Doublethink Theatre

Doublethink Theatre is a London based theatre company, producing a diverse mixture of work, from classical to new writing, in intimate spaces.

This article is about the London production company. For the concept in Nineteen Eighty-Four, see Doublethink.

It was founded in 2006 by Patrick Myles, and its patron is the English actor Brian Blessed.

The company's premiere production was Thomas Middleton's The Revenger's Tragedy, in a new adaptation by Meredith Oakes, which played at the Southwark Playhouse. Subsequent productions include Aleksandr Ostrovsky's A Family Affair, in a translation by Nick Dear, at the Arcola Theatre, Christopher Fry's The Lady's Not for Burning at the Finborough Theatre, and in a co-production with TFP, Orwell: A Celebration in an adaptation by Dominic Cavendish at the Trafalgar Studios.

The company was the recipient of The Society of London Theatre New Producer Bursary.

Productions

2009 Orwell: A Celebration adapted by Dominic Cavendish
2007 The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry
2006 A Family Affair by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, translated by Nick Dear
2006 The Revenger's Tragedy by Thomas Middleton, adapted by Meredith Oakes

External Reference

Doublethink Theatre website

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