George Orwell’s 1984 has given the world so many indispensable concepts that you’d be forgiven for forgetting all the memorable characters who bring those ideas to life. Which is a pity because it’s the characters who give Orwell’s timeless story so much of its drama and tension – their hopefulness and despair, their perseverance and desperation, their all-too human weaknesses and self-deception.
A new dramatisation from Audible features the kind of acting talent who can burn characters into your memory. Starring Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott and Tom Hardy, it’s a perfect example of Audible’s ability to assemble formidable ensemble casts. From Hollywood A-listers to rapidly rising talent, here’s a look at just some of the names who came together to make one of the defining novels of our age sound even more essential.
