Animal Farm Returns to Singapore

W!LD RICE’s acclaimed production of George Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM will premiere this March at the prestigious Hong Kong Arts
Festival, and will return to Singapore for a three week season in April to kick off the company’s 10th Anniversary celebrations.

ANIMAL FARM, Orwell's most celebrated novel, is a startlingly relevant reminder that absolute power corrupts. In the hands W!LD RICE’s Artistic Director Ivan Heng, this deceptively simple tale of barnyard betrayal is transformed into exciting, provocative and urgent theatre. A herd of Singapore’s finest theatre talents will get down on all fours to breathe life into Orwell’s characters. The cast, playing a whole menagerie of farmyard animals, includes Lim Yu-beng, Pam Oei, Gani A. Karim, Gene Sha Rudyn, Yeo
Yann Yann, Denise Tan and Daniel Jenkins.

Combining physical theatre, innovative design and live and original music, this up to the minute, proudly “Made in Singapore” production will invigorate Orwell’s fairytale with humour, integrity and clarity, proving ANIMAL FARM to be as relevant today as it was 65 years ago.

ANIMAL FARM first opened to rave reviews in Singapore in 2002, and garnered 3 DBS Life! Theatre Awards for Best Director, Best Ensemble Acting and Best Music. It was the first Singapore theatre production to tour to the New Zealand Arts Festival in 2004 where it was a sell-out hit and a festival highlight. It will again make history as the first Singapore theatre production to be presented at the prestigious Hong Kong International Arts Festival this March.

Venue : Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Building
Dates : 21 April – 08 May 2010
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