Bringing Orwell's 1984 to Life with Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo & Andrew Scott | Audible UK 

Who else was blown away by Romesh Ranganathan's performance?

the andrew on andrew crime in this audiobook was disheartening

both Andrew Garfield and andrew scott were the voices that caught me like they were with you and Tom hardys voice is always noticeable so perfect choice

Andrew Scott was truly terrifying in this role.

HOLY SMOKES. I finished the audiobook 10 minutes ago and im absolutely blown away by every aspect of it. The cast, the score, the adaptation! MY GOSH! This is how audiobooks are made!!! BRAVA! BRAVO!

I was blown away by Andrew as Winston man I would love an actual movie with this cast now absolutely phenomenal

Tom Hardy as big brother is one of those things where he wouldn’t be my first choice but then as soon as I heard him I can’t think of anybody else doing that

This is a dream come true. 1984 is my favorite book of all time and Andrew Scott and Garfield my favorite actors.

this is so cool! matt bellamy came on the screen and i shouted, out loud, “Matt bellamy??” and got a very strange look from my mom

Rameshs preformance was outstanding when he was bargaining for his life it felt so powerful.

Absolutely LOVE Andrew Scott and Garfield!! They play off each other so well, I need to see them in a movie together!!

I was blown away by Garfield being tortured especially the rat scene that was crazy! Tom Hardy’s voice is always amazing

Scott's O'Brien is so menacingly understated! well done. Also, Hardy sounding like Bane was the perfect big Brother.

An amateur aural story teller like me can only marvel at how well this whole production came together. Every piece fit so well; my ears couldn't believe what they were hearing. The sound engineering and design were a delight to my cochlea, the music moved the story through its twists and turns, the writing adaptation by Joe White is brilliant, and obviously the director and cast killed it. I've listened to it 3 times and every time I do, I hear something new and notice different facets of depth. The foley work is my fave part. I'll be thinking about how some of these sound effects were made for a while.

Andrew is a gift from God

I saw someone call this "woke" because of the cast but that's hilarious to me because you can't even see them.

This is giving me goosebumps tbh. I love Orwell and his works with my soul. I am so glad zi get to live in a world where these wonderful actors and the team can bring the book to life as an audiobook❤

1984 is one of the three books I owe most copies of, together with Mrs Dalloway and The Portrait of a Lady.

listened today at work, was so good! and as always.. an eerie warning of whats to come for us if we don't change things.

I recently bought 1984 and something told me to wait for an audiobook because I just looked at the cover of the book and I knew that this would be a book that Andrew Garfield would read and sure enough he was doing an audiobook

I've wanted to read this book for such a long time (I heard about it from Matt Bellamy, because I'm a huge Muse fan!) and this made me want to start it TONIGHT. Amazing, I love this, and can't wait to listen to this as well!

Finished this during 2 and a bit dog walks 😂. Incredible. Everyone involved should be proud. Perfect cast and to top it off Muse is my favourite band so loved the score and the Muse songs tucked away as background sounds. Brilliant listen

Cynthia is such a star

I couldn’t stop listening. How utterly harrowing and perfect all these voices are together. And the score!! Wow! A true feast for the ears.

This is fantastic. I need to go and buy this now. This needs to be a play and a movie. Everyone did an amazing job.👏

5:08 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Just finished the audiobook WOW is brilliant

Brilliant brilliant cast. as i write this comment i am nearing the end. my goodness, i am shaking in my seat. so good. so thought provoking.

I absolutely love this. Fantastic job cast members and audible

[SPOILERS THROUGHOUT] I listened to the first part last night. The production, use of sound and voice acting is truly remarkable. It's the kind of thing I look forward to and hope for in an entire cast audio production. Not to be fancy, but the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound very much grasps you, whisks you from place to place, and frankly scares the bejesus out of you when it needs to!! What gave me cause for concern, on the other hand, was the irony of Orwell's work being spliced down to a significant degree. I understand it is for the purposes of dramatisation; it needs to be snappier and to the point. And I presume Andrew Garfield and Tomas Hardy don't come cheap! The real problem came when I heard that one of the characters was being portrayed as a woman rather than a man. Insignificant, perhaps, but the REWRITING OF HISTORY is PRECISELY what the books warns about. Little by little, one seemingly insignificant detail by one seemingly insignificant detail., until one day, on looking back, what we thought we knew is completely unrecognisable. But what do I know? (I wonder what kind of reimagining the book will take by 2084? A feel-good musical perhaps?)... Furthermore, I'm sure this decision was made for reasons of punchiness, but actually going "behind" the telescreens and into the Ministry of Truth (?) and listening to the party members that are spying on Winston takes away one of the fundamental elements of the story; the Panopticon styled surveillance, where we ought not actually know if they *are* watching and listening to Winston! That was one of the main tensions throughout the whole book! Even though we know the tragic ending, it is the hope that perhaps Winston may get away in the end. This is one of the primary tragedies, and in this reimagining, that tension is completely removed. One final point I couldn't help but to feel uncomfortable about. Audible made this production. Audible is owned by Amazon. Amazon has a product called an Alexa (you may have heard about it). And Alexa [sarcasticly] definitely doesn't listen to private conversations! Wink wink! So I wondered why this production, why now, and why in this manner?! Perhaps I'm entirely off the deep end. (I don't deny it!). Still, the decision I mentioned earlier about how we get to go "behind" the telescreen and listen to the spying, I think that's a little reminder that the people who run the largest, most profitable and all-pervasive business in the world, that have Alexas and Ring cameras in many houses, want you to remember that, as Tomas Hardy so eloquently puts it, "Big Brother is always watching you"...

Incredible work from all involved. Thank you. Tom Hardy was a perfect Big Brother.

Finished it this morning. Amazing.

This is such a delight! 1984 is one of my favourite books, and having such a perfect adaptation of a book I love is amazing.

This blew me away I have listened to it twice and it’s just stayed with me. Andrew Garfield’s performance was incredible

Both of my favourite Andrews, one of them playing my favourite villain in my favourite book, AND one of my favourite musicians?! Audible I don’t know what I did to deserve this but thank you 😭🩷

This was a brilliant performance by all involved! I was blown away by the quality and creativity in bringing this story to life. Bravo! Hats off to the director.

This was exceptionally done

Brilliant!

Time to listen to this amazing book

Amazing performance by Andrew Garfield and all the voice actors! It unlocked the reality of political systems across the globe, a sentiment echoed across decades. I hope more younger listeners run across this Audible book.

this should be a damn play. or it should be a film with the very same exact cast.

I got it the same day it was released in the U.S.🇺🇸 April 4, 2024❤❤❤

Chukwudi Iwuji as Charrington, he is absolutely splendid!

Romesh was wonderful 🎉

Please interview The Andrews together

"I told you to not let this happen. You had ONE job." -george Orwell in his last interview

I have read the book with the love story in mind this time around and it’s tragic! If love wouldn’t take the pain of a loved one but people do take the pain for whom?

Just finished it. Well that was terrifying.

where can i find the songs that Muse made for this audiobook?

I cannot believe 4 of my favourite actors are in one place to do the one narrative I hate the most, what cruel fate is this? 😭

Where can i find the music from the audiobook? So impactful I would love to listen in my free time!

Julia sounds like Emma Stone, so it was Emma Stone in my head while listening to it Andrew Garfield is so phenomenal! Absolutely talented! And Andrew Scott, his voice was so soothing

What are some other titles recorded in this style?

Where/how can I access the entire audiobook?

Where can I listen to it

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂

so inclusive

I wouldn't describe 1984 as strictly Orwellian.

Next project: Animal Farm

Spoiler Warning ‼️‼️, don’t watch it before listening or reading!!!! 2:14

I've listened to promotional excerpts of this production, and i'm sorry to say that the tone and inflection are all wrong. 'O'Brien' is not shouty, for example. "Reimagining" a classic text isn't always the right choice.

That little boy who rewrote this classic needs to be sent to the gulag. Its cringe and got the story wrong

I’m sure the performances are great with talented voice actors, but irony that most probably think big brother is what MAGA would become left unchecked. They don’t see that the the woke progressive movement are the ones rewriting history and compel all to fall in line with group think

Imagine the irony of being a woke leftist and liking 1984.

A woke 1984. Just what we've all been asking for

Ffs even audible is going woke

i want to listen to the musical score :(

This sounds good

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂

It looks great, but the DEI is laid on pretty thick 😂