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Theatre Tours International Ltd presents ANIMAL FARMAdapted & Performed by Guy Masterson
Directed by Tony Boncza
From the book by George Orwell
CELEBRATING 70 years of its publication and 30 years of performance, Guy Masterson returns to Darlington with his breathtaking solo performance of Orwell's barnyard masterpiece.
Having appeared over the last 5 years with his other classics, A Christmas Carol, Under Milk Wood and A Child’s Christmas In Wales, Olivier Award winner, no brings his globally acclaimed solo adaptation of George Orwell’s allegorical epic, Animal Farm.
Famed for bringing multiple characters to vivid life, Masterson now gives us Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, Clover, Mollie, Benjamin, Muriel, Sheep, Dogs, Cows, Hens and of course a cat in a riveting, spellbinding physical performance that will shock and enchant, bewitch and bewilder, and linger long in the memory, Masterson rings 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… and his timeless warning still holds true...
"ANIMAL MAGIC! The tale ignites, bringing both humour and sinister aspect to the rhetoric of the upwardly mobile pigs!" The Herald
"This brilliant adaptation gets to the heart of Orwell's barnyard classic, maintaining his original textual structure and style in a powerful multi-character performance that makes the book accessible and exciting. Animal Magic!" The Times
"A brilliant adaptation which delights with its physical grace and artistry. Complex and entirely theatrical, a combination of bravura acting and poetic storytelling that brings new nuance and meaning" The Scotsman
★★★★★ British Theatre Guide
★★★★★ Bristol Post
★★★★★ Adelaide Theatre Guide
★★★★★ Bath Chronicle
★★★★★ Adelaide Arts Hub
★★★★★ Bath Magazine
★★★★★ FringeReview.com
★★★★★ Kansas City Star
★★★★★ The Fix Adelaide
★★★★★ Adelaide Independent
★★★★★ RipItUp Adelaide
★★★★★ The Fix Adelaide
★★★★★ The Heckler Adelaide
★★★★★ Australian Theatre Online
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Darlington Hippodrome, Parkgate,Darlington, Co Durham, United Kingdom
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