Tickets: £17
Sam Blythe triumphantly dons the trotters in Guy Masterson's legendary 30 year solo adaptation of George Orwell's masterpiece.
Celebrating just over 80 years since the book’s publication and 30 since its first performance, Guy Masterson’s globally renowned solo adaptation of Orwell’s barnyard masterpiece is now 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…
A must-see epic, more relevant than ever.
Animal Farm
Performed by Sam Blythe
Adapted and directed by Guy Masterson
With original direction by Tony Boncza
From the book by George Orwell
Duration: approximately 80 minutes straight through.
Recommended age : tbc
To be confirmed – please contact us if you require details.
★★★★★ UK Theatre Web
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly
★★★★★ Broadway World
★★★★ Quintessential Review
★★★★ Edinburgh Reporter
★★★★ One-4-Review
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
Creatives
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Sam Blythe
Performer
Sam graduated in 2012 from Arts Ed, and has since worked on stage, screen and voice. Notable…
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Guy Masterson
Adaptor and Director
Guy Masterson is an actor, theatre director and Olivier Award winning producer based in London. Born in…
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Tony Boncza
Original Director for Animal Farm when performed by Guy Masterson
Tony Boncza trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Theatre credits include: Coriolanus, RSC; Great…
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George Orwell
Writer of Animal Farm
George Orwell was born Eric Arthur Blair in 1903 in India and educated at Eton College until…
