NottmPostEG published 1984, Nottingham Playhouse: review

Following its successful run at the same venue two years back 1984 returns to the Playhouse. It's the same production, with a lot of the same actors, but, one understands, some tactical adjustments here and there.Protagonist Winston Smith this time is played by a well-cast Matthew Spencer. Balding and slight, he captures perfectly a down-trodden, powerless man almost overwhelmed in a totalitarian state. Almost that is, because Spencer uses his eyes to suggest that Smith still hasn't had his...