“All animals are
equal, but some animals are more equal than others”
Animal
Farm by George Orwell
Newcastle People’s Theatre
Tuesday
12th - Saturday 16th September 2017
adapted
by Peter Hall
with
lyrics by Adrian Mitchell and music by Richard Peaslee
The new Season of
plays at People’s Theatre begins with George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
When the
downtrodden animals of Manor Farm oust their cruel and drunken master, it seems
a new age of peace, prosperity, and collective zeal has dawned. All animals are
equal!
But all too soon
the dream turns to a nightmare as a new order emerges.
Since its
publication in 1946, Orwell’s fable of a workers’ revolution gone wrong has
been recognised as a masterpiece of modern political satire. Originally
intended as an allegorical attack on Stalin’s dictatorship of the Soviet Union, Animal Farm has stood the test of time and still rings very true as
the early 21st century witnesses a wave of resurgent populism.
As a novel, it
set the world thinking about the meaning of revolution. Adapted for the stage,
that revolution is brought vividly to life, and given extra poignancy through
the songs and music by Adrian Mitchell and Richard Peaslee.
“Four legs good; two legs ba-a-ad...!”
While the
political message of Animal Farm is
universal, the farmyard setting gives it a curiously British feel. Orwell
ironically referred to his tale of talking animals as “a fairy story”, but the
underlying truths it represents are all too real.
Like their critically acclaimed production of More
Light earlier this year, this is a co-production with our talented Young People's Theatre. Over the years,
our youth group has been a training ground for such talent as film star Andrea
Riseborough and comedian Ross Noble who has recently been entertaining
audiences in Young Frankenstein.
Tickets
Animal Farm runs from Tuesday 12th
to Saturday 16th September 2017 at 7.30pm
Tickets are £13.50
(Concessions £11) and are available from the box office on 0191 265 5020
or online at their website: www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
or online at their website: www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
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