The landmark novel by George Orwell, 1984, is adapted for the first time into a theatrical monologue. It is one of the most important books of the 20th century, serving as a warning about the consequences of extreme state control and propaganda. Winston Smith lives in a nightmarish world ruled by a dystopian authoritarian regime, where all inhabitants are under constant surveillance. The protagonist tries to remember what life was like before the regime's dominance, while simultaneously dreaming of a world without oppression, where all people live free.

When George Orwell wrote 1984, his last novel, he demonstrated remarkable insight into what was to come. Continuous wars, widespread violence, advanced surveillance techniques, social inequality, information distortion, and violations of human rights are reflected from the pages of the book into the modern world.

The global impact of the novel soon turned it into a radio play, film, graphic novel, and theatrical text. It inspired an entire generation of reality shows, with the famous phrase: "Big Brother is watching you," flooding television screens, while various stars such as Stephen King and David Bowie rank it among their favorite books.

The novel is rewritten by Elena Triantafyllopoulou as a theatrical monologue, no longer with the anxiety of its verification and understanding of the dystopia described, as the future is already here. It is now transcribed into a new—completely new—text that seeks to shake off, to exorcise this present, through the narrative action of only one stage character. The contemporary reading of 1984 places us more on alert. It is a reminder. To try to discern the human being within the darkness.