Animal Farm Performed by Sam Blythe: The Playground Theatre; 11th - 15th February; From £18
Celebrating 70 years of its publication and 30 since its first performance, Guy Masterson’s globally renowned solo adaptation of Orwell’s barnyard masterpiece is performed by the brilliant Sam Blythe.
Bringing all of Orwell’s multiple characters to vivid life, Blythe gives us Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, Clover, Mollie, Benjamin, Muriel, the Sheep, Dogs, Cows, Hens – and, of course, the cat – in a spellbinding performance that will shock, enchant, bewitch and bewilder, and linger long in the memory, ringing out Orwell’s prescient warning that politicians through the ages, and of all creeds and colours will often let power corrupt them… and sometimes corrupt them absolutely…
Using nothing but a bale of hay, a bowler hat and a whip, some amazing sound effects and superb physical and vocal dexterity, Orwell’s allegorical masterpiece is brought vividly to life in an unforgettable tour-de-force by the multi-talented Sam Blythe.
Peppered with contemporary political references, it still packs a modern sinister relevance, hammering home Orwell’s central message of betrayed idealism and abuse of power…
This brilliant adaptation gets to the heart of the barnyard classic, maintaining its original textual structure and style in a powerful multi-character performance that makes the tale theatrical, accessible, and breathtakingly exciting. PERFECT FOR ALL AUDIENCES!
Adapted and directed by Guy Masterson
With original direction by Tony Boncza
From the book by George Orwell
