'This is not your grandma's Broadway!' Olivia Wilde reveals four people fainted during her performance in 1984
Last week she made her Broadway debut as Julia in a production of George Orwell's 1984.
And it seems that Olivia Wilde's performance is so believable that theaters goers have fainted.
On Wednesday, the 33-year-old actress tweeted well wishes to four people who passed out during the play, which is about an unseen tyrant and a dystopian future.
![So real: Olivia Wilde's performance is so believable that theaters goers have fainted; pictured on May 22 in New York City rocking her new haircut](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/17/40B66F7700000578-4541904-She_s_got_a_lot_ot_smile_about_Two_weeks_ago_Olivia_cut_and_dark-a-9_1495728269215.jpg)
So real: Olivia Wilde's performance is so believable that theaters goers have fainted; pictured on May 22 in New York City rocking her new haircut
Olivia wrote: 'Sending my love to those 4 people who fainted in the audience. Warning: This is not your grandma's Broadway! Hope all are ok!'
On Monday, the beaming star was spotted heading the Hudson Theater for the play, while dressed in red trousers, a patterned blouse and a leather jacket.
Days later, the star shared the warning sign set up inside the theater, adding that there's also 'lots of other intense stuff.'
The fainting could also be attributed to the production, which contains 'strobe lighting, loud noises, smoking and a gun shot,' as seen on her Instagram.
![Focused: On Monday, the beaming star was spotted heading the Hudson Theater for the play, while dressed in red trousers, a patterned blouse and a leather jacket](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/17/40B66ED900000578-4541904-Focused_On_Monday_the_beaming_star_was_spotted_heading_the_Hudso-m-6_1495731184570.jpg)
Focused: On Monday, the beaming star was spotted heading the Hudson Theater for the play, while dressed in red trousers, a patterned blouse and a leather jacket
![Theater time: She stars in her first Broadplay, called !984, which is based on the George Orwell book with the same name; seen on Monday in NYC](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/18/40B66F2D00000578-4541904-image-a-31_1495731901022.jpg)
![Theater time: She stars in her first Broadplay, called !984, which is based on the George Orwell book with the same name; seen on Monday in NYC](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/18/40B66F0900000578-4541904-image-m-30_1495731890683.jpg)
Theater time: She stars in her first Broadplay, called !984, which is based on the George Orwell book with the same name; seen on Monday in NYC
![So thoughtful: On Wednesday, the actress tweeted well wishes to four people who passed out during the show, which is about an unseen tyrant and a dystopian future](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/17/40C91DCA00000578-4541904-So_thoughtful_On_Wednesday_the_actress_tweeted_well_wishes_to_fo-a-3_1495730671763.jpg)
So thoughtful: On Wednesday, the actress tweeted well wishes to four people who passed out during the show, which is about an unseen tyrant and a dystopian future
The chilling play is based on the 1949 book of the same name by George Orwell, which focuses on a protagonist named Winston Smith.
The play and book is set in the future, where a totalitarian regime has control and there's an unseen tyrant named Big Brother.
Although the book has been in circulation since it was published 68 years ago, there was a surge in sales following the 2016 US Presidential election.
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![Warning to all: The star shared the warning sign that's been set up inside the theater, adding that there's also 'lots of other intense stuff'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/15/40C9679900000578-4541904-image-m-10_1495724196297.jpg)
Warning to all: The star shared the warning sign that's been set up inside the theater, adding that there's also 'lots of other intense stuff'
In addition to Olivia, the play also stars Tom Sturridge and Reed Bierney; it is a play by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan.
The play, which is currently showing their previews, opens officially on June 22 and ends on October 8.
The Broadway production of 1984 will take place at the Hudson Theater in New York City.
The novel has sold over 30 million copies worldwide,The Hollywood Reporter says.
![Happy to start: She made her Broadway debut last week as Julia in the 1984 play; pictured on the first day of previews last week](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/16/408B66D600000578-4541904-image-a-18_1495725503040.jpg)
Happy to start: She made her Broadway debut last week as Julia in the 1984 play; pictured on the first day of previews last week
![Ready for it to begin: The show, which is currently showing previews, opens officially on June 22 until October 8](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/25/17/40C91CF500000578-4541904-Ready_for_it_to_begin_The_show_which_is_currently_showing_previe-a-4_1495730671974.jpg)
Ready for it to begin: The show, which is currently showing previews, opens officially on June 22 until October 8
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