES AS FREQUENTLY.  WHILE IT WAS NOT REQUIRED, I FOUND IT TO BE A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO REFLECT ON HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT TECHNOLOGY HAS ON OUR LIVES. I ONLY RECENTLY REDOWNLOADED TIK TOK BECAUSE DURING MY SOCIAL MEDIA CLEANSE, I FOUND THAT SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME ON MY PHONE CAN BE A SERIOUS CREATIVITY KILLER. EVEN THOUGH THIS SHOW  WAS CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT HAS SUCH A WEIGHT TO IT, I REALLY ENJOYED ALL OF THE PEOPLE I GOT TO WORK WITH. REMEMBER BIG BROTHER IS ALWAYS WATCHING AND TWO PLUS TWO MAKES FIVE.